World News
15th August 2022
Jean Jacquin RIP
FRANCE: Jean Jacquin, a former president of AREA and long-time former chairman of SNEFFCA, the French association of refrigeration and air conditioning companies, has died…
13th August 2022
Armacell to acquire Austrian insulation company Austroflex
LUXEMBOURG: Insulation manufacturer Armacell has announced its intention to acquire the Austrian company Austroflex Rohr-Isoliersysteme GmbH for an undisclosed sum.
11th August 2022
US man faces 5-years prison for R22 smuggling
USA: A 69-year-old man faces up to five years in prison after pleading guilty to smuggling approximately 309,536kg of the illegal HCFC refrigerant R22 into…
10th August 2022
Drees appointed CEO of Daikin Applied Americas
USA: Jeff Drees has been appointed CEO of Daikin Applied Americas to replace Mike Schwartz who is retiring at the end of this month. Drees…
10th August 2022
Cowan becomes president Thermo King EMEA
IRELAND: Trane Technologies has appointed Dwayne Cowan as president of Thermo King Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) and Global Marine, Air and Rail. Since…
8th August 2022
Liebherr on track with CO2 AC system
AUSTRIA: A CO2 air conditioning system from German manufacturer Liebherr has been successfully tested in a passenger train in Austria. The air conditioner is the…
7th August 2022
Refrigerant transition help for US retailers
USA: The North American Sustainable Refrigeration Council (NASRC) has created a resource to help retailers navigate regulation changes implemented by the AIM Act to phase…
7th August 2022
Scientists seek way to make ammonia production more sustainable
USA: Scientists at the US Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory have joined efforts to find a way to reduce the environmental impact of producing…
5th August 2022
Lower GWP A2L refrigerants in SNAP list proposals
USA: The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposes to add a number of new lower GWP refrigerants to its SNAP list of acceptable substances for refrigeration…
4th August 2022
One dead after Napa Valley LD outbreak
USA: The cooling tower on a hotel roof in California’s Napa Valley has been taken offline following a legionnaires’ disease outbreak which has killed one…
4th August 2022
Carel half-year revenue up 29%
ITALY: Refrigeration controls manufacturer Carel has recorded revenues of €261.3m in the first six months to June 30, a 29% increase compared to the same…
3rd August 2022
Hoshizaki set to increase stake in Turkish firm
JAPAN/TURKEY: Hoshizaki is set to take a majority stake in commercial kitchen equipment manufacturer Öztiryakiler. Hoshizaki started investing in Öztiryakiler in 2019, and currently has…
2nd August 2022
ASHRAE approves Daikin refrigerant as R474A
USA: A new Daikin refrigerant announced last year as a more efficient alternative to R1234yf in electric vehicles has been designated as R474A by ASHRAE…
2nd August 2022
EIA calls for probe into Romania’s HFC inaction
UK: The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) has called on the European Public Prosecutor's Office to investigate Romania’s illegal trade in HFC refrigerants. More than a…
2nd August 2022
Poultry firm faces $110k fines for ammonia leak
USA: A poultry processing company faces fines of $110,000 after an ammonia leak hospitalised two workers. A federal workplace safety investigation into the incident in…
2nd August 2022
Lennox signs refrigerant reclaim deal with Hudson
USA: Refrigerant company Hudson Technologies has signed an exclusive agreement to supply certified reclaimed refrigerants to US HVAC manufacturer Lennox. The agreement is designed to…
1st August 2022
Carrier completes Toshiba JV acquisition
USA: Carrier has completed the $900m acquisition of Toshiba’s 60% stake in the Toshiba Carrier air conditioning joint venture that the two companies created in…
1st August 2022
Beijer Ref buys French company EID
SWEDEN/FRANCE: Beijer Ref has signed an agreement to acquire 85% of French company EID, a manufacturer of insulated copper pipes and wholesaler of refrigeration and…
31st July 2022
Lu-Ve completes Italia Wanbao-ACC purchase
ITALY: Lu-Ve has announced the completion of the acquisition of Italia Wanbao-ACC Srl by its heat exchanger subsidiary SEST SpA. Established in 1968, Italia Wanbao-ACC…
31st July 2022
Mongolia ratifies Kigali Amendment
MONGOLIA: The number of countries to have ratified the Kigali Amendment to phase down HFC refrigerants has grown to 137 with the recent addition of…
29th July 2022
Bill Gates joins $20m investment in efficient AC concept
USA: Blue Frontier, the developer of an air conditioning system combining sensible cooling with liquid desiccant dehumidification, has received a $20m investment co-led by Bill Gates’ Breakthrough…
29th July 2022
Chemours invests $80m in 1234yf production boost
USA: Chemours is to invest $80m in the expansion of its HFO1234yf refrigerant manufacturing facility in Ingleside, near Corpus Christi, Texas. Officially opened in 2019,…
29th July 2022
Kälte Eckert acquired by investment firm Triton
GERMANY: The German investment firm Triton has acquired a majority stake in Kälte Eckert Group, one of the leading suppliers of environmentally friendly refrigeration systems in…
28th July 2022
Carrier to complete Toshiba Carrier jv purchase early August
USA: Carrier has revealed that the acquisition of Toshiba’s 60% stake in the Toshiba Carrier joint venture is expected to be completed in early August.…
28th July 2022
Ammonia leak leads to $214K penalty
USA: The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced a $214,000 settlement with a Californian carrot producer following the release of over 2,000lb of ammonia…
27th July 2022
Emerson marks 200 millionth Copeland compressor
USA: Emerson has announced its 200 millionth Copeland compressor installation worldwide in a year that the brand celebrates its 100th anniversary. The Copeland brand traces its…
27th July 2022
Battery-powered transport refrigeration exceeds targets
NETHERLANDS: A nine-month trial of a lithium-ion battery-powered transport refrigeration system is said to have exceeded its target of saving 80% of the diesel used…