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GERMANY: Rob de Bruyn is the new md of Bitzer subsidiaries in Asia, Indonesia and Malaysia, replacing Gianni Parlanti who has been appointed director of…

AUSTRALIA: Mitsubishi Electric Australia has been fined AUS$2.2m (£1.19m) for engaging in resale price maintenance on its air conditioning units. The Federal Court of Australia…

JAPAN: The new Mitsubishi Electric range of air conditioners running on the low GWP refrigerant R32, has won the top energy efficiency prize at Tokyo’s…

GERMANY: Germany’s professional firefighters' association is calling for a clearly visible warning on all cars that are filled with the new air conditioning refrigerant R1234yf.…

[caption id="attachment_2700" align="alignright" width="300"] The Petra Engineering hq in Amman[/caption] SAUDI ARABIA: Jordanian air conditioning manufacturer Petra Engineering has established a factory in King Abdullah…

USA: Refrigerators and air conditioners are in the top 10 most essential appliances according to a new list on the US website HowStuffWorks. On top…

BRUSSELS: The European green parties have welcomed the outcome of yesterday evening’s agreement on revisions to the F-gas regulations. European Parliament draftsman/rapporteur and Green climate…

BRUSSELS: The parties to the F-gas revisions stepped back from the brink today by agreeing a phase down of HFCs and equipment bans that will…

JAPAN: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation has acquired a controlling interest in railcar air conditioning systems manufacturer Klimat-Fer SpA. Today's announcement will see 80% of Klimat-Fer's shares…

INDIA: Previously a centre for CFC smuggling, India has now become a focus for the illegal imports of HCFCs. Five customs officers, one of them…

USA: The US International Trade Commission has sided with Mexichem in agreeing that Chinese R134a is allegedly being subsidised and sold at unfair prices.  With…

GERMANY: The Secop Group's takeover of hermetic compressor manufacturer ACC Austria has passed EC regulatory controls and is expected to be completed by the end…

USA: Refrigerant manufacturer Arkema says that its R22 retrofit blend R427A has been approved by Emerson for use with Copeland Discus compressors. R427A is a…

BRUSSELS: Next Monday, December 16, is the date that has been set for a fourth trialogue meeting on the F-gas revisions. This fourth meeting between…

USA: Honeywell is to build a new 1234yf plant at its Geismar, Louisiana facility as part of a $300m investment in the new refrigerant. The…

BRUSSELS: The Lithuanian presidency has given a mandate for a fourth trialogue meeting in a last-ditch effort to save the F-gas regulation revisions. The news…

[caption id="attachment_2563" align="alignright" width="400"] Opponents protest the imposition of Australia's controversial carbon tax[/caption] AUSTRALIA: The carbon tax introduced in Australia in July 2012, which led…

[caption id="attachment_2560" align="alignright" width="300"] Mitsubishi Electric is one of the leading Japanese manufacturers to have introduced wall-mounted R32 units[/caption] JAPAN: The mildly flammable refrigerant R32,…

[caption id="attachment_2555" align="alignright" width="300"] The 100,000th new Ecoline reciprocating compressor being presented to Bitzer’s Polish distributor Berling SA (l to r): Frank Fuhlbrück (Bitzer Schkeuditz…

USA: The US Department of Commerce has initiated anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigations into imports of R134a from China.  The news follows a petition by Mexichem…

BELGIUM: Daikin Europe has established a joint venture subsidiary In Saudi Arabia. Appropriately named Daikin Air Conditioning Saudi Arabia, the new company pairs Daikin with…

BRUSSELS: The group representing fluorocarbon refrigerant suppliers has urged the European negotiators to reach agreement on the F-gas revisions, end market uncertainty and deliver on…

USA and JAPAN: Johnson Controls is to take a 60% stake in Hitachi Appliances' global air conditioning business.  The new joint venture company, which will…

[caption id="attachment_1900" align="alignright" width="317"] Daikin's airtight high thermal insulation house (left) and standard test house (right)[/caption] JAPAN: With heating products of increasing importance to Daikin,…

[caption id="attachment_1897" align="alignright" width="394"] Winning team (l to r): Grégroire Letort, Keith R McLoughlin (president and ceo Electrolux Group), Lennart Persson (managing director of Carel…

BRUSSELS: The third trialogue on revisions to the F-gas regulations broke up without agreement yesterday evening, leaving the possibility that the new regulations could be…

USA: William Cho, a 26-year veteran of LG Electronics, has been named president of LG Electronics USA. He succeeds Wayne Park, who has been promoted…