World News

USA: LG Electronics Inc are to collaborate with the highly regarded HVAC lab at the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) to carry out cold-climate heat pump research. 

FRANCE: French HVAC company Groupe Atlantic has announced its intention to establish a new €150m heat pump manufacturing site in France in 2024.

GERMANY/PORTUGAL: Bosch has announced that it will invest around €100m in its Portuguese heat pump plant. 

SWEDEN/AUSTRALIA: Wholesaler Beijer Ref is further increasing its footprint in Australia after signing an agreement to acquire HVAC distributor Turner Engineering. 

JAPAN: Mitsubishi Electric has developed an aluminium vertical flat tube (VFT) heat exchanger design which it claims can provide a 40% increase in heat pump air conditioner performance.

USA: Refrigerant manufacturer Koura is to introduce a refrigerant it developed more than 10 years ago as a new, direct replacement for R1234yf in the US automotive aftermarket.

USA: The US Department of Commerce has initiated an inquiry into whether US imports of a refrigerant blend from Mexico are circumventing antidumping duty orders.

SWEDEN/USA: Stockholm-based air treatment and climate solutions company Munters has received an order worth $137m from a leading US data centre colocation operator. 

GERMANY: Last week’s European Heat Pump Summit in Nuremberg attracted a record attendance of some 570 participants, including 150 online. 

EUROPE: The new F-gas regulations will force refrigerant importers/suppliers to keep and provide documented evidence that binding arrangements are in place for the return of “refillable” cylinders for refilling.

USA: Lennox has reported record results in the third quarter, with revenue up 10% to $1.37bn. 

USA: Lennox has completed the acquisition of AES, an HVAC and refrigeration company based in Tallassee, Alabama, dedicated to service and sustainability in the light commercial market.

USA: Danfoss USA has announced the winners of its 2023 EnVisioneer of the Year competition for North American companies using Danfoss products.

EUROPE: As expected, the European Parliament’s environment committee rubber-stamped the European F-gas revision proposals, yesterday, voting 68 to 11 in support of the document.

KENYA: Carrier Commercial Refrigeration is collaborating with Germany’s development agency GIZ to establish the first CO2 transcitical regional supermarket training centre in East Africa.

EUROPE: Despite a 1% increase compared to 2021, the EU-wide placing on the market of HFCs in 2022 was 3% below the maximum quantity allowed under the F-gas phase down.

SWEDEN: Acquisitions have driven wholesaler Beijer Ref’s Q3 net sales to SEK8,491m (€727m), an increase of 42% on the same period last year.

EUROPE: As expected, the protracted European F-gas revision negotiations have delayed the imposition of the proposed new quota amounts under the new phase-out timetable until 2025. 

SWEDEN: Daikin Sweden AB has relocated to a new BREEAM-certified office in Solna, Järva Krog, around 10km NE of Stockholm.  

SWEDEN: Recently launched Swedish company Aira has raised €86m to finance the expansion of its pan-European sales model of direct-to-consumer heat pumps on a monthly subscription.

DENMARK: Axial impeller manufacturer Multi-Wing Group has acquired 100% of the shares in Italian fan manufacturer VIP Air Empowerment Srl.

GERMANY: Compressor manufacturer Bitzer has been ranked in sixth place in a list of the 10,000 most important medium-sized German companies.

POLAND: The Polish heat pump supplier Klima-Therm is to build a new €94m headquarters and warehouse in Gdansk to support Poland's broader clean energy transition.

SWEDEN/GERMANY: Aira, the Swedish heat pump start-up, has acquired German plumbing, heating and air conditioning contractor Garant Wärmesysteme.

SWEDEN: Alfa Laval is again hosting a webinar showcasing its innovations and insights that have been designed to support customers on the road to net zero.

USA: Refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump products make a good showing at the AHR Expo Innovation Awards, just announced for the forthcoming exhibition in Chicago.

USA: Midea America’s soon to be launched 3 ton heat pump has exceeded performance benchmarks in the US Department of Energy's (DOE) Cold Climate Heat Pump Technology Challenge.