World News

USA: Improved refrigeration could save nearly half of the 1.3 billion tons of food wasted each year globally, a new report insists.

USA: US manufacturer Lennox and Korean company Samsung have formed an HVAC joint venture to sell ductless AC and heat pump (mini-split, multi-split, VRF) products in the United States and Canada. 

USA: Scientists have developed a new household refrigeration technology that cycles once overnight and uses a phase change material (PCM) to maintain temperature.

GREECE: Authorities in Florina, north-western Macedonia, have again been active in the interception of illegal refrigerants, arresting four people involved in an illegal shipment last week.

DENMARK: Danfoss has introduced Danfoss RefCare, a new international network of certified service partners and Danfoss-owned service hubs, capable of providing service and maintenance of Bock compressors.

BELGIUM: Raul Corredera Haener of Systemair has been re-elected for a second three-year term as president of Eurovent. Henk Kranenberg of Daikin Europe NV continues as vice-president.

UK: Charlotte Robinson, winner of the recent European Women in Cooling video competition, was presented with her award yesterday at a special ceremony at the historic Titanic Museum in Belfast.

JAPAN: The efficiency of the e-3D scroll compressor used in Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ latest heat pump chillers has been recognised by a top Japanese industry award.

ITALY: Carel has published a white paper explaining the new refrigerant regulations introduced by various countries, with a particular focus on the EU and the USA.

EUROPE: The European Commission has given the all-clear to Carrier Refrigeration’s acquisition by Haier.

JAPAN: Daikin Industries celebrated its 100th anniversary of its founding with a commemorative ceremony attended by 2,000 people at the Symphony Hall in Osaka.

PHILIPPINES: A giant air conditioning unit is helping to keep commuters cool at a bus stop in Manila.

NEW ZEALAND: A scheme promoting refrigerant recovery has significantly increased payments being made for the return for disposal of waste F-gases.

BELGIUM: Panasonic Heating and Cooling Solutions has been approved as a corresponding member of Eurovent, the European association for indoor climate, process cooling, and food cold chain technologies.

ITALY: Daikin Applied Europe is nearing completion of a new €16m R&D facility at its Ariccia manufacturing plant, near Rome.

EUROPE: Fifteen European member states have signed an open letter urging the European Commission to publish its delayed Heat Pump Action Plan and revise the “outdated” Heating and Cooling Strategy.

EUROPE: The European Commission has now published its proposals for minimum certification and training requirements for engineers under the new F-gas regulation 2024/573.

AUSTRALIA: Refrigerant Reclaim Australia (RRA) reports that it has reached the milestone of recovering 10,000,000kg of synthetic refrigerants since its inception in 1993.

USA: Keeprite Refrigeration is to relocate its Longview, Texas, manufacturing plant to a larger facility in nearby Kilgore.

USA: US authorities continue to enforce controls on HFCs under the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act, seizing illegal shipments and pursuing illegal importers. 

USA: Lennox has become the latest US manufacturer to announce a switch to lower GWP refrigerant R454B across all its residential HVAC products.

BELGIUM: Daikin Industries has celebrated its 100th anniversary with best-ever global sales but the “challenging” heat pump market saw sales drop in Europe.

JAPAN: Daikin Industries’ executive chairman and global group representative executive officer Noriyuki Inoue is set to retire at the age of 89 after 67 years with the company.

JAPAN: Carrier has dropped the Toshiba name from its Toshiba Carrier businesses. The move follows Carrier’s acquisition of the former joint venture business in 2022. 

USA: Commercial and industrial HVAC manufacturer Daikin Applied is to build a new custom HVAC and computer room AHU manufacturing facility in Tijuana, Mexico. 

USA: A startup developing high-efficiency heat pumps, air conditioners and refrigerators based on solid refrigerant technology has raised $8m from investors.

USA: Trane Technologies is to participate in the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Commercial Building Heat Pump Technology Challenge.