World News
19th November 2022
Woman fined for refrigerant smuggling
ROMANIA: On Thursday (November 17) Romanian border police stopped a vehicle in Siret near the border with Ukraine and found it to be carrying six…
18th November 2022
Daikin to build $220m AC factory in Indonesia
JAPAN: Daikin is to invest $220m in a new residential air conditioner factory near the Indonesian capital, Jakarta.
18th November 2022
Bedard to head Lennox residential business
USA: Lennox International has announced that its head of refrigeration Gary Bedard will become president of its residential business in succession to long-serving Doug Young…
18th November 2022
Lennox seeks “strategic alternatives” for European business
USA: Lennox says it will explore “strategic alternatives” for its European commercial HVAC and refrigeration businesses.
18th November 2022
Panasonic to buy Systemair’s commercial AC business
JAPAN/SWEDEN: Panasonic has announced its intention to acquire the commercial air conditioning business of Swedish HVAC manufacturer Systemair AB in a deal said to be…
17th November 2022
Daikin plans to double R&D in Turkey
TURKEY: Daikin is to build a new R&D facility for air conditioning and heat pumps at its factory in Hendek, Turkey. The €3.5m investment in…
16th November 2022
Lu-Ve reports sales up 30.5% to €467.7m
ITALY: Heat exchanger product manufacturer Lu-Ve has reported sales of €467.7m, up 30.5% on the same period in 2021. The third quarter recorded a 14.3%…
16th November 2022
Daikin half-year sales up 30%
JAPAN: Daikin sales in the half-year to the end of September rose 30% to JPY2,019,800m (US$14,490m), while operating profit was up 15% to JPY221,700 ($1,590m).…
16th November 2022
Chemours and Honeywell in reclaim pact
USA: Rival refrigerant manufacturers Chemours and Honeywell have announced a new pilot scheme to “enable” qualified companies to recycle and reclaim their R404A replacement gases…
16th November 2022
Trane on track for low-carbon steel
IRELAND: Trane Technologies has announced low-carbon steel purchase agreements with major suppliers Nucor Corporation and US Steel. Nucor’s Econiq and US Steel’s VerdeX will be…
16th November 2022
Eurovent Certita cooperate with BIMobject
FRANCE/SWEDEN: Product performance certification company Eurovent Certita Certification has formed a partnership with global marketplace BIMobject to integrate their platforms. Under the terms of the…
16th November 2022
Code change could disrupt US move to A2L refrigerants
USA: A leading energy and environmental body has warned that a proposed amendment to local US building codes could disrupt the move to lower flammability…
14th November 2022
Schlitz named global products president
IRELAND: Johnson Controls has named Lei Schlitz to succeed Jeff Williams as vice president and president, global products who retired earlier this year. Schlitz joins…
14th November 2022
Swegon sources “green” steel
SWEDEN: HVAC equipment manufacturer Swegon is to source “green” steel from Luxembourg-based multinational steel producer ArcelorMittal. ArcelorMittal’s XCarb steel has a significantly lower climate footprint,…
14th November 2022
Daikin opens Saudi applied factory
SAUDI ARABIA: Daikin has opened its first factory in Saudi Arabia for the manufacture of air handling units and other applied air conditioning solutions. The…
13th November 2022
Carel sales up 29.3% in first nine months
ITALY: Refrigeration controls and humidification company Carel has reported sales of €401.1m in the first nine months of this year, a 29.3% increase on the…
13th November 2022
Phase down on track as F-gas use declines
EUROPE: After a slight increase in 2020, the total supply of F-gases to the EU continued to decline in 2021, according to the latest report…
12th November 2022
Danfoss plans Turbocor production in Europe
DENMARK: Danfoss is to establish a Turbocor service centre at its headquarters in Nordborg, with plans to start full production of its oil-free compressors in…
11th November 2022
Danfoss call for greater cold chain investment
DENMARK: Danish engineering company Danfoss has called for greater investment in cold chain technology to contribute to food security by cutting food loss and waste…
11th November 2022
Swegon buys Italian AHU firm Samp
SWEDEN/ITALY: Gothenburg-based HVAC manufacturer Swegon has acquired the Italian air handling unit manufacturer Samp SpA.
11th November 2022
Carrier backs African cold chain development
USA: Carrier is helping to advance cold chain development and training in Africa, following recently forged agreements with humanitarian organisations. According to Carrier, the collaborations…
10th November 2022
Efficiency is key to renewables success
DENMARK: Danfoss president and CEO Kim Fausing has warned that the build-out of renewables will not be even near sufficient without curbs on our demand…
10th November 2022
Daikin buys Italian service company
ITALY: Daikin Air Conditioning Italy has acquired the Italian technical service company Landi SpA. Landi was founded in Ciserano, Lombardy, in 1976. The company specialises…
9th November 2022
F-gas proposals would impact EU climate targets
EUROPE: Industry groups from Europe and Japan have condemned F-gas amendments proposed by lead rapporteur Bas Eickhout, saying they would jeopardise the wider EU climate…
8th November 2022
Folker Franz leaves EPEE
BELGIUM: Folker Franz, director general of EPEE, the body representing the European refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump industry, has left the organisation. A statement…
8th November 2022
Trane completes AL-KO purchase
IRELAND: Trane Technologies has confirmed its acquisition of German air handling unit manufacturer AL-KO Air Technology. The agreement to purchase the company, a division of…
8th November 2022
F-gas revision may need “balance” on heat pumps
EUROPE: The EU environmental committee rapporteur has urged industry to move to natural alternative refrigerants as quickly as possible but recognises that a “balance” may…