World News
21st October 2014
Vietnam target for R22 elimination
VIETNAM: The United Nations is behind a new project to end Vietnam’s dependence on R22 in industrial refrigeration. The United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO)…
21st October 2014
Honeywell/DuPont mount antitrust defence
EUROPE: DuPont and Honeywell will mount a defence against the EC's preliminary view that their co-operation on the development of refrigerant HFO1234yf may have infringed EU antitrust…
20th October 2014
Heat pump sales increase
EUROPE: A total of 769,879 heat pumps were sold in Europe last year, an increase of 3% on 2012. According to the soon-to-be-published report by…
19th October 2014
Emerson launches refrigeration forum
USA: Emerson Climate Technologies has launched an initiative to create a forum and resource for customers faced with changing refrigeration issues. Emerson says its E360…
19th October 2014
US slashes R22 allocation
[caption id="attachment_9033" align="alignright" width="400"] A DuPont graphic showing the allocation reduction in millions lbs[/caption] USA: The US Environmental Protection Agency is proposing a more aggressive…
17th October 2014
Model supermarket part of Emerson’s Helix
USA: A 2,500ft² model supermarket will form part of the refrigeration research facilities at Emerson’s $35m innovation centre at the University of Dayton. Construction begins…
17th October 2014
Daikin recalls air conditioners in Japan
JAPAN: Daikin has issued a product recall in Japan of 840,000 residential air conditioners and air cleaners. The recall affects 261,199 air conditioning indoor units…
17th October 2014
Beijer Ref makes further acquisition
SWEDEN: Beijer Ref AB continues to expand, this time acquiring all shares in GFOI (Générale Frigorifique Océan Indien), a French refrigeration wholesaler on Réunion Island…
17th October 2014
Toshiba/Carrier to expand collaboration
USA: Toshiba and UTC are to expand their Toshiba Carrier joint venture in an effort to double sales by 2020. The announcement will see the…
16th October 2014
Chillventa 2014 sets new record
GERMANY: With the Chillventa 2014 exhibition due to close this afternoon, the organiser has announced a record attendance – topping 30,000 visitors for the first…
16th October 2014
Carrier to host cold chain summit
UK: Carrier is to play host to global leaders at a conference in London on November 20 to discuss food waste in emerging and developed…
16th October 2014
US set to impose duties on Chinese R134a
USA: The US Commerce Department is reported to be about to impose punitive duties on imports of refrigerant R134a from China. The department's final determination, made yesterday,…
15th October 2014
Climalife app answers F-gas questions
FRANCE: Climalife has produced a new app which could solve many of the mathematical and logistical problems contractors and end-users will face with the new…
14th October 2014
F-gas phase-down is huge challenge – DuPont
GERMANY: The enormity of the challenge facing the European acr industry in reducing the use of HFCs was highlighted by DuPont at yesterday’s Chillventa exhibition…
14th October 2014
AREA produces free guide to F-gas changes
BELGIUM: The European contractors association AREA has produced a timely guide to the F-gas regulations which clarifies the new rules, their impact and their practical…
14th October 2014
Honeywell and Trane in 1233zd commitment
GERMANY: Trane has revealed how it's commitment to increase efficiency and reduce GWP led to the introduction of the first chiller using R1233zd(E). First revealed…
14th October 2014
Get out of R404A now!
[caption id="attachment_8767" align="alignright" width="250"] Ray Gluckman: “2018 and 2019 could be tough years if the big users, the industrial and supermarket users, don’t start moving…
13th October 2014
Webinar on controversial cooler efficiencies
USA: Emerson Climate Technologies is to host a webinar on the US DOE's controversial walk-in cooler and freezer energy efficiency ratings. Entitled “Staying Ahead of…
13th October 2014
Tecumseh celebrates down Mexico way
MEXICO: Compressor manufacturer Tecumseh took the opportunity of AHR Expo-Mexico 2014 to honour and recognise its Mexican wholesalers. Tecumseh made awards to more than 20…
12th October 2014
Low GWP refrigerant R450A to be SNAP-listed
[caption id="attachment_8865" align="alignright" width="400"] Honeywell's Solstice N13, aka R450A, is already being trialled in CO2 cascade systems[/caption] USA: The EPA is to list refrigerant R450A,…
8th October 2014
Mandatory F-gas log book free to download
EUROPE: The EFCTC refrigerant logbook, updated to comply with the new F-gas regulations, is now available to download. The revised European F-Gas Regulation 517/2014 includes…
7th October 2014
Mitsi first with aluminium heat exchangers
EUROPE: Mitsubishi Electric has become the first air conditioning manufacturer to adopt super-efficient aluminium heat exchangers in its VRF range. The new City Multi YLM…
6th October 2014
A linear compressor for larger systems?
USA: Two American entrepreneurs are developing an energy-saving linear refrigeration compressor that, they say, could be scaleable for use in commercial refrigeration and air conditioning.…
6th October 2014
R1234yf in 7 million cars by 2016
USA: Refrigerant manufacturer DuPont expects to see the low GWP replacement R1234yf in 7 million car air conditioning systems by the end of next year.…
5th October 2014
Sanden to expand CO2 in Europe
FRANCE: Japanese CO2 refrigeration equipment manufacturer Sanden has expanded its operations in Europe, opening a new branch in Brittany. The office in Rennes will build on the success…
5th October 2014
Spanish store first to test new R404A “drop-in”
SPAIN: A low GWP refrigerant, originally developed as a replacement for R134a in chillers, is being tested as a “drop-in” replacement for R404A in a…
3rd October 2014
Daikin predicts 30,000 R32 sales
[caption id="attachment_8667" align="alignright" width="300"] The Daikin hq in Selangor[/caption] MALAYSIA: Daikin expects to sell over 30,000 R32 air conditioning units in Malaysia over the next…