World News
30th October 2018
Honeywell gets tough on R1234yf
USA: Action by Honeywell has resulted in the seizure of a shipment of R1234yf, with the refrigerant manufacturer filing alleged patent infringement lawsuits in the Czech…
30th October 2018
Leading hydrocarbon supplier joins NASRC
USA: Gas Innovations, a world-wide supplier of hydrocarbon refrigerants, has joined the North American Sustainable Refrigeration Council (NASRC) as a silver member. The NASRC is…
30th October 2018
China a source of refrigerant R10 emissions
UK: Researchers at the University of Bristol have pinpointed eastern Asia as the source of a large proportion of emissions of an ozone-depleting precursor used…
29th October 2018
End this illegal F-gas trade
[caption id="attachment_48465" align="aligncenter" width="630"] Refrigerant in illegal disposable cylinders has been openly sold on the internet in Europe[/caption] BELGIUM: Europe’s leading air conditioning and refrigeration…
29th October 2018
Daikin buys Norwegian distributor
BELGIUM/NORWAY: Daikin Europe’s distributor purchases continue with news that it has acquired 100% of the shares of its Norwegian distributor, Friganor AS. Based in Oslo,…
27th October 2018
Thermo King/Frigoblock are quiet winners
[caption id="attachment_48457" align="aligncenter" width="630"] Quiet winners (l to r): Sonia Phippard (DEFRA), Steve Williams (Thermo King), Jon Jerrard-Dinn (Frigoblock), Natalie Chapman (Freight Transport Association)[/caption] BELGIUM:…
27th October 2018
Emerson set to approve more alternatives
USA: Emerson says it is in the process of qualifying lower GWP refrigerants R407A, R448A and R449A as approved alternatives for use in the Copeland…
26th October 2018
ACCA steps in over 608 card “confusion”
USA: The air conditioning contractors’ group ACCA has sought to allay what it sees as confusion over stories that the EPA is proposing to let…
25th October 2018
Sauermann/Gel-clear in bio tie-up
BELGIUM/UK: Condensate pump manufacturer Sauermann has partnered with UK company Gel-clear to offer improved bio-film protection on its Si-93 pump. The Si-93 is a compact,…
25th October 2018
ASHRAE supports World Refrigeration Day
USA: ASHRAE has joined with associations and societies around the world in pledging support for a World Refrigeration Day on June 26. The brainchild of…
24th October 2018
Tecumseh builds Delhi technology centre
[caption id="attachment_48428" align="aligncenter" width="630"] Doug Murdock (left), president and CEO of Tecumseh Products, laid the foundation stone for a global technology centre near Delhi on Monday[/caption]…
24th October 2018
ASHRAE members invited to join IoR
UK/USA: As part of last year’s agreement for close links, ASHRAE members have been invited to join the UK’s Institute of Refrigeration at a…
24th October 2018
ASERCOM guide to cybersecurity
GERMANY: ASERCOM has published a free-to-download guide to securing components against the threat of cyber-attacks. With an increasing number of HVACR components like controllers, protection…
24th October 2018
Koxka wins top refrigeration award
[caption id="attachment_48415" align="aligncenter" width="630"] Koxka award winners (l to r): Jesús Beraza vice president marketing, research and development and MD Ignacio Razkin with Frost &…
23rd October 2018
Rule change will allow anyone to buy HFCs
USA: The US air conditioning and refrigeration industry has been urged to act over EPA plans to rescind current regulations and allow anyone to purchase…
23rd October 2018
AC efficiencies could double by 2040
FRANCE: A new report reveals that the worldwide adoption of current best available technologies could double average air conditioning efficiencies by 2040. While air conditioning…
23rd October 2018
Tecumseh opens office in Morocco
[caption id="attachment_48403" align="aligncenter" width="630"] The new office will be headed by Elmouez Ben Romdhane, Africa and Turkey commercial director[/caption] MOROCCO: Refrigeration compressor and condensing unit manufacturer…
22nd October 2018
Chillventa 2018 – a record breaker
GERMANY: The organiser of Europe’s leading refrigeration component show Chillventa has reported a 10% increase in visitors to last week’s 2018 event in Nuremberg. The…
22nd October 2018
Tecnair signs ME distribution deal
[caption id="attachment_48399" align="aligncenter" width="630"] Andrea Monti (left), Tecnair LV's sales & marketing director, signs the deal with Leminar Global’s COO Pramodh Idicheria[/caption] ITALY/DUBAI: Italian close…
22nd October 2018
Refrigerant prices expected to stabilise
[caption id="attachment_48395" align="aligncenter" width="630"] Per Bertland: "The assessment is that prices will remain stable over the next few quarters"[/caption] SWEDEN: With the sharp increases…
22nd October 2018
Beijer Ref reports strongest ever Q3
[caption id="attachment_47476" align="aligncenter" width="630"] The Beijer Ref headquarters in Malmö[/caption] SWEDEN: Refrigeration wholesaler Beijer Ref has reported its strongest third quarter ever, with a sales…
20th October 2018
Emerson loses $14.7m injury appeal
[caption id="attachment_48389" align="aligncenter" width="630"] The unit involved in the terminal venting case[/caption] USA: A Texas appeals court has upheld an award of nearly $14.7m against…
18th October 2018
German police report more thefts
GERMANY: Police in Germany report further thefts of refrigerant as increased prices in Europe make HFCs an increasingly valuable commodity. Police in Dresden have reported…
18th October 2018
Tecumseh approves R404A alternative
USA: Tecumseh has approved R448A, a lower GWP refrigerant sold by Honeywell as Solstice N40, for use in its global commercial refrigeration systems. The approval…
17th October 2018
Nibe acquires remaining shares in Rhoss
SWEDEN/ITALY: Swedish HVAC manufacturer Nibe has acquired the remaining 55% of shares in Rhoss SpA. Founded in 1968 and based in Codroipo, north east of…
17th October 2018
Chillventa set for record attendance
GERMANY: After the first day and a half of this year’s Chillventa exhibition, the organiser is confident of exceeding the 32,206 attendance at the last…
17th October 2018
Certifying plate heat exchangers
FRANCE: Eurovent Certita Certification has introduced a new certified performance programme for liquid-to-liquid plate heat exchangers. The programme was said to have been developed in…