World News
11th February 2019
Alternative refrigerants e-learning in 15 languages
EUROPE: The alternative refrigerants e-learning platform is now live in 15 languages and in nine separate learning modules. Launched in 2015, the REAL Alternatives learning…
10th February 2019
ASHRAE/UNEP award targets low GWP solutions
USA: ASHRAE and UN Environment have announced an awards programme for innovative designs, research and practices of low-GWP alternative refrigerants applied in developing countries. The…
8th February 2019
Spirotech takes quality award
USA: Lu-Ve subsidiary Spirotech India has received the 2018 Supplier Quality Award from Ingersoll Rand, during a ceremony held in Charlotte, North Carolina. John Evans,…
8th February 2019
Africa tops global air conditioning forecasts
AFRICA: The African air conditioning market is forecast to grow at an above average 5.5% CAGR between 2017-2023, by volume, according to market research company…
7th February 2019
Armacell opens Bahrain plant
LUXEMBOURG/BAHRAIN: Flexible foam manufacturer Armacell has officially opened its new manufacturing facility in the Kingdom of Bahrain. When fully operational, 60,000m3 of technical insulation foam…
6th February 2019
AHR Expo organiser buoyant despite visitor downturn
USA: The organiser of last month’s AHR Expo in Atlanta says the show attendance was in line with its projections, despite an apparent steep downturn…
6th February 2019
Rankine conference will explore sustainable systems
UK: Coinciding with the bicentenary of the birth of scientist William Rankine, the IoR is organising a conference on organic Rankine cycle (ORC) systems and…
5th February 2019
Güntner US joins NASRC
USA: Güntner US, the American subsidiary of the German heat exchanger product manufacturer, has joined the North American Sustainable Refrigeration Council (NASRC) as a gold…
5th February 2019
Webinars for training providers and employers
EUROPE: Training providers and employers can benefit from two upcoming webinars on flammable refrigerants and CO2. The webinars explain how training providers and employers can…
5th February 2019
Lennox to sell Kysor Warren refrigeration business
USA: Lennox has announced plans to sell Kysor Warren, its US refrigerated display case manufacturing business. The move follows last year’s divestment of its refrigeration…
3rd February 2019
Japan domestic ac shipments hit record high
JAPAN: A hot summer provided a boost to Japanese residential air conditioner shipments in 2018, increasing by 9.4% year-on-year to JPY790.9bn ($7.2bn) in 2018. The…
3rd February 2019
Webinar to explore net zero supermarkets
BELGIUM: The “natural” refrigerant group Shecco is to host a webinar on how retailers can move towards zero net energy supermarkets. Dirk Leinweber, director of…
3rd February 2019
Electrolux fridge production is less Chile
SWEDEN: The Electrolux Group has announced the closure of its refrigeration production line at its factory in Santiago, Chile, with production being transferred to “other…
1st February 2019
Approval of R466A continues, says ASHRAE
USA: ASHRAE has indicated that its approval of Honeywell’s R466A is not as complete as was intimated in our report yesterday (Thursday). A source within…
31st January 2019
MHI forms Turkish sales joint venture
JAPAN: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Thermal Systems has formed a sales and service air conditioning joint venture with Turkish company Form VRF Sistemleri Sanayi ve Ticaret…
31st January 2019
Lombello to MD at Carel
ITALY: Refrigeration controls and humidification company Carel has promoted group sales and marketing director Giandomenico Lombello to managing director, replacing Francesco Nalini, who will continue…
31st January 2019
R466A passed by ASHRAE with A1 classification
USA/UK: R466A, Honeywell’s non-flammable, non-toxic, lower GWP replacement for R410A has passed ASHRAE approval and is on course for introduction in the second half of…
30th January 2019
Manufacturers invited to join ME assessment
UAE: Manufacturers of air handling units and fan coil units have been invited to join the working group of new Middle East assessment schemes. The…
30th January 2019
Beijer Ref reports record success in 2018
SWEDEN: Refrigeration and air conditioning wholesaler Beijer Ref has announced record sales and profits in 2018. Sales for the year totalled SEK13,015m (€1,254m) in 2018,…
30th January 2019
Honduras latest to ratify Kigali
HONDURAS: The Central American Republic of Honduras is the latest country to ratify the Kigali Amendment to phase down HFC refrigerants. The country’s ratification, confirmed…
29th January 2019
Scientists create the three-atom fridge
SINGAPORE: Researchers at the University of Singapore are reported to have built a refrigerator that's just three atoms in size. Researchers have built tiny “heat…
28th January 2019
California offers $4.7m to develop advanced ac
USA: California’s US lead in restricting the use of HFC refrigerants has been backed by a $4.7m grant to develop advanced residential HVAC systems with…
28th January 2019
Bitzer supports training in Nigeria
NIGERIA: German compressor manufacturer Bitzer has supplied equipment and tools in support of the fight against poverty and unemployment in Nigeria. Subsidiary company Bitzer Nigeria…
27th January 2019
Over 900 papers at IIR conference
FRANCE: Over 900 technical presentations will be presented at the forthcoming IIR International Congress of Refrigeration in Montreal. The 25th Congress, running from August 24-30,…
27th January 2019
Andorra ratifies Kigali
ANDORRA: Landlocked Andorra, a European microstate sandwiched between France and Spain has become the latest country to ratify the Kigali amendment to phase down HFC…
27th January 2019
Man jailed for supermarket refrigeration hack
NETHERLANDS: A Dutchman has been sentenced to four months prison after hacking into a supermarket refrigeration system. Newspaper De Telegraaf reports that the man, a…
26th January 2019
Illegal imports equivalent to 20% of quota
GERMANY: A group of German refrigeration experts has called for action after revealing that the amount of illegal refrigerant entering Europe last year was equivalent…