World News

UK: Refrigeration controls company RDM has produced a free-to-download white paper looking at the future of HVACR technologies in a changing retail landscape. Although the…

UK: Abstracts of papers exploring the application of HFO refrigerants are still being sought for a major conference on these low GWP refrigerants. The UK’s…

USA: Kelvion has added an air cooled condenser line at its US heat exchanger manufacturing facility in Catoosa, Oklahoma. This is the first time air…

IRELAND: Refrigeration wholesaler RSL Ireland is inviting customers to a series of special events this month to meet the team and their suppliers. As part…

FRANCE: Engie Axima is in negotiations to acquire fellow French industrial and commercial refrigeration and air conditioning contractor MCI. Established in 1950, MCI  employs approximately…

USA: With global moves to move to lower GWP refrigerants, Emerson has launched a refrigerant calculator designed to help US retailers forecast the impacts of…

UK: The UK has begun ratifying the landmark Kigali amendment to the Montreal Protocol.  The UK, along with the rest of the EU, has already…

GERMANY: Danish HVAC manufacturer Dantherm has acquired German dehumidifier manufacturer Aerial – its fifth acquisition in two years. Headquartered in Hamburg, Aerial is one of…

SWEDEN/PORTUGAL: Swedish refrigeration wholesale group Beijer Ref is acquiring the assets of DX Por, the main Portuguese distributor of Toshiba air conditioning equipment. DX Por…

JAPAN: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has relocated its Japanese air conditioning and refrigeration chiller operation from Takasago to Kobe. The new large chiller plant encompasses various…

AUSTRALIA: Resource Data Management (RDM) Australia, the energy and building controls specialist, has moved its Melbourne-based team to larger premises. The new location in Victoria…

USA: An organic peroxides plant in Crosby, Texas, is in danger of exploding after vital refrigeration equipment was flooded by Hurricane Harvey. Organic peroxides are…

[caption id="attachment_39939" align="aligncenter" width="848"] 3D printing techniques will be used to manufacture the heat exchangers[/caption] USA: A project to develop 3D-printed heat exchangers for refrigerators…

[caption id="attachment_39933" align="aligncenter" width="630"] Urecon headquarters in Coteau-du-Lac, Quebec[/caption] SWITZERLAND: GF Piping Systems has acquired a 49% stake in Canadian pre-insulated piping systems manufacturer Urecon…

[caption id="attachment_39927" align="aligncenter" width="630"] Danfoss CEO Kim Fausing (far right) during his visit to the new Danfoss 3D printing centre[/caption] DENMARK: Danfoss has opened the…

KOREA: Korean manufacturer LG Electronics is to launch a range of chillers across Europe as part of a global expansion of its chiller business. Although…

INDIA: Tata Motors, India’s largest car manufacturer, and German automotive supplier Mahle are to develop and test R1234yf and R152a in a secondary loop mobile…

THAILAND: Leading Thai retailer Tesco Lotus, part of the Tesco Group, is aiming to ditch R404A refrigerant throughout its 1500 Express stores in favour of…

USA: Emerson is to focus on supermarkets’ lower GWP refrigerant options and digital refrigeration system retrofits in its next E360 webinar. While compliance with regulations and…

[caption id="attachment_39741" align="aligncenter" width="630"] The KTK Kühlturm Karlsruhe facility in Durmersheim[/caption] FRANCE: German cooling tower manufacturer KTK Kühlturm Karlsruhe has been acquired by the French…

DENMARK: Danfoss has acquired the assets of the Kavlico thin-film sensor technology from US company Sensata Technologies. Thin-film technology is being increasingly used in sensors…

USA/ITALY: American safety consulting and certification company UL has acquired AE Performance Testing Lab, the testing services business of Italian company AE srl. AE Performance…

DENMARK: Danfoss has seen sales grow by 13% in the first six months of 2017. Net sales grew by DKK2.4bn (€0.3bn) to reach DKK21.8bn (€2.9bn).…

JAPAN: Daikin has established a subsidiary in Thailand to expands its fluorochemical business in Southeast Asia. Based in Bangkok, Daikin Chemical Southeast Asia will begin…

[caption id="attachment_39639" align="aligncenter" width="600"] George Oliver becomes chairman and CEO[/caption] IRELAND: Johnson Controls’ president and chief operating officer George Oliver is to take over the…

AUSTRALIA: A ground-breaking meeting in Queensland has sparked the formation of Australia’s first group targeted at the cold chain. The Australian Food Cold Chain Council…

EUROPE: The F-gas ban on refrigerants with a GWP of 150 or more in multipack centralised refrigeration systems from 2022 will not need to be…