World News
4th June 2017
IR boss restates climate action pledge
[caption id="attachment_37434" align="alignright" width="175"] Michael W Lamach: "committed to reducing energy demand and greenhouse gas emissions"[/caption] USA: Ingersoll Rand is one of a number of…
3rd June 2017
Condensate pump sales are interactive
UK: Condensate pump manufacturer BlueDiamond has installed 300 interactive display stands at a number of its globally recognised wholesalers. Said to be driven by customer…
3rd June 2017
Daikin R1234ze chillers to 1600kW
EUROPE: More pre-launch details have emerged of Daikin’s proposed new chillers using the low GWP refrigerant R1234ze. The impeding launch of the new chillers were…
3rd June 2017
Worthington eyes European expansion
[caption id="attachment_37403" align="aligncenter" width="627"] The Amtrol Alfa factory in Portugal[/caption] USA: Worthington Industries is looking to expand its refrigerant cylinder business in Europe following the acquisition…
2nd June 2017
Arkema files new complaint over R1234yf
FRANCE: Refrigerant manufacturer Arkema has complained to the European Commission claiming Honeywell is abusing its dominant position in the use of R1234yf in car air…
1st June 2017
HVACR industry unfazed by Paris exit
USA: The US manufacturers’ group AHRI insists that the US withdrawal from the Paris Climate Accord will not change the HVACR industry’s commitment to energy efficiency…
1st June 2017
Beijer Ref announces new CFO
SWEDEN: Beijer Ref has appointed Maria Rydén as new CFO and member of the executive management team to replace Jonas Lindqvist. Maria Rydén is currently…
30th May 2017
Haier acquires stake in leading solar firm
AUSTRIA/CHINA: Haier has acquired a 51% stake in Austrian company Greenonetec, the world’s largest manufacturer of thermal flat plate collectors. From a 28,000m² factory and…
29th May 2017
Legionella DNA in 84% of US cooling towers
USA: With the rate of legionnaires’ disease in the US said to have risen nearly fourfold between 2000 and 2014, a new study has found…
29th May 2017
Climate change doubles trouble for cities
UK: Overheated cities face climate change costs at least twice as large as the rest of the world because of the urban heat island effect, new…
29th May 2017
Waste air conditioners seized in Vietnam
[caption id="attachment_37252" align="aligncenter" width="627"] Cat Lai port, Ho Chi Minh City, was the scene of the most recent waste air conditioner seizure[/caption] VIETNAM: Authorities in…
29th May 2017
LDC to sell stake in A-Gas?
UK: A number of private equity firms including 3i and the Carlyle Group are reported to have submitted bids for refrigerant distribution company A-Gas. On…
25th May 2017
International conference to focus on HFOs
UK: The application of HFO refrigerants will be the subject of an IIR International Conference in Birmingham, UK, being planned for September 2018. Hosted by…
25th May 2017
Daikin officially opens US plant
USA: Politicians and a crowd of more than 400 staff, customers and suppliers attended yesterday’s opening of Daikin’s US factory – the fifth-largest manufacturing facility…
24th May 2017
Webinar on R404A conversions
BELGIUM: With the pressure on to quit using high GWP refrigerants like R404A, Honeywell is hosting a webinar on how to retrofit to a lower…
24th May 2017
Tesco to convert 1200 stores to R448A
UK: Tesco, one of the world’s largest supermarket chains, is to convert more than 1,200 existing stores across the UK from R404A to lower GWP refrigerant R448A. The…
24th May 2017
Armacell ground-breaks new Bahrain plant
BAHRAIN: Insulation company Armacell has formally begun construction of a new manufacturing facility in Bahrain with a groundbreaking at the Bahrain International Investment Park (BIIP).…
24th May 2017
Studying effectiveness of UV coil cleaning
[caption id="attachment_37136" align="aligncenter" width="627"] Penn State alumnus Joseph Firrantello inspects the ductwork, pipes and controls of a building's HVAC system. Photo: Penn State[/caption] USA: Researchers…
23rd May 2017
Koxka success at European design awards
SPAIN: Commercial refrigeration cabinets from Koxka, the company saved from bankruptcy in 2015, have won four 2017 European Product Design Awards. The European Product Design…
23rd May 2017
Latest R32 Sky Air offers 50 indoor units
UK: Daikin is set to introduce its new R32-based A-Series Sky Air commercial air conditioners to UK customers at this week’s Daikin D1 Dealer conference in…
23rd May 2017
Rasmussen president for further year
FRANCE: Alex Rasmussen, senior vice president at Systemair Denmark, is to serve as president of the Eurovent Association for a further year. The Association’s recent…
23rd May 2017
A-Gas cranes in new separator
UK: A-Gas is on schedule to double its refrigerant reclamation capacity at its Portbury, Bristol, site with the completion of the major structural components of…
22nd May 2017
Oscar-winner DiCaprio backs Bluon’s R458A
USA: Oscar-winning actor and environmental activist Leonardo DiCaprio has become an investor and board advisor to Bluon Energy, the US developer of lower GWP refrigerant…
20th May 2017
Honoured for heat pump developments
[caption id="attachment_37054" align="aligncenter" width="299"] Rittinger winners (l to r): Eckhard A Groll, Alberto Cavallini and Per Lundqvist[/caption] NETHERLANDS: Three leading scientists and a team from…
20th May 2017
AIRAH elects new board members
AUSTRALIA: Dr Paul Bannister and Liza Taylor have joined the board of the Australian Institute of Refrigeration, Air-conditioning and Heating (AIRAH). They replace president Ania…
20th May 2017
Danfoss opens digital hub in Copenhagen
DENMARK: Danfoss plans to open a new centre in Copenhagen dedicated to developing inventions for future IoT, connected products, cloud-based solutions and applications. The new…
19th May 2017
Eurovent appoints deputy secretary general
FRANCE: Francesco Scuderi has been appointed deputy secretary general of Eurovent, the European association for indoor climate, process cooling, and food cold chain technologies. Scuderi…