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Italian trainer completes R290 ac course in China
ITALY/CHINA: Italian refrigeration and air conditioning training institute Centro Studi Galileo has completed a course on using propane in split system…
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AC industry committed to energy efficiency
USA: The leading US air conditioning manufacturers’ group has offered to work with Sir Richard Branson to ensure economical, energy…
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Mexichem to distribute Honeywell’s R448A in the EU
BELGIUM: Honeywell has appointed Mexichem as a distributor of R448A, its lower GWP replacement for R404A, in the EU.
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Scientists develop PCM for containers
UK: University of Birmingham scientists, working with a leading Chinese railway rolling stock company, have developed what they claim is…
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Branson: AC efficiencies are “pathetic”
UK: Sir Richard Branson, UK billionaire and founder of the Virgin group, says air conditioning efficiencies are “pathetic” and accuses…
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California enacts HFC refrigerant bans
USA: The state of California has today enacted unilateral prohibitions on high‑global warming potential hydrofluorocarbons.
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Global HFC phase-down enters into force
The Kigali Amendment enters into force today with ratification still awaited from over two-thirds of the Parties to the Montreal…
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End users unaware of F-gas duties
BELGIUM: Refrigeration and air conditioning end users in Belgium are largely unaware of their responsibilities under the F-gas regulations or…
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Slater to AHRI VP government affairs
USA: The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) has appointed Samantha Slater as vice president of government affairs.
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Fujitsu acquires Australian ac contractor
AUSTRALIA: Air conditioning manufacturer Fujitsu General has acquired Australian service and maintenance company Precise Air Group (PAG).
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Haier signs agreement with Geoclima
CHINA: Sources in China report that Haier Central Air Conditioning has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Italian air conditioning…
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More support for World Refrigeration Day
UK: Sustainable cooling experts and leading food federations have added their support for a World Refrigeration Day on June 26.
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Johnson Controls to switch to wind power
USA: Johnson Controls’ unitary HVAC product factory in Wichita, Kansas, is to switch to wind power to provide all of…
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