World News

UK/GERMANY: In separate moves, Aira, the Swedish company with big plans for Europe’s air-source heat pump market, has launched in Germany and acquired a UK installer.

SWITZERLAND: Refrigerant manufacturer Chemours has signed a distribution agreement with Turkish company Cantaş Kimya Sanayi ve Ticaret AŞ.

NETHERLANDS/ITALY: BDR Thermea has strengthened its strategic partnership with GI Holding following the acquisition of a 25% stake in the Italian HVAC manufacturer.

JAPAN: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has received an order from refrigerant manufacturer Mexichem Fluor Japan (Koura) for a hydrogen fluoride production plant in Kitakyushu City. 

BELGIUM: An association representing 770,000 European technology companies has called the proposed “blanket restriction” of all PFAS, regardless of their toxicity and risk profile, disproportionate.

GERMANY: Refrigerant leakage from air conditioning and refrigeration systems in Germany was down to just 1.12% in 2022.

GERMANY: Sustainable cooling in the cold chain will be the focus of this year’s Green Coo­ling Sum­mit, a two-day online event taking place next month.

USA: Copeland has announced a partnership with Enersponse, a US provider of distributed energy resource (DER) management services for commercial and industrial customers. 

NETHERLANDS: Domestic and commercial heating company Remeha has officially opened what is claimed to be the largest heat pump factory in the Netherlands.

UK/USA: Smiths Group plc, the British multinational diversified engineering business, has acquired Heating & Cooling Products (HCP), a US-based manufacturer of HVAC solutions, for $82m (£65m).

EGYPT: The Arab Republic of Egypt has become the 152nd country to officially adopt the Kigali Amendment.

ROMANIA: Authorities in Romania have blocked a shipment of 1,140 cylinders of hydrofluorocarbon refrigerants from Turkey by an unregistered importing company.  

SWEDEN: The Nordic Climate Group (NCG) continues on the acquisition trail, this time with the purchase of Swedish refrigeration and heat pump contractor Kylanläggningar AB.

USA/GERMANY: Lennox has agreed to sell its process cooling business Hyfra Industriekühlanlagen GmbH to Glen Dimplex.

JAPAN: Despite Japanese temperatures topping 38ºC in July, domestic shipments of room air conditioners were down 23.8% for the month at 1,106,000 units.

DENMARK: Danfoss has officially opened its latest Application Development Centre (ADC), this one within its new Smart Store supermarket near the company’s headquarters in Nordborg.

SWEDEN: Nordic Climate Group has continued its grow in Denmark with the acquisition of air conditioning, refrigeration and heat pump contractor PVN Køleteknik.

USA: The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced a settlement with a California-based ice processing company following safety issues with its ammonia refrigeration system.

DENMARK: Danfoss has reported robust growth in half-year sales, up 13% to €5,528m.

FRANCE: Dr Yosr Allouche has become the first woman, and the first person born outside of France, to hold the role of director general of the International Institute of Refrigeration.

USA: Chinese manufacturer Gree has recalled 1.56 million portable dehumidifiers in the USA after reports of at least 23 fires, 688 incidents of overheating, and $168,000 in property damage.

USA: Enforcement of the US AIM Act regulations controlling the use, importation and production of HFCs has been identified as a priority by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). 

USA: The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reached settlements totalling $373,490 with two Maine-based companies for ammonia refrigeration system safety violations.

UK: US investment company TPG Rise Climate has acquired a majority stake in refrigerant management company A-Gas from current majority shareholders KKR and its other owners.

GERMANY: Industry groups in Germany have called for exemptions for F-gases and spare parts for refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pumps in any future European PFAS bans.

BELGIUM: Eurovent has released its first ever recommendation on the STER seasonal efficiency index for polyvalent units.

GERMANY: Industry groups in Germany are calling for clear heat pump policies at both national and European level in order to shift to clean energy.