World News

GERMANY: Mannheim-based energy company MVV has commissioned a river heat pump as part of a €200m project to heat 40,000 households in the Rhine-Neckar region.

USA: Honeywell has completed the previously announced spin-off of its Advanced Materials business, now operating as Solstice Advanced Materials. 

EUROPE: The European Heat Pump Association has called for the needs of the sector to be included in the forthcoming EU Heating and Cooling Strategy and Electrification Action Plan.

IRELAND/USA: Cork-based specialist LED lighting company Nualight has been acquired by US lighting company Fulham Co Inc. 

SPAIN: A total of 53 tonnes of illegal refrigerant and nearly €1m in cash have been seized in two operations by the Spanish tax and customs authorities.

USA: Carrier has reported net sales down 7% at $5.6bn in Q3, with organic sales down 4%.

ITALY:  Frigoveneta, the Verona-based commercial and industrial refrigeration contractor, has acquired fellow Italian contractor Freddo & Co Srl.

USA: Copeland has been named as a winner in both the refrigeration and heating categories in the 2026 AHR Expo Innovation Awards.

NETHERLANDS: Haier HVAC Solutions has appointed newly established company Technoclima BV to distribute its HVAC technologies to the Dutch market.

PAKISTAN: The Islamic Republic of Pakistan has become latest country to ratify the Kigali Amendment to phase down HFCs.

JAPAN/DENMARK/AUSTRALIA: Mitsubishi Electric has signed agreements with universities in Japan, Denmark and Australia to redefine thermal comfort in buildings and promote it for adoption as an international standard. 

INDONESIA: LG Electronics has invested in a partner-operated production facility in Bekasi, West Java, Indonesia, dedicated exclusively to manufacturing LG air conditioners.

USA: Copeland is to acquire Sustainable Process Heat (SPH), a German industrial heat pump technology company. 

USA: Dr Samuel F Yana Motta, a pioneer in the development of HFO refrigerants, has joined refrigerant manufacturer Orbia Advance Corporation as global refrigerant applications director.

SINGAPORE: Described as Singapore’s largest, an industrial district cooling system, built, owned, and operated by a joint venture between SP Group and Daikin Singapore, is now in operation.

SWEDEN/ESTONIA: Beijer Ref has signed an agreement to acquire 80% of the shares in Airwave, a leading HVAC distributor in the Baltic markets.

POLAND: Daikin’s new Polish factory has won an award from the Polish Green Building Council (PLGBC) for its building design and incorporation of various ecological technologies.

USA: Mobile Refrigeration and the pioneering efforts of Minneapolis-based company Thermo King are to be honoured on a new $1 coin to be released by the US Mint.

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: The latest country to officially approve the Kigali Amendment to phase down HFCs is the Central African Republic.

BELGIUM: The European heat pump market is showing a slight yet uneven recovery this year, according to new statistics from the European Heat Pump Association (EHPA).

JAPAN: A new AC controller, set for European release, is one of three Daikin products to have received 2025 Good Design Awards from the Japan Institute of Design Promotion.

USA: Lennox has completed the $550m purchase of the HVAC Division of NSI Industries, including the Duro Dyne and Supco brand platforms.

CZECH REPUBLIC: German projects took the major glory at this week’s Panasonic Heating & Cooling Solutions PRO Awards to recognise Panasonic’s most outstanding European HVACR projects.

AUSTRIA: The Austrian Institute of Technology (AIT) has officially opened what it claims is the country’s most modern heat pump laboratory. 

JAPAN: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Thermal Systems’ Hyper Multi LXZ Series multi-splits has won a Good Design Award from the Japan Institute of Design Promotion.

AUSTRALIA: Ron Conry, original inventor of the ground-breaking oil-free Turbocor compressor, is behind a new company promising a new air conditioning technology, which could halve energy bills.

USA: The manufacturers’ association, AHRI, has warned that EPA proposals to roll back refrigerant phase-out dates would disrupt US manufacturers’ planning and re-open the market to outdated, high-GWP equipment.