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SWITZERLAND: Ammonia heat pumps from Johnson Controls are to be employed in an expansion of a Zürich waste incineration plant supplying the city’s district heating system.

GERMANY: Laurence Roy has left Kelvion to lead the European coldroom sales activities of Viessmann Clean & Cold Solutions. 

USA: Harlem Hospital, which has been treating victims of New York City legionnaires’ disease outbreak, has been identified as one of two possible sources.

SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS: The smallest sovereign state in the Western Hemisphere, Saint Kitts and Nevis, has become the latest country to have officially accepted the Kigali Amendment to phase down HFCs.

EUROPE: Prices for the high GWP gases/mixtures in Europe went down slightly in the second quarter of this year, compared with Q2/2024.

CZECH REPUBLIC: Panasonic has invested €320m in its heat pump factory in the Czech Republic, boosting annual production capacity to 1.4 million indoor and outdoor units from 2030.

USA: Arkema has completed the transition of its R134a refrigerant facility in Calvert City, Kentucky, to produce the new HFO 1233zd. 

SWITZERLAND: Liebherr-Transportation Systems is to supply propane-based HVAC systems to Swiss train manufacturer Stadler Bussnang for integration in 16 battery electric multiple unit FLIRT trains.

USA: Joseph Martinko, Chemours’ president of thermal and specialised solutions, has been awarded the 2025 Winthrop-Sears Medal by The Chemists’ Club. 

USA: Lowe Rental, the UK-headquartered global commercial refrigeration and catering equipment solutions provider, will now be distributing Pastorfrigor refrigeration cases to the US grocery and retail market.

JAPAN: Fujitsu General has said that its name and trademarks will remain “for a certain period” following the completion last Friday of its purchase by Paloma Rheem Holdings.

FRANCE/GERMANY: SPIE, the French provider of multi-technical services in the areas of energy and communications, has acquired Dutch companies Voets & Donkers Koeltechniek BV and its subsidiary VND Technical Services BV.

INDONESIA: South Korean manufacturer LG has been named as the cooling solutions provider for a US$300m AI data centre currently under construction in Jakarta, Indonesia. …

USA: The number of deaths in the legionnaires’ disease outbreak in New York City’s Harlem neighbourhood has risen to six.

USA: Honeywell has progressed plans to spin off its Advanced Materials business this year, filing its Form 10 registration statement and announcing its future board for the new Solstice business.

USA: With the US continuing to suffer shortages of lower GWP refrigerant R454B, Carrier has announced that it is now fulfilling R454B refrigerant orders within two weeks from time of order.

BELGIUM: After two and a half years of construction, Daikin’s €140m EMEA Development Centre (EDC) is now operational.

USA: Modine has officially opened its new 100,000ft2 factory in Chennai, India, to meet accelerated demand for data centre cooling across the APAC region.

UK/USA: Vertiv Holdings has successfully completed the $200m acquisition of Great Lakes Data Racks & Cabinets, a leading manufacturer of innovative data rack enclosures and integrated infrastructure solutions.

SOUTH KOREA: LG Electronics is reducing plastic consumption and carbon emissions by adopting a new material and manufacturing process for its commercial 4-way system air conditioners. 

USA: Lennox has signed a definitive agreement to purchase the HVAC division of NSI Industries, a leading provider of electrical, HVAC, and network infrastructure product solutions, for approximately $550m.

USA: Over 600,000 Frigidaire-brand minifridges have been recalled in the USA after reports of short circuits causing more than $700,000 of property damage.

SPAIN: With firefighters continuing to battle 14 major blazes across Spain, home and business owners are being advised of precautions to take with their air conditioning systems.

USA: A fourth person is reported to have died from the outbreak of legionnaires’ disease in New York City's Harlem neighbourhood.

USA: GE Appliances has revealed that it will invest more than $3bn over the next five years in its US operations.

USA: Chemours has revealed that its Opteon two-phase immersion cooling fluid has been qualified by Samsung Electronics, following testing by the Korean computer manufacturer.

GERMANY: US asset management firm Apollo is to acquire a majority stake in German heat exchanger products manufacturer Kelvion.