World News
11th July 2018
Beijer Ref and Bitzer extend trade deal
[caption id="attachment_47452" align="aligncenter" width="630"] Agreeing the deal (l to r): Erik Bucher (Bitzer director sales refrigeration), Gianni Parlanti (Bitzer board member and chief sales and…
10th July 2018
Carel acquires 100% of Japan subsidiary
ITALY: Controls and humidification manufacturer Carel has acquired 100% of Carel Japan, its affiliated Fukuoka-based distribution company. Carel Japan was established in 2013 in a…
9th July 2018
Bacharach acquires Neutronics
USA: Gas instrumentation and energy management solutions company Bacharach has acquired fellow US refrigerant and gas analyser company Neutronics. Based in Exton, Pennsylvania, Neutronics Inc…
9th July 2018
EDPAC first Irish member of Eurovent
BELGIUM: Precision air conditioning company EDPAC has become the first Irish member of the Eurovent Association. Formed in 1968, EDPAC supplies equipment for critical applications…
9th July 2018
CFC11 in China a “massive crime”
AUSTRIA: A shocking new report suggests the illegal production and use of the long-banned ozone-depleting chemical CFC11 is common practice in China. A new report…
8th July 2018
Lisbon tests AC demand response
[caption id="attachment_32075" align="aligncenter" width="627"] Lisbon City Hall is one of the test sites for the automatic demand response system[/caption] PORTUGAL: An automatic demand response system…
5th July 2018
Support grows for World Refrigeration Day
UK: Support for an annual World Refrigeration Day on June 26 to mark the industry’s contribution to society is growing. According to refrigeration consultant Steve…
3rd July 2018
EFCTC urges Euro ratification
BELGIUM: The body representing European refrigerant manufacturers has urged European governments to ratify the Kigali Amendment to phase down HFCs. Speaking ahead of next week’s…
3rd July 2018
Greek association joins AREA
[caption id="attachment_47382" align="aligncenter" width="630"] AREA president Marco Buoni (2nd from left) with Nikos Pantelakis, Thanos Biris and Dimitris Tairis from the Greek association[/caption] BELGIUM: Hellas…
3rd July 2018
Conservative call to ditch Kigali
USA: Representatives from 22 US conservative groups have signed a letter urging President Trump not to submit the Kigali Amendment to phase down HFCs to…
3rd July 2018
Presidential focus on energy in buildings
USA: The importance of the role buildings will play in our energy future will be the theme of new ASHRAE president Sheila J Hayter. An…
2nd July 2018
Engie acquires Thermea brand
GERMANY: Engie Refrigeration has acquired the CO2 high temperature heat pump business of Hafner-Muschler Kälte- und Klimatechnik from the administrator. The former Dürr Thermea product…
2nd July 2018
Lu-Ve acquires US manufacturer Zyklus
ITALY/USA: Lu-Ve has expanded in the USA with the acquisition of Texas-based commercial refrigeration heat exchanger manufacturer Zyklus Heat Transfer. Based in Jacksonville, Zyklus was…
30th June 2018
US states sue EPA for rescinding HFC bans
USA: The attorney generals from eleven US states have filed suit against the EPA for “effectively rescinding” regulations prohibiting the use of HFC refrigerants. The…
30th June 2018
Daikin India MD joins main board
JAPAN/INDIA: Daikin India MD and CEO Kanwal Jeet Jawa has been elected to the group board of Daikin Industries. Although not unique, it is unusual…
29th June 2018
Castel buys control panel company Pego
ITALY: Milan-based refrigeration and air conditioning components manufacturer Castel has acquired Italian controls manufacturer Pego. Founded in 1997 and based in Occhiobello, between Bologna and…
28th June 2018
GEA workers to strike over possible sale
ITALY: Workers at GEA Refrigeration’s oil and gas refrigeration business in Bologna have announced an eight-hour strike after the German parent company announced its possible…
27th June 2018
Danfoss invests in US coil coating firm
USA/DENMARK: Continuing to invest in new technology, Danfoss has acquired a minority stake in Nelumbo, a California-based developer of heat exchanger surface treatment technology. Founded…
27th June 2018
ACCA gives R466A a cautious welcome
USA: The leading US air conditioning contractors' association has described the development of a non-flammable replacement for R410A as “welcome news” but warned that flammables…
27th June 2018
Secret of Honeywell’s new refrigerant
USA: Honeywell’s development of a non-flammable low GWP alternative to R410A has created huge interest, but what’s in it? The Cooling Post may have the…
26th June 2018
Honeywell announces R410A breakthrough
USA: Honeywell has announced the development of a new lower GWP non-flammable alternative to R410A in stationary air conditioning systems. Having received a preliminary A1…
25th June 2018
CFC11 “widely produced” in China
USA: The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) claims to have evidence that illegal CFC11 is being widely produced and used in China. The news follows last…
25th June 2018
Refrigerant issue goes to Supreme Court
USA: Refrigerant manufacturers Chemours and Honeywell and green group NRDC have petitioned the US Supreme Court to review the DC Circuit Court of Appeals decision…
25th June 2018
JCI creates Airside Center of Excellence
USA: Johnson Controls is moving its air handling systems and ducted DX businesses from its current location at S Richland Ave, York, Penn, to a…
24th June 2018
HFO conference – early bird rate closing
UK: The early bird rate for the 1st IIR International Conference on the Application of HFO Refrigerants is scheduled to close at the end of…
24th June 2018
A-Gas increases refrigerant storage
UK: Refrigerant supplier A-Gas has invested in two new tanks at its site in Portbury, near Bristol, providing an additional 100T of storage capacity. With…
24th June 2018
New Eurovent certification schemes
FRANCE: Eurovent Certita has announced new product certification programmes for beverage coolers and IT cooling units. The IT cooling unit certification is now up and…