World News

USA: The next resupply ship to the International Space Station will contain an experiment to learn how reduced gravity affects boiling and condensation.

JAPAN: Mitsubishi Electric has reported robust demand for its air conditioners in the first quarter of this financial year.

USA: Chemours has developed an HFO-based two-phase immersion cooling  (2-PIC) fluid for next-generation computing and electric vehicle technologies.

SOUTH KOREA: A new ammonia-based ship HVACR system developed by HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has been approved in principle by ABS, the marine classification company.

SWEDEN/SOUTH KOREA: Refrigeration and air conditioning wholesaler Beijer Ref has entered the South Korean market through the acquisition of the HVACR division of DS Maref.

USA: Carrier has recorded second quarter sales of $6bn, a 15% increase on 2022. 

USA: Food producer Taylor Farms New England will pay $650,000 to settle chemical accident prevention violations related to the use of ammonia in its refrigeration systems.

USA: MSA Safety has secured a $24.5m contract with the US Navy to provide components for refrigerant monitoring systems.

GERMANY: A new survey of German plumbing, heating and air conditioning installers has shown that heat pumps accounted for around 26% of their business in 2022.

GERMANY: Domestic heat pumps can now be awarded Germany’s Blue Angel ecolabel, the independent endorsement of environmentally-friendly products and services.

ITALY: Controls manufacturer Carel is to acquire an 82.4% stake in Kiona Holding AS, a leading Norway-based software as a service provider of property technology solutions. 

FRANCE: Lennox EMEA is to expand its HVAC and refrigeration business in the Middle East and African markets.

GERMANY: Researchers from Goethe University Frankfurt have put a measuring device into operation on a mountain near Frankfurt to measure atmospheric F-gases.

TAIWAN: A college student has been killed by an air conditioner that fell from the 17th floor of a high-rise apartment in Banqiao, New Taipei City.

SWEDEN: Wholesaler Beijer Ref has recorded its best ever quarter for sales, profit and operating margin.

EUROPE: The third trilogue meeting today on the revision of the F-gas regulation (517/2014) has failed to reach an agreement.

GERMANY/USA: Viessmann Refrigeration Solutions has announced its acquisition of a majority stake in BMIL Technologies, a North-Carolina-based refrigerated warehouses and cold storage company.

AUSTRALIA: Enel X Australia has been awarded AUS$3.7m (US$2.5m) grant from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency to support flexible demand solutions in the small commercial and industrial refrigeration sectors.

Italian manufacturer Epta is to create a commercial refrigeration joint venture with German company Viessmann Refrigeration Solutions (VRS).

USA: Johnson Controls has acquired FM:Systems, a leading digital workplace management and Internet of Things (IoT) solutions provider headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina.

ITALY: Maurizio Marchesini, MD of chiller manufacturer Rhoss, has been named as the new chairman of Assoclima, the Italian association of air conditioning manufacturers.

GREECE: Fines of over €200,000 are said to have been levied on Greek companies accused of trading in “illegal” and “counterfeit” HFC refrigerants.

USA: Lennox has marked the completion of renovations to its Marshalltown facility, five years after it was destroyed by a tornado.

JAPAN: A survey by Daikin has revealed that most Japanese consumers are unaware of how to use air conditioners efficiently, so avoided turning them on during recent hot weather.

USA: The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a final rule of a 40% cut in the production and consumption of HFC refrigerants from 2024. 

GEORGIA: Georgia has become the 151st country to officially adopt the Kigali Amendment.

NORTH MACEDONIA: The customs authority in North Macedonia says it has seized a shipment of over 13.5 tonnes of HFC refrigerant in illegal disposable cylinders coming in from Greece.