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USA: Cindy Newberg, the US EPA’s director of the stratospheric protection division, has won the USA's top public service award for her efforts to curb…

JAPAN: Faced with continuing covid lockdowns in China, Japanese air conditioning manufacturer Daikin says it will end its reliance on component supplies from China by…

CANADA: Quebec-based commercial refrigerated display case manufacturer MTL Cool has been acquired by Due North, the recently formed operating company from the merger of Minus Forty…

GERMANY: The forthcoming ASERCOM EPEE Symposium on the eve of Chillventa will include an update on the F-gas regulation and the planned restriction of the…

NIGERIA: An enterprise providing solar-powered walk-in cold rooms for perishable foods in Nigeria has been recognised by an award from Harvard University’s Belfer Center for…

KENYA: UN secretary general António Guterres has called on the world to continue backing the “essential work” of the Montreal Protocol as the international treaty…

USA: Carrier has announced investments in three new innovative startups through its recently formed Carrier Ventures group.  The three companies – Archilogic, Butlr and Transaera – have been…

NIGERIA: Air conditioning manufacturer Daikin has announced the opening of its first training centre in Nigeria, focused on providing wide ranging training programmes for the…

UK: Refrigerant manufacturer Koura will present details of a new lower GWP A2L refrigerant blend for air conditioning applications at the forthcoming Chillventa exhibition in…

DUBAI: Eurovent has signed a memorandum of understanding with the GCC Standardisation Organisation (GSO), the standards organisation for the member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council and Yemen.

FRANCE: The installation of 600 million heat pumps by 2030 could cover 20% of buildings' heating needs, a new report suggests. High-efficiency electric heat pumps…

USA: Registration is now open for the 2023 ASHRAE Winter Conference, being held in Atlanta, Georgia from February 4-8.  Registration for the conference also provides entry…

USA: The US Chamber of Commerce, backed by nine other industry bodies, has sent a letter to members of the Senate, urging “expeditious” ratification of…

USA: California-based fruit processor Ventura Coastal LLC will pay civil penalties of $270,00 to resolve Clean Air Act chemical risk management violations related to its…

ITALY/USA: Italian refrigeration controls and humidification company Carel is to acquire the US sensor manufacturer Senva Inc.  Founded in 2007 and based in Beaverton, Oregon,…

NORWAY: Caverion, the Finnish service and maintenance company, has signed an agreement to acquire Norwegian company Simex Klima & Kulde AS.

FRANCE: Renewable and energy management company Blue Pearl Energy has expanded its network of European energy services firms with the acquisition of French HVAC contractor…

GERMANY: Trumpf, the German industrial machine manufacturing company, has developed what it says is a sustainable cooling solution for its laser-cutting machines.  Instead of using…

ITALY: Lu-Ve has promised its employees €1,000 to help the cope with the increasing cost of living and the huge increases in energy prices. The…

JAPAN: Daikin Industries is relocate its Japanese headquarters to new offices in Osaka, just a short distance from its current building that it has occupied…

CZECH REPUBLIC: Panasonic has said it intends to invest around €145m to boost heat pump production at its factory in the Czech Republic to 500,000 units…

USA: Daikin’s filter manufacturing subsidiary AAF has acquired New-Jersey-based National Air Filter Service Company, one of the oldest and largest full-service air filtration management companies in the…

ITALY/GERMANY: Refrigeration controls and humidification company Carel has acquired 100% of the share capital of German rotary and plate heat exchanger manufacturer Klingenburg GmbH and…

USA: The University of Illinois Urbana Champaign has announced the death of Predrag “Pega” Hrnjak, the internationally renowned air conditioning and refrigeration research professor. He…

USA: A free five-day virtual event in October will highlight sustainable refrigeration solutions in the wake of the implementation of the US AIM Act to…

DENMARK: Sabroe, a name which, along with its polar bear logo, has become synonymous with industrial refrigeration, is celebrating 125 years in business. What started…

BELGIUM: A new EU project funded by Horizon Europe aims to make heat pumps the lead heating technology for industry by 2030.