World News

USA: A waffle manufacturer in San Jose has been fined $85,000 for the release of around 3,400lb (1,542kg) of ammonia. The Eggo Company was criminally…

USA: All common higher GWP HFC refrigerants including R134a, R404A and R410A will be banned in most new refrigeration and air conditioning applications from 2025…

BELGIUM: Alberto Ferrandi, product manager at Swegon has been elected chairman of Eurovent’s Polyvalent Units Task Force group.

AUSTRALIA: The Australian manufacturers’ group, AREMA, and UNEP are helping Pacific Island Countries improve their training capacity on good servicing practices of refrigeration and air…

ITALY: Commercial refrigeration manufacturer Epta has joined VICORPAN, a European project aimed at reducing CO2 emissions and increasing the recyclability of refrigeration appliances that use vacuum insulation panels. Co-funded by the EU,…

FRANCE: Carrier Commercial Refrigeration claims to have reached a landmark 20,000 CO2 transcritical refrigeration racks sold in Europe.  Carrier’s landmark unit, installed by MCI 34 at…

JAPAN: Japanese manufacturer Yanmar has developed a hybrid chiller system, in cooperation with Daikin Industries and Tokyo Gas, that combines gas and electric technologies.  The…

USA/UAE: IGas USA, a leading producer and seller of refrigerant gases, has opened a new 2,000,000ft2 (186,000m2) production facility on 160,000m2 of land in Abu…

VENEZUELA: The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela has become the latest country to ratify the Kigali Amendment to phase down HFC refrigerants. Venezuela's ratification follows that…

GERMANY: Linde Engineering is to supply two identical helium cryogenic refrigeration systems for the Large Hadron Collider (LHC).

JAPAN: Panasonic is to collaborate in a distributed energy business with fellow Japanese company Yanmar to deploy solutions based on air conditioners and micro cogeneration…

USA: Daikin Comfort Technologies, the Japanese air conditioning manufacturer’s North American unitary, ductless and light commercial and VRV products subsidiary, has acquired US controls manufacturer…

FRANCE: Efficient Energy, the German company producing chillers using water as the refrigerant, has been named as the winner of the Technological Solutions category in this year’s European Technology Awards.

GERMANY: Schneider Electric has sold its HVAC controls company Eberle to Eberle's management and private equity company Borromin. Formed in 1932, Eberle Controls GmbH was…

BELGIUM: EPEE has appointed Russell Patten, former CEO of its corporate affairs company Grayling, as its new director general. In his role at Grayling, Patten…

USA: Expanding its refrigerant reclaim capacity in the US, A-Gas is completing the construction of its latest refrigerant separation towers at its Rhome, Texas, plant.  A-Gas’ new…

FINLAND: Finnish building services company Caverion has acquired Carrier's commercial refrigeration projects and related services business in Finland. Caverion says that the transaction will further strengthen its…

FRANCE: The International Energy Agency (IEA) has described heat pumps as “indispensable” in efforts to cut emissions and has urged policy makers worldwide to put…

FRANCE: Colleen Keyworth, current president of the US group Women in HVACR, has been appointed as the first president of the International Network for Women…

BELGIUM: Herwig Coppens has been named as the new chairman of the Belgian refrigeration and air conditioning association Frixis. Coppens, who is technical advisor at…

ITALY: Francesco Mastrapasqua, Epta’s institutional affairs manager, has been re-elected president of Assocold, the Italian industrial and commercial refrigeration equipment manufacturers’ association.  Mastrapasqua will lead…

USA: German fans and drives manufacturer Ziehl-Abegg is to invest €100m in a new production plant in the USA.  The new plant, with administration building…

BELGIUM: Eurovent has released its new Recommendation 6/18 on quality criteria for Air Handling Units. The document provides a comprehensive overview of features that determine…

USA: The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO) has denied claims that a recent vote might block the move to lower flammability A2L…

ITALY: Enex Technologies has further expanded its portfolio of “natural” refrigerant focused companies with the acquisition of the Italian Emicon Group and its subsidiaries Emicon…

USA: The death of a maintenance worker at an arena in Augusta, Georgia, on Friday evening has been blamed on a refrigerant leak from an…

SWEDEN/USA: Stockholm-based air treatment and climate solutions company Munters has acquired the US dehumidification component manufacturer Rotor Source Inc and sister company Hygromedia LLC.  Established…