World News
10th December 2013
Date set for fourth F-gas meeting
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…
10th December 2013
Honeywell to build 1234yf plant at Geismar
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…
9th December 2013
Fourth F-gas meeting gets go-ahead
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…
8th December 2013
Carbon tax reduces emissions by just 0.1%
[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…
7th December 2013
R32: larger systems could be next
[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,…
6th December 2013
Bitzer marks 100,000th Ecoline
[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…
5th December 2013
US to investigate R134a imports
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…
5th December 2013
Daikin sets up joint venture in Saudi Arabia
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…
5th December 2013
Gas suppliers press for F-gas agreement
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…
3rd December 2013
Johnson Controls takes 60% of Hitachi ac
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…
1st December 2013
Daikin test houses in coldest city
[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,…
1st December 2013
Carel is a top Electrolux supplier
[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…
28th November 2013
No agreement puts F-gas in limbo
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…
28th November 2013
LG Electronics USA chooses Cho
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…
26th November 2013
F-gas revision on verge of collapse
BRUSSELS: The F-gas revision negotiations could be on the verge of collapse unless compromises can be found between the opposing demands of green groups and…
26th November 2013
Comments sought on data centre standard
USA: A proposed standard from ASHRAE that specifically addresses the unique energy requirements of data centres is open for advisory public review. High plug loads…
25th November 2013
Plugging skills gap in low GWP refrigerants
[caption id="attachment_1813" align="alignright" width="300"] The participants fro across Europe meet during formal discussions in London recently[/caption] BRUSSELS: A number of European industry bodies are behind…
25th November 2013
Cold chain conference in Maastricht
NETHERLANDS: The 17th European Cold Chain Logistics Conference & Trade Show will take place at Crowne Plaza, Maastricht, from February 24-26, 2014. Organised by the…
25th November 2013
EC calls on France to comply with F-gas
FRANCE: The European Commission has called on France to comply with the F-gas regulations or risk court action. France has so far failed to indicate…
25th November 2013
IIR calls for move to low GWP gases
POLAND: The International Institute of Refrigeration has urged for the adoption of low GWP refrigerants despite no agreement on an HFC phase-down at last week’s…
24th November 2013
Now Fujitsu announces R32 units
JAPAN: Fujitsu is the latest company to announce the introduction in Japan of air conditioners running on the low GWP refrigerant R32. The Japanese manufacturer…
22nd November 2013
Green groups fear losing F-gas bans
UK: As European states met today to decide their position on the F-gas regulation revisions, green groups have called on governments to support ambitious measures…
22nd November 2013
GEA begins heat exchanger sale
GERMANY: GEA is reported to have sent tender documents to private equity investors as the first step in the sale its heat exchanger division. According…
20th November 2013
Mitsubishi Electric faces Australian court
AUSTRALIA: Mitsubishi Electric Australia is to face a Federal court for allegedly engaging in resale price maintenance on its air conditioning units. Resale price maintenance…
19th November 2013
Danfoss eases hc product sales
[caption id="attachment_1715" align="alignright" width="300"] The Danfoss KPE pressure control is one of a large number of Danfoss products specially designed for use with hydrocarbons[/caption] Danfoss…
18th November 2013
LG to build $300m hq in New Jersey
USA: LG Electronics has started construction of a new $300m North American headquarters in New Jersey, despite opposition from conservation groups. The new 45,500m2 building…
16th November 2013
Emerson and Danfoss are AHR winners
USA: Emerson’s Copeland Scroll variable speed compressor and Danfoss’s AK-SM 800 series system manager controller are amongst the winners of the 2014 AHR Expo Innovation…