World News
8th June 2014
Marijuana found in refrigeration unit
USA: Customs and Border Protection officers in Lewiston NY arrested a Canadian man on Friday after finding marijuana stashed within the coils of his refrigerated…
8th June 2014
Seized R22 contained hydrocarbon
GEORGIA: Customs authorities have revealed that an illegal consignment of R22 was contaminated. The refrigerant, 100 1kg cylinders and 70 13.6kg cylinders, was seized because…
7th June 2014
G7 backs HFC alternatives
BRUSSELS: Leaders at the G7 Summit have promised to push for a phase-down of HFCs and to promote the public procurement of HFC alternatives. Backing…
7th June 2014
Bitzer owner honoured
[caption id="attachment_5815" align="alignright" width="400"] Honoured: Peter Schaufler and his wife Christiane Schaufler-Münch with Peter Schneider (left) and Dr Nils Schmid (right)[/caption] GERMANY: Peter Schaufler, chairman…
6th June 2014
Fifty-four in hospital after ammonia leak
INDIA: Fifty-four workers at a seafood processing plant in Tamil Nadhu were admitted to hospital on Wednesday night after an ammonia leak. The workers of…
6th June 2014
Air conditioning demand up 5.9% in 2013
JAPAN: World demand for air conditioners was 95.9 million units last year, a 5.9% increase on 2012. The estimated figures released by the Japanese Refrigeration…
5th June 2014
Hubbard trials liquid-air-powered refrigeration
UK: Suffolk-based Hubbard Products is collaborating on field trials of a new liquid-air-powered transport refrigeration system. The Dearman engine is a novel piston engine powered…
5th June 2014
Arkema raises refrigerant prices
FRANCE: Arkema has announced a price increase of 15% in Europe across a range of refrigerant blends. The price increases came in on June 1…
5th June 2014
Man dies in trawler refrigeration leak
USA: A suspected refrigerant leak from a refrigeration unit onboard a trawler in Alaska, yesterday, has left one person dead and another in hospital. Media…
4th June 2014
Trane/Thermo King factory opens
CZECH REPUBLIC: Ingersoll Rand has opened a new state-of-the-art factory to manufacture and distribute Trane chillers and Thermo King mobile air conditioning systems in Ovčáry-Kolín.…
4th June 2014
R1234yf in 3 million cars this year
USA: DuPont expects the refrigerant HFO1234yf to be in the air conditioning systems of nearly 3 million vehicles worldwide by the end of this year. …
4th June 2014
NZ looks to improve refrigerant recovery
NEW ZEALAND: In an effort to improve on a refrigerant recovery rate of just 5%, New Zealand has released a discussion document on options to…
3rd June 2014
Emerson creates focus for CO2
[caption id="attachment_4441" align="alignright" width="200"] Andre Patenaude[/caption] USA: Emerson Climate Technologies has created a strategic business initiative to focus on carbon dioxide (CO2) refrigeration systems. Faced…
3rd June 2014
Refrigeration vital to fusion project
[caption id="attachment_5738" align="alignright" width="400"] The Cryostat is a large, stainless steel structure surrounding the vacuumvessel and superconducting magnets, providing a super-cool, vacuumenvironment[/caption] FRANCE: Air Liquide…
3rd June 2014
Silver Stevie for Steve
[caption id="attachment_5711" align="alignright" width="400"] Steve Gill gets acquainted with his latest international award[/caption] SOUTH KOREA: UK refrigeration consultancy Steve Gill Associates found itself amongst a…
1st June 2014
Heatcraft now supplying R32 cylinders
AUSTRALIA: Heatcraft Australia now have refrigerant cylinders and accessories available for the new R32 refrigerant which is being adopted by most of the leading air…
1st June 2014
Delhaize reveals enviro initiatives
BELGIUM: The Delhaize Group has revealed that it reduced refrigerant emissions by 8%/m² in 2013, a year in which it trialled transcritical CO2 systems in…
31st May 2014
Managing Bitzer scroll compressors
[caption id="attachment_5623" align="alignright" width="200"] James Cullen[/caption] USA: James Cullen, programme manager at Bitzer Scroll Inc has been made director responsible for the international product management…
30th May 2014
DOE faces court over impossible standards
USA: The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute claims that the Department of Energy’s new energy conservation standards for commercial refrigeration equipment may be impossible to…
28th May 2014
Johnson Controls invests in China r&d
[caption id="attachment_5558" align="alignright" width="400"] Johnson Controls commitment to China includes the construction of a second global corporate headquarters in Shanghai. The 35,000m² campus is expected…
28th May 2014
Trox buys eastern European distributor
[caption id="attachment_5547" align="alignright" width="400"] The BSH International/BSH Austria headquarters in Vienna. BSH International remains with the current owner[/caption] GERMANY: Trox has acquired parts of the…
27th May 2014
Calls for ban on hydrocarbon retrofits
AUSTRALIA: A leading industry body has called for action to stop the use of hydrocarbons in vehicle air conditioning systems after two people are said…
27th May 2014
Fukushima ice wall gets go ahead
[caption id="attachment_5526" align="alignright" width="400"] Tests on a small scale ice wall at the plant have already proven the technology[/caption] JAPAN: The idea to construct an…
26th May 2014
Obituary – Don Foster
USA: Don Foster, a former president of US air conditioning manufacturer Rheem, died peacefully at his home in Fort Smith, Arkansas, last Wednesday. He was…
26th May 2014
Concern over “natural” refrigerant safety
[caption id="attachment_5489" align="alignleft" width="250"] Australian PM Tony Abbott is battling to repeal the carbon tax[/caption] AUSTRALIA: The Australian government will review its ozone protection and…
25th May 2014
US to allow venting of hydrocarbons
USA: The US Environmental Protection Agency is to amend its environmental regulations to allow certain hydrocarbons to be vented to atmosphere. With hydrocarbon refrigerants becoming…
24th May 2014
Fridge engineer dies in explosion
[caption id="attachment_5404" align="alignright" width="450"] The Biotechnology lab on the University of Delhi's South Campus[/caption] INDIA: A refrigeration engineer died and his co-worker injured while servicing…