World News
11th March 2016
Survey on natural refrigerant training
BELGIUM: Natural refrigerant marketing company Shecco is seeking input to its upcoming Guide to Natural Refrigerants Training in Europe and North America. The Brussels-based group…
11th March 2016
Prison for $1m Carrier embezzler
USA: A former Carrier accounting manager has been sentenced to 12 months in prison for embezzling more than $1m from the US air conditioning business.…
10th March 2016
Daikin meets responsible sourcing standard
[caption id="attachment_6428" align="alignright" width="380"] Daikin Europe's Ostend hq[/caption] UK: Daikin Europe has become the first manufacturer of HVAC equipment in the world to achieve the…
10th March 2016
Mitsubishi wins German rail deal
JAPAN: Mitsubishi Electric has been awarded its first contract with Siemens AG for railcar air conditioning systems in new German trains. The air conditioning systems…
9th March 2016
Ingersoll Rand crowned climate leader
USA: Ingersoll Rand, with its brands Thermo King transport refrigeration and Trane air conditioners, was today recognised for its refrigerant phase-out efforts by the US…
9th March 2016
US firms to pay $495,000 for R22 violations
USA: Two seafood processing and cold storage companies are to pay $495,000 in penalties for violations of laws relating to the management of ozone-depleting refrigerant…
8th March 2016
Bitten Clausen, wife of Danfoss founder, dies
DENMARK: Danfoss is mourning the death last night of Bitten Clausen, wife of company founder Mads Clausen. She was 103. Born in Haderslev, Denmark, on October…
8th March 2016
Smardt expands chiller sales in China
[caption id="attachment_20678" align="alignright" width="360"] Smardt and Euroklimat sign their strategic alliance contract at Chongqing, earlier this month. From left: Lee Phong Ker, EK CEO; Ho…
7th March 2016
Vilter plans CO2/ammonia cascade models
USA: Vilter Manufacturing, part of Emerson Climate Technologies, says it is in the final stages of introducing a range of reciprocating compressors for CO2/ammonia cascade…
5th March 2016
Brazeway to fight cheap aluminium imports
USA: Michigan-based heat exchanger manufacturer Brazeway has joined US efforts to combat cheap imports of Chinese aluminium. The company has joined the China Trade Task…
4th March 2016
Oleas confirmed as GEA CEO until 2020
[caption id="attachment_20625" align="alignright" width="300"] Jürg Oleas: confirmed as GEA CEO for a further three years[/caption] GERMANY: Jürg Oleas has been confirmed as the CEO of…
4th March 2016
Carrefour acquires 36 Eroski hypermarkets
SPAIN: The French supermarket chain Carrefour Group is to acquire 36 Eroski compact hypermarkets, eight shopping malls and 22 petrol stations adjacent to the stores. Founded…
4th March 2016
US seeks sanctions on Chinese R134a
USA: US refrigerant manufacturers and suppliers have filed anti-dumping petitions on Chinese R134a imports. The American HFC Coalition claims that large and increasing volumes of…
3rd March 2016
Refrigerant sales see revenues rise 43%
USA: Increased refrigerant sales combined with higher selling prices saw Hudson Technologies revenues increase 43% last year. The US refrigerant sales and reclamation services provider…
2nd March 2016
Honeywell scraps $90bn UTC bid
[caption id="attachment_20552" align="alignright" width="300"] David Cote: "We made a full and fair offer that would have greatly benefitted both sets of shareowners"[/caption] USA: Honeywell says…
2nd March 2016
Henry opens new German sales office
GERMANY: Henry Technologies has appointed Sergius Stovba, as international sales manager to its new office in Germany. With responsibility for Germany, East Europe and Russia,…
2nd March 2016
Chemours R410A replacement to be R452B
[caption id="attachment_15849" align="alignright" width="380"] Performance tests with XL55 have also been conducted on a Lennox rooftop packaged air conditioner[/caption] USA: The Chemours low GWP refrigerant…
29th February 2016
Panasonic debuts gas/electric hybrid ac
JAPAN: Panasonic has debuted Japan’s first hybrid air conditioner, integrating gas and electric air conditioning systems into one refrigerant system. The Smart Multi industrial air…
29th February 2016
Dorin recommends R449A
ITALY: Dorin has added R449A to the list of refrigerants accepted for use with its compressors. The lower GWP alternative is considered suitable as an…
28th February 2016
Counterfeits in Nigeria cost Danfoss $2m
[caption id="attachment_20465" align="alignright" width="380"] Levent Taskin, Danfoss president Middle East, Africa and Turkey, speaking during the The Engineering Nigeria for a Better Tomorrow presentation in…
25th February 2016
Carrier sees future in R1234ze
[caption id="attachment_14862" align="alignright" width="400"] A Carrier Aquaforce chiller using R1234ze installed as part of a district heating project in Geneva last year[/caption] FRANCE: Carrier has…
25th February 2016
ASHRAE offers VRF design course
USA: An increasing US interest in VRF air conditioning technology has prompted ASHRAE to offer an online course on the technology’s design and application. Variable…
25th February 2016
US lab to research caloric cooling materials
USA: Research into the development of caloric materials for more environmentally-friendly refrigeration is to receive a share of $40m of annual US government funding. The…
25th February 2016
Mitsubishi completes DeLclima purchase
JAPAN: Mitsubishi Electric has acquired all the remaining shares in chiller manufacturer DeLclima. After announcing its intention to buy the Italian manufacturer last August, Mitsubishi…
24th February 2016
IIR backs Euro fridge projects
FRANCE: The International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR) is providing backing for Cryohub and SuperSmart, two new EU-funded refrigeration projects. Cryohub is researching cryogenic energy storage…
24th February 2016
Daikin takes R32 on the road
GERMANY: Daikin is to take its R32 air conditioning refrigerant technology on the road in Germany this spring. Two Daikin trucks will take the BluEvolution…
24th February 2016
Honeywell sees no obstacles in UTC merger
USA: Honeywell says it does not see the regulatory process as an obstacle to a merger with United Technologies Corporation (UTC). Admitting that the two…