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KENYA: Although over 2.2m tonnes of ODSs have been phased out by the Montreal Protocol, 640,000 tonnes of HCFCs are still to be eliminated. This and…

USA: The influential AHRI has announced tests on 15 new refrigerants and the launch of a new study of the flammability of A2L refrigerants. Tests…

BELGIUM: The European Commission may set the rules but at least one of its operations is still to come to terms with the phase out…

USA: The Middleby Corporation has acquired Italian refrigerated food service company Desmon SpA. Based in Nusco, near Naples, Desmon has annual revenues of approximately €12m.…

CHINA: A joint venture between Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Chinese manufacturer Dalian Refrigeration has produced its first centrifugal chiller. The chiller, an AART-70R with a…

EUROPE: Patrick Roubi has been appointed vice president and general manager at Johnson Controls Building Efficiency Europe & Africa.  He succeeds Bruno Nicolas who is…

USA: The Chemours Company will be the new name for DuPont's Performance Chemicals business when it is spun off next year. Chemours will be the…

USA: Phononic, a company developing a thermoelectric cooling system, has secured a further $44.5m in funding. The company, based in North Carolina, has already received…

[caption id="attachment_10332" align="alignright" width="400"] The Etsrel Hotel in Berlin will be the venue for Daikin's three-day event[/caption] GERMANY: Daikin Germany is to organise a three-day…

GERMANY: Usage of HFCs, HCFCs and SF6 reduced by 7% in Germany in 2013, according to latest figures from the German government. The figures show…

[caption id="attachment_10323" align="alignright" width="400"] Gerhard Sturm celebrates 80 years today[/caption] GERMANY: Gerhard Sturm, fan pioneer and founder of Ebm-Papst over five decades, celebrates his 80th…

UK: The establishment of a sustainable cold chain in India could save £4.4bn worth of fruit and vegetables wasted annually. Experts at the University of…

AUSTRALIA: Victoria-based cooling and heating system manufacturer Brivis Climate Systems Pty is set to be bought by the Australian subsidiary of Japanese heating company Rinnai.…

[caption id="attachment_10271" align="alignright" width="400"] Airedale International welcomes first training delegates (l to r) Mohammad Parvez and Imad Moghrabi – of Al Mazroui Advanced Technology, Airedale…

BELGIUM: A petition calling for a ban on the use of “dangerous substance” R1234yf in vehicle air conditioning systems has been rejected by the European…

[caption id="attachment_10222" align="alignright" width="400"] The Honeywell survey was carried out amongst city dwelers in Riyadh, Jeddah and Dammam[/caption] SAUDI ARABIA: A new survey amongst end-users…

[caption id="attachment_10218" align="alignright" width="400"] Daikin Applied's Verona facility[/caption] USA: In an unusual move, Italian heat exchanger manufacturer Provides Metalmeccanica Srl is to set up a…

USA: The US EPA has evaluated the new HFO refrigerants as having similar or lower global warming potential than CO2. The HFOs 1234yf, 1234ze and 1233zd…

CANADA: Canada’s “notice of intent” to follow the US and ban certain HFC refrigerants has now been published in the government’s official organ the Canada Gazette.…

UK: Daikin Europe is leading the way across Europe for the number of employees qualified under the BREEAM Accredited Professional programme. The BREEAM Accredited Professional…

GERMANY: TÜV SÜD is to build what it is claimed will be Europe's largest air conditioning and refrigeration equipment test house. Construction has begun on…

NORWAY: A leading maritime equipment supplier has warned that the shipping industry is ill-prepared for the new F-gas regulations. As well as not paying close…

GERMANY: DuPont has created an updated version of its DuPrex 4.0 refrigerant comparison software to mark the sales launch of its new Opteon product range.…

JAPAN: Mitsubishi Electric is to expand the use of low GWP refrigerant R32 to its commercial air conditioning portfolio in Japan. From February, the Japanese…

[caption id="attachment_10165" align="alignright" width="245"] Helmut Meyer, Bitzer’s chief sales and marketing officer[/caption] GERMANY: Helmut Meyer, managing director of Bitzer’s Finnish subsidiary Lumikko Technologies has been…

TAIWAN: Center Technology has warned customers of Chinese counterfeits of its popular Center 382 refrigerant leak detector. According to the manufacturer the Chinese fakes have…

IRELAND: Ingersoll Rand, parent company of Thermo King, is set to acquire Germany’s largest refrigerated transport company Frigoblock for €100m. Frigoblock manufactures and designs transport…