World News

ITALY: Midea has confirmed the start of construction of a new €60m air-to-water heat pump production base with the laying of a foundation stone at…

NORWAY: The industry in Norway faces a 24% increase in tax on f-gases in proposals for the country’s 2023 budget. The proposed increase in the…

GERMANY: Chia-Cheng Tien of Chinese Taipei has taken the refrigeration and air conditioning Gold Medal at this year’s WorldSkills Competition in Nuremberg.

ITALY: Lu-Ve has claimed the first Eurovent certification for CO2 gas coolers with its Lu-Ve Exchangers and Alfa Lu-Ve brands.  The globally recognised, third-party Eurovent…

GERMANY: Chinese manufacturer Midea claims to have registered and published the world’s first Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) for air conditioners with its XtremeSave series splits.…

GERMANY: The German government is offering funding from its annual €600m energy research budget for projects aimed at decarbonising heating and cooling.  German’s Ministry for Economic Affairs and…

GERMANY: The organiser of the first Chillventa exhibition for four years is predicting a visitor attendance of around 28,000 for this year’s event which ends today.

GERMANY: Engineers in Germany developing a propane-based refrigeration circuit for heat pumps are said to have achieved a heating capacity of 12.8kW with only 124g…

DENMARK/GERMANY: Danfoss has announced its intention to acquire German compressor manufacturer Bock GmbH from private equity company Nord Holding.

FRANCE: Renewable and energy management company Blue Pearl Energy has integrated French HVAC contractor ECCI-Durbiano into its network of SMEs specialising in energy efficiency services. …

GERMANY: Fan manufacturer Ziehl-Abegg SE has appointed Dr Marc Wucherer as its new CEO. Wucherer, who has been on the board of directors of drive…

ITALY: Enex Technologies has announced its expansion into France with the acquisitions of industrial refrigeration company Samifi France and heat exchanger manufacturer Morgana.

DENMARK: Danfoss has instructed its companies across Europe to turn down the heat in its offices, factories, and warehouses to help lower energy demand. With…

GERMANY: The International Network for Women in Cooling (INWIC) will be holding a side event at this week’s Chillventa exhibition to explore the challenges facing…

USA: An ice manufacturer must pay $182k for failing to comply with safety regulations to prevent the accidental release of ammonia refrigerant. The US Environmental…

USA: Refrigerant manufacturer Arkema has announced plans to increase the supply of the low GWP HFO 1233zd through plants in China and the USA. Arkema…

USA: The former Miami resident who pled guilty last month to smuggling over 300 tonnes of the illegal HCFC refrigerant R22 has been jailed for…

AFRICA: An investment of US$150m has established a pan-African cold chain logistics platform to improve essential food security across sub-Saharan Africa.  The temperature-controlled logistics infrastructure…

GERMANY: Daikin Europe has announced the expansion of its German heat pump manufacturing base in Güglingen, Germany.  The expansion, which involves the installation of three…

GERMANY: Panasonic is set to launch a new Aquarea air-to-water heat pump employing propane refrigerant. The propane model, the Aquarea L, is one of two new…

EUROPE: Four European training providers and Italian HVAC equipment manufacturer Clivet have jointly devised a plan for the training and certification of users of hydrocarbon…

MOROCCO: The Union of African Associations of Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Stakeholders (U-3ARC) has called for an end to the dumping of obsolete air conditioners in Africa.

JAPAN/NIGERIA: Daikin is to begin assembling air conditioners in Nigeria in an effort to become the leading seller of cooling equipment in East Africa by 2025.…

ITALY: Clivet is to build a new 30,000m2 domestic heat pump factory near its current manufacturing facility in Villapaiera, Feltre. Reports from Italy say that…

USA: The Swedish air treatment and climate solutions business Munters has opened a new factory for the production of data centre cooling equipment in Virginia,…

PORTUGAL: Limiting air conditioning temperatures, controlling chillers and AHUs and placing doors on chiller/freezer cabinets are amongst a range of measures and recommendations being implemented…

USA: Emerson has agreed to sell its Russian business, including its manufacturing subsidiary Metran and sales and service company Emerson LLC, to the local management…