World News
1st March 2019
Recycled R404A – a vital part of the refrigerant mix
EUROPE: With the forthcoming European ban on virgin R404A, refrigerant supplier A-Gas warns that installers and end users need to understand what’s happening and how…
1st March 2019
Winery acts over ammonia safety concerns
USA: California wine producer E&J Gallo will pay a $57,839 civil penalty and spend $350,000 to resolve risk management violations with the ammonia refrigeration system…
1st March 2019
Illegal F-gas trade on EU council agenda
EUROPE: Illegal refrigerant imports and better enforcement of the European F-gas phase down will be discussed at a meeting of the EU’s Environment Council on…
1st March 2019
Daikin UK MD Krutz becomes CEO of AHT
UK/AUSTRIA: Daikin UK MD Martin Krutz has returned to Austria as CEO of the AHT Group to be replaced by Angela McGinlay, MD of Daikin…
28th February 2019
IRI adds support for World Refrigeration Day
UK: The Institute of Refrigeration Ireland (IRI) has become the latest body to support World Refrigeration Day on June 26. Welcoming the initiative, IRI president…
27th February 2019
Bitzer aids training at Jordan college
GERMANY: Bitzer has donated four refrigeration compressors to the Wadi Al-Seer College in Amman, Jordan for training purposes. The Wadi Al-Seer College in Amman is…
27th February 2019
Report proposes ecolabel for food stores
BELGIUM: A new report proposes an EU ecolabel for food retail stores covering their main environmental impacts including the cooling and refrigeration systems, the building’s…
26th February 2019
Panasonic announces alliance with Systemair
SPAIN: Air conditioning manufacturer Panasonic has announced the launch of a heat pump chiller series as part of a new “strategic partnership" announced with Swedish…
26th February 2019
Daikin completes AHT purchase
JAPAN: Daikin has confirmed the completion of its acquisition of Austrian commercial refrigeration company AHT. The acquisition of all equity interest for AHT has been…
25th February 2019
A-Gas expands into Canada
CANADA: UK refrigerant supplier and reclaimer A-Gas has expanded into Canada. MD of the new A-Gas Canada is Louise McCann, has been with A-Gas for…
22nd February 2019
MHI forms Chinese JV
JAPAN: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has formed a joint venture with Chinese contractor Nantong Hualong Construction Engineering for its centrifugal chillers, air-conditioners and heat pump water…
22nd February 2019
US chemical engineer wins J&E Hall Gold
UK: A chemical engineer who led a team that scanned over 60 million molecules to come up with 27 low-GWP refrigerants, has won the prestigious…
20th February 2019
Illegal imports cost Polish treasury €7m in 2018
POLAND: Illegal refrigerant imports, either smuggled or imported outside of the EU quota system, cost the Polish treasury an estimated €7m in uncollected taxes and…
20th February 2019
Munters to close Belgian data centre cooling factory
SWEDEN: Munters is to close its European data centre cooling factory in Dison, Belgium, following significant losses in 2018. The Swedish HVAC, dehumidification and air…
20th February 2019
US company must spend $23m to stop R22 leaks
USA: Trident Seafoods, the USA’s largest seafood company, must pay a $900,000 fine and spend $23m to reduce emissions of ozone depleting refrigerant R22 under…
19th February 2019
Bulgarian customs stop more contraband refrigerant
BULGARIA: Customs officers in Lesovo have followed up the seizure of nearly 1000 cylinders of R22 refrigerant last week with a further interception of smuggled…
19th February 2019
UNEP-OzonAction support for World Refrigeration Day
FRANCE: The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) through its OzonAction division is the latest body to agree support for World Refrigeration Day on June 26.…
19th February 2019
CO2 refrigeration demand prompts Advansor expansion
DENMARK: Increasing demand for its CO2 refrigeration systems has prompted Advansor to build a new factory and headquarters in Aarhus, doubling its production capacity. Initial…
18th February 2019
A-Gas acquires Singapore refrigerants business
UK: A-Gas has acquired Singapore-based refrigerant recovery, reclamation and sales company VEMAC Services. Established in 1978, claims to have been the first company in Singapore…
15th February 2019
Customs seize more illegal R22 refrigerant
BULGARIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Over 1000 cylinders of ozone-depleting HCFC refrigerant R22 have been seized in the past few days. Bulgarian customs officers at Lesovo seized…
15th February 2019
EIA calls on US to act on refrigerant banks
USA: The EIA has called on all US States to adopt policies similar to those in California and other areas of the world to reduce…
14th February 2019
Chemours boosted by Opteon refrigerant sales
USA: Strong adoption of lower GWP Opteon refrigerants and increased demand for fluoropolymers products saw Chemours Fluoroproducts division increase sales by 8% in 2018 to…
14th February 2019
CIBSE and BSRIA lend support for Refrigeration Day
UK: CIBSE and BSRIA have become the latest bodies to announce support for World Refrigeration Day on June 26. World Refrigeration Day is designed to…
13th February 2019
Daikin posts 8.9% sales increase
JAPAN: Daikin has posted an 8.9% sales increase to JPY1,875,175m (US$16,890m) for the nine months to December 2018. While operating profit increased by 6.3% to…
12th February 2019
Chemours commences YF production at Ingleside
USA: Production of the low GWP HFO refrigerant R1234yf has started at Chemours’ Corpus Christi manufacturing plant in Ingleside, Texas. The new plant will triple…
11th February 2019
RDM acts to remove default passwords
UK: Refrigeration controls manufacturer RDM is removing all default internet access passwords from its products, giving each panel a unique password. The Glasgow-based manufacturer was…
11th February 2019
Hackers expose vulnerable refrigeration systems
UK: Controls manufacturer RDM says it will be contacting customers reminding them to set secure passwords after hackers revealed that hundreds of its systems are…