World News
24th May 2022
Solomon Islands ratifies Kigali
SOLOMON ISLANDS: The Kigali Amendment has now been ratified by the Solomon Islands, making the South Pacific archipelago the 132nd country pledged to phase down HFC…
23rd May 2022
Jean Janssen RIP
GERMANY: Emerson has announced the sudden death of Jean Janssen, president of its Commercial & Residential Solutions Europe business. Jean Janssen began his career at…
22nd May 2022
Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in New York
USA: The New York City Health Department is investigating a cluster of legionnaires’ disease cases in the Highbridge neighbourhood in the Bronx. Four people have…
22nd May 2022
Ice producer settles on $170,000 for ammonia violations
USA: An ice producer in New Bedford, Massachusetts, has agreed a $170,000 settlement with the US EPA for breaches of safety regulations in the use…
20th May 2022
Daikin in JV to install Singapore’s largest district cooling system
SINGAPORE: Daikin Singapore and leading Asia Pacific utilities company SP Group have formed a new joint venture to install Singapore’s largest district cooling system (DCS).…
20th May 2022
Scuderi appointed Eurovent secretary general
BELGIUM: Francesco Scuderi has been appointed secretary general of Eurovent to replace long-serving Felix Van Eyken who is retiring in July. The appointment is effective…
19th May 2022
Daikin Europe begins construction of €140m R&D centre
BELGIUM: Daikin Europe has begun construction of its new €140m EMEA Development Centre (EDC) in Ghent and announced further increases in heat pump production at…
18th May 2022
Philippines customs seizes R507 shipment
PHILIPPINES: Customs authorities in the port of Cebu have seized 300 cylinders of the high GWP refrigerant R507 that did not have the necessary importation…
18th May 2022
Maersk to build 45,000m2 cold store in New Zealand
NEW ZEALAND: Integrated container logistics company Maersk is to build a new 45,000m2 cold chain facility in the Waikato District, the fourth largest region in New…
18th May 2022
Carel revenues up 32% in Q1
ITALY: Refrigeration controls manufacturer Carel has reported consolidated revenues of €128.9m, up 32.1% compared to the first three months of 2021 and a consolidated EBITDDA of €27.2m.
17th May 2022
Altor takes majority stake in Nordic Climate Group
SWEDEN: Private equity firm Altor has signed an agreement with Capillar Equity to acquire a majority stake in Nordic Climate Group (NCG), a leading refrigeration…
16th May 2022
Andrea Vallejo appointed chair of EPEE
BELGIUM: Andrea Vallejo, Johnson Controls vice president & general manager global industrial refrigeration, has been elected chair of EPEE, the European Partnership for Energy and…
14th May 2022
Japan bans exports of low temp refrigeration to Russia
JAPAN: The export of low temperature refrigeration equipment and other “cutting edge” technology to Russia is to be banned under new sanctions imposed by the…
13th May 2022
Van de Sande elected AREA president
GREECE: Coen van de Sande, director of Dutch association NVKL, was elected president of European contractors’ group AREA at the association’s general assembly in Athens…
13th May 2022
AGC develops “safe” replacement for R410A
JAPAN: Refrigerant manufacturer AGC claims to have developed a new HFO1123 blend which resolves safety issues associated with this gas as a low GWP replacement…
12th May 2022
OpenBlue Innovation Centre opens in Cork
IRELAND: Johnson Controls has opened an OpenBlue Innovation Centre in its global HQ at One Albert Quay, Cork, Ireland. OpenBlue is Johnson Controls cutting-edge technology suite…
12th May 2022
Galyen to retire as president of Danfoss North America
USA: John Galyen, president of Danfoss North America, is set to retire after 21 years with the company. He will be replaced by Rick Sporrer,…
11th May 2022
TICA completes Smardt move
CHINA: Chinese air conditioning manufacturer TICA has acquired the remaining shares in the Montreal-based oil-free centrifugal chiller manufacturer Smardt.
11th May 2022
Honeywell to offer car AC drop-in refrigerant
USA: Honeywell has announced it will be selling Solstice 456A, a new lower GWP drop-in replacement for R134a in car air conditioning systems. While Honeywell…
11th May 2022
Daikin invests in IAQ technology startup
JAPAN/UK: Daikin Industries has invested an unspecified sum in Wlab, a London-based startup company also known as the Sensio Air, that uses AI and IoT…
11th May 2022
Dantherm owner buys German firm Trotec
GERMANY: Deutsche Beteiligungs AG (DBAG), owner of Danish HVAC manufacturer Dantherm, has acquired Trotec, a German manufacturer and distributor of a range of products from…
10th May 2022
Deal reclaims R134a gas for reefers
SINGAPORE/JAPAN: Port services company PSA International is working with Japanese container transportation and shipping company Ocean Network Express (ONE) to recover and recycle refrigerant gas…
10th May 2022
Daikin Europe posts “best ever” results
BELGIUM: Daikin Europe has announced its “best result ever” with a 25% increase in turnover to €4.3bn for the year to 31 March 2022. The…
8th May 2022
Daikin expected to report record profits
JAPAN: Daikin is expected to report a record net profit for the year ended March 31, on the back of strong sales in North America…
7th May 2022
Carrier donates split ACs to Covid-19 hospital
CHINA: Carrier China has donated 180 split air conditioners to a makeshift Covid-19 quarantine hospital in Baoshan district, Shanghai. The equipment will provide a healthy…
6th May 2022
GEA reports record orders
GERMANY: GEA has reported a 20.4% increase in orders in the first quarter of the year to a record €1.54bn, with three orders alone totalling…
6th May 2022
Senate committee nod for Kigali Amendment
USA: Industry groups have applauded Wednesday’s recommendation by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for approval of the Kigali Amendment by the full US Senate. A…