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[caption id="attachment_34108" align="aligncenter" width="627"] Last year's AHR Expo in Las Vegas recorded a record attendance[/caption] USA: Optimism among HVACR manufacturers worldwide has soared to record…

CHINA: A surge in refrigerant prices in China in the final months of 2017 look set to increase pressure on HFC refrigerant prices worldwide. Any…

[caption id="attachment_45361" align="aligncenter" width="630"] The Luvata sites at Franklin (left) and Monterrey[/caption] USA: Luvata has completed the sale of its North American Tubes operations to…

[caption id="attachment_45285" align="aligncenter" width="630"] The AC Manufacturing facility in Dublin[/caption] SWEDEN/IRELAND: Ventilation company Lindab International has acquired Dublin-based ductwork manufacturer AC Manufacturing. Founded in 1999,…

USA: Emerson has agreed to acquire Cooper-Atkins, a leading manufacturer of temperature management and monitoring products for foodservice, healthcare and industrial markets. Established in 1885,…

USA: Danfoss is to build a new $12m, 44,000ft² facility at its Turbocor Compressor site in Tallahassee. The new facility will expand the company’s existing…

FRANCE: Utility company Engie is looking to support and invest in innovative refrigerant leak detection solutions. While there are many solutions already on the market,…

AUSTRALIA: A leading Australian meat processor has been fined AUS$84,000 after an ammonia leak from its refrigeration system harmed two employees. The Land and Environment…

AUSTRALIA: Householders in Australia are accused of wasting AUS$1.3bn (€842,114,000) over the summer by leaving their air conditioning running when no one’s at home. A…

USA: A-Gas Americas, one of the largest refrigerant recovery and reclamation companies, is anticipating US ratification of the Kigali amendment “in the near future”. There…

UK: Facilities management group CBRE has acquired Geico Lender SpA, an Italian HVAC service and maintenance company. Founded in 1989, with headquarters in Pescara, Geico…

[caption id="attachment_45009" align="aligncenter" width="630"] To mark the beginning of construction, University of Delaware leadership, the Governor, federal elected officials, and other local and state officials…

[caption id="attachment_44998" align="alignright" width="301"] Gerhard Neuhauser[/caption] AUSTRIA: Italian heat exchanger product manufacturer Lu-Ve has established a new subsidiary in Vienna. Lu-Ve Austria GmbH will be…

GERMANY: The German refrigeration and air conditioning industry has been granted the opportunity to put its concerns over refrigerant shortages to the German government. Last…

[caption id="attachment_44958" align="aligncenter" width="630"] The IQ module is at the heart of Bitzer's advanced products[/caption] GERMANY: Bitzer is to offer a complementary one-year warranty extension…

FRANCE: The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) has again highlighted the energy efficiency benefits of adding doors to commercial refrigeration cabinets. In its latest report, Low…

FRANCE: Supermarket group Carrefour has pledged to reduce CO2 emissions from its worldwide stores by 40% by 2025, compared to 2010, and by 70% by…

ITALY: With three months to opening, the organiser of the 2018 Mostra Convegno Expocomfort (MCE) show in Milan reports over 1600 exhibitors have so far…

SWEDEN: The permanent IceHotel, opened last year in Jukkasjärvi, Sweden, has been successfully retained this summer thanks to solar energy and a CO2 refrigeration system.…

FRANCE: Danfoss is to extend its existing ATEX compressor testing laboratory in Trevoux, France, in response to the growing use of flammable refrigerants. The 3,000m2…

TURKEY: Mitsubishi Electric’s new air conditioning factory in Turkey is to commence production tomorrow (December 12). The new Mitsubishi Electric Turkey Klima Sistemleri Üretim Anonim…

ARGENTINA: The European F-gas refrigerant training and certification scheme is to be emulated in Argentina as the country seeks to move to low GWP alternatives.…

DENMARK: Large increases in the use of lower GWP HFCs saw Europe stay 4% below the 170.3Mt CO2e F-gas phase down limit for 2016. The latest…

BELGIUM: Those involved in the heat pump industry have been celebrating the installation of Europe’s 10 millionth heat pump. Organised by the European Heat Pump…

USA: The organiser of the AHR Expo, the US HVACR show in Chicago in January, has donated $20,700 to a local charity. Each year, the…

CHINA/GERMANY: Chinese company Songz Automobile Air Conditioning is taking over Lumikko Technologies Oy, Bitzer’s Finnish transport refrigeration subsidiary. Lumikko has been part of the Bitzer…

GERMANY: Johnson Controls has extended its EasyParts chiller and air conditioning spares platform to Germany. Following successful roll-outs of the system in the UK, Middle-East…