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TONGA: Some 30 cylinders of banned HCFC refrigerant R22 are reported to be languishing in Tongan Customs since being seized in September 2013. With no…

BULGARIA: Customs inspectors in the Bulgarian city of Ruse, on the border with Romania, have seized 12 illegal disposable cylinders of refrigerant on their way…

[caption id="attachment_47883" align="aligncenter" width="630"] The Bridge of Friendship over the Narova River is one of the links between Estonia and Russia.[/caption] EUROPE: The illegal import…

THAILAND: The owner of an ice factory in southern Thailand is reported to have died after an ammonia gas leak at his plant yesterday (August…

CHINA: Spanish commercial refrigeration manufacturer Exkal has opened a new 11,000m² factory in Nantong, China. Founded in 2005 with its headquarters in Marcilla, in the…

LATVIA: The number of countries to have ratified the Kigali amendment to phase down HFC refrigerants has risen to 43 following the signature of Latvia.…

[caption id="attachment_47864" align="aligncenter" width="630"] Stock image[/caption] ITALY: Authorities in Italy appear to be cracking down on illegal refrigerant sales. Details are limited, but Italian police…

[caption id="attachment_47862" align="aligncenter" width="500"] There are concerns that refrigerant being sold in illegal disposable cylinders in Europe may contain out of spec gas or potentially…

[caption id="attachment_47859" align="aligncenter" width="630"] Danfoss Cooling president Jürgen Fischer at the ground-breaking ceremony[/caption] CHINA: Danfoss has broken ground on a new application development centre (ADC)…

FRANCE: Schneider Electric has produced a free-to-download white paper on the different types of refrigeration compressor. The French multinational energy management company maintains that there…

AUSTRIA: Daikin Central Europe has agreed exclusive distribution rights to Dadanco Europe’s active chilled beams and induction units. The five-year deal covers central and eastern Europe…

[caption id="attachment_47847" align="aligncenter" width="519"] The existing Carrier factory in Haryana, India[/caption] JAPAN: Toshiba Carrier has confirmed news that it is to commence production of VRF…

INDIA: Toshiba Carrier is to commence production of VRF air conditioning units in India. According to the Asian Nikkei Review, Toshiba Carrier will install production…

SINGAPORE: Global shipping company MSC Mediterranean Shipping is to lease 2,000 containers using Carrier Transicold’s NaturaLINE CO2 refrigeration system. Carrier Transicold announced that its NaturaLINE…

BELGIUM: AREA has raised concerns about illegal imports and black market trade in refrigerants in a submission to the European Commission. In its reply to…

[caption id="attachment_47802" align="aligncenter" width="630"] During the acquisition press conference (l to r): Anders Høifødt, Martin Schjølberg (Kuldeteknisk), Ketil Røberg (FrioNordica), Per R Samuelsen and Per…

CANADA: CoolIT Systems has appointed Stulz ANZ as its master distributor for its data centre liquid cooling solutions in the Australasian region. The agreement includes…

UK: Dearman’s liquid nitrogen refrigeration technology is to be used in a project to reduce the waste from fruit and vegetable harvests in South Africa.…

AUSTRALIA: An air conditioning contractor has died after falling 7m while working at a site in north Queensland this morning. The man in his 40s…

USA: Google has placed the control of its data centre cooling into the hands of an AI-powered recommendation system. Instead of human-implemented recommendations, Google’s AI…

MALYSIA: The Selangor government has ordered an ice factory to move away from residential areas after an ammonia refrigerant leak killed two workers and injured…

GERMANY: Maja, the German manufacturer of ice makers and food processing equipment, has been acquired by Icelandic food processing systems company Marel. Founded in 1955…

UK/SAUDI ARABIA: Leeds-based Precision air conditioning manufacturer Airedale has achieved the Saudi Arabian SASO certification for its products. SASO (Saudi Arabian Standards Organisation) is a…

GERMANY: Mitsubishi Electric’s M Series MSZ-AP, R32 wall-mounted air conditioner has won a prestigious Red Dot Award. The internationally recognised Red Dot Award acknowledges products…

DENMARK: Danfoss has reported increased sales of 9% to €3,041m for the first half of 2018. Earnings improved by 21% to €370m and the net…

USA: ASHRAE has published a revised edition of its legionella standard, providing a more comprehensive approach to preventing its growth and spread. ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 188-2018,…

DENMARK: CO2 refrigeration expert Kenneth B Madsen has joined Danish CO2 systems specialist Advansor as business development manager. Madsen is described by Advansor’s managing director,…