World News
5th July 2019
AC heat pumps outsell condensing boilers
FRANCE: UK-based market intelligence company BSRIA has revealed that air-air air-conditioning/heat pump units outsold condensing boilers in France last year. BSRIA estimates that the market…
5th July 2019
Danfoss prepares for Refrigerant Week
DENMARK: Danfoss is gearing up for its 3rd annual Refrigerant Week with a planned programme of webinars, podcasts, and local training events. The Refrigerant Week,…
3rd July 2019
Estonia warns on illegal refrigerant
ESTONIA: Warnings regarding the proliferation of refrigerant in illegal disposable cylinders have been issued by the Estonia’s Ministry of the Environment. The warning on the…
3rd July 2019
Electrolux to invest €130m in Italian refrigeration plant
SWEDEN/ITALY: Electrolux is to invest €130m in its refrigeration manufacturing facility in Susegana, Italy. The investment is part of the company’s manufacturing investment programme announced in…
2nd July 2019
Lennox to launch R32 chiller
GERMANY: A press release issued by Lennox Germany has announced the launch of an R32 version of its eComfort air-cooled chiller in the fourth quarter…
2nd July 2019
Illegal R134a revealed as potentially dangerous fake
ROMANIA: Car workshops in Romania are being warned that illegal R134a flooding the market includes fake material that is damaging vehicle air conditioning systems. Tests…
2nd July 2019
Illegal refrigerant hotline receives 100 reports
BELGIUM: The EFCTC Action Line has received nearly 100 reports of possible illegal trade in HFC refrigerant since its opening three months ago. The Action…
2nd July 2019
Whirlpool and Nidec complete Embraco deal
USA: Whirlpool has confirmed the completion of the sale of its Embraco refrigeration compressor business unit to Japanese company Nidec. Nidec’s bid for the Embraco…
1st July 2019
InterCool acquires industrial refrigeration business
USA: InterCool USA, one of the USA’s leading industrial refrigeration design-build contractors, has acquired the industrial refrigeration division of Freije-RSC, a contractor with sites in Indiana and Ohio. Intercool…
1st July 2019
Daikin eases access to R32 patents
JAPAN: Daikin is looking to further ease the take-up of R32 by granting free access to all of its pledged patents filed since 2011. Access…
30th June 2019
Air handler results from Fujitsu/GIH tie-up
ITALY: An inverter-controlled air handling unit is the first product of the collaboration between Fujitsu General and Italian air conditioning manufacturer GI Holding. Designed in…
28th June 2019
June sees 1,200 illegal refrigerant cylinders seized in Lithuania
LITHUANIA: Customs officers in Lithuania are said to have seized nearly 1,200 cylinders of illegal refrigerant since the beginning of June. While the European Commission…
28th June 2019
Refrigerant driving license takes to the road
USA: The first round of training sessions for the Refrigerant Driving License (RDL), a global refrigerant management initiative, have been completed in Kigali, Rwanda. The…
27th June 2019
Beijing 2022 debut for CO2 refrigeration
CHINA: For the first time at the Olympics, the Beijing 2022 organisers are to use low GWP CO2 refrigerant or the reduced GWP HFC blend…
26th June 2019
Mexichem urges EU governments to stop illegal HFCs
UK: Leading refrigerant manufacturer and supplier, Mexichem is urging governments across the EU to take action against the illegal refrigerant trade. Speaking on the eve…
26th June 2019
Midea opts for Honeywell’s A1 aircon refrigerant R466A
USA/CHINA: Chinese manufacturer Midea is looking to use Solstice N41 (R466A), Honeywell’s new non-flammable, lower GWP refrigerant, in all its VRF and chiller systems. Honeywell’s…
25th June 2019
Boyce installed as new ASHRAE president
USA: Building for People and Performance, Achieving Operational Excellence, is the theme for the year of new ASHRAE president Darryl K Boyce. Installed during this…
25th June 2019
Cooling Hubs could offer hope to Indian communities
UK: Experts from the University of Birmingham are to work with groups in India to explore how sustainable cooling can help Indian farming communities. Launching…
25th June 2019
US to investigate Chinese HFC refrigerant imports
USA: The US Department of Commerce has initiated investigations to determine whether imports of HFC refrigerants from China are circumventing the 2016 antidumping duty order…
24th June 2019
Illegal refrigerant will be destroyed
BULGARIA: The Bulgarian Customs Agency has announced that the seized refrigerant it was seeking to auction will now be destroyed. A statement on the agency’s…
23rd June 2019
Auction of seized refrigerant set to go ahead
BULGARIA: The auction of HFC refrigerants seized by Bulgarian customs appears to be going ahead, despite efforts by the Cooling Post and other industry groups…
22nd June 2019
Cuba becomes 74th country to ratify Kigali
CUBA: The Republic of Cuba has become the 74th country to ratify the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol. The addition of Cuba on June…
22nd June 2019
Lu-Ve to build new €5m US plant
ITALY/USA: Lu-Ve is to build a new €5m plant for Zyklus, the US heat exchanger business it acquired last year. The Jacksonville Economic Development Commission…
22nd June 2019
Ammonia discharge leads to CAD$2m fines
CANADA: The discharge of ammonia-laden water from the refrigeration system of a university ice-hockey arena in Vancouver has led to total fines of CAD$2m (€1.33m).…
21st June 2019
Bulgarian customs to auction illegal refrigerant
BULGARIA: Over 10 tonnes of seized refrigerant, imported outside of the EU quota system in illegal disposable cylinders, is to be auctioned to the general…
19th June 2019
Chemours inaugurates R1234yf facility
USA: Chemours has today officially inaugurated its new $300m R1234yf refrigerant production facility near Corpus Christi in Ingleside, Texas. Production at the plant, which began…
19th June 2019
Squeezing a sponge becomes cool
JAPAN: Researchers looking to replace HFCs in refrigeration systems claim to have achieved a liquid-to-gas phase transition using a sponge with small nanopores. The team…