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JAPAN: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ Q-ton Circulation air-to-water heat pump has won the Technological Development and Commercialisation category in this year’s Japanese Ministry of the Environment…

SWEDEN: Refrigeration wholesaler Beijer Ref has extended its partnership with compressor manufacturer Embraco for another three years. According to a Beijer Ref statement, the contract…

GERMANY/CHINA: German compressor manufacturer Bitzer is establishing a joint venture in Jiangsu in eastern China to manufacture smaller-capacity rotary compressors. The new 90,000m2 plant is…

ITALY: Lu-Ve’s recently introduced Igea sanitising filter is already receiving international recognition.

GERMANY: Efficient Energy, the Bavarian refrigeration pioneer using water as a refrigerant, has been placed third in Germany’s latest Deloitte Technology Fast 50 ranking.

ITALY: Heat exchanger manufacturer Roen Est has acquired Spanish refrigeration and air conditioning plant builder Arctic IRE SA. Founded in 1997 and based in Madrid, Arctic…

USA/CHINA: Refrigerant manufacturer Honeywell says that Chinese refrigeration and air conditioning components manufacturer Zhejiang DunAn Artificial Environment is to develop components compatible with its A1…

SWEDEN: Ventilation product manufacturer Lindab has extended its operations with the acquisition of Danish grilles and damper manufacturer Klimatek A/S.  Klimatek manufactures both standardised and…

ITALY: Daikin is celebrating the renewal of its contract for the supply, commissioning and maintenance of chiller units to CERN, the European Organisation for Nuclear…

GHANA: A US$1.9m air conditioning and refrigeration test laboratory, the first in West Africa, has been officially opened in Accra, Ghana.  The facility will enable…

USA: Refrigerant cylinder manufacturer Worthington Industries has called on the US EPA to rescind the forthcoming ban on disposable, non-refillable cylinders. The Ohio-based company has…

USA: Green group the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) and refrigerant manufacturer Chemours have clashed sticks over the latter’s partnership deal with the National Hockey League.…

USA: Partners Group, a Swiss-based global private equity firm, has acquired US HVAC parts manufacturer and supplier DiversiTech in a $2.2bn deal. The acquisition will…

ITALY: HVAC equipment manufacturer Clivet has officially opened its new €4m innovation centre at its plant in Feltre, northern Italy. The facility’s two new test…

USA: The Biden administration has officially submitted the Kigali Amendment to phase down HFCs to the US Senate for ratification. In a statement from the…

USA/JAPAN: The recent R1234yf patent infringement lawsuit brought by Chemours against Japanese refrigerant manufacturer AGC was filed after a previous action failed in the Japanese…

USA: US manufacturer Modine has appointed Mario Signorini as general manager, for global refrigeration and industrial coolers.  Modine produces Eco brand evaporator unit coolers, remote…

TURKEY: The Republic of Turkey has become the 129th country to ratify the Kigali Amendment to phase down HFCs. Agreed by all 197 parties to…

IRELAND: Supermarket freezer specialist Novum has doubled its manufacturing capacity at its plant in Clonshaugh, Dublin, to meet growing demand across Europe and North America.

USA: Chemours has filed a second R1234yf patent infringement lawsuit in Japan against Japanese refrigerant manufacturer AGC Inc.  The lawsuit alleges infringement of Chemours’ patents…

NETHERLANDS: Temperature-controlled warehousing and distribution company NewCold has commissioned several 100% electric refrigerated trailers from Dutch manufacturer THT New Cool. One of the main components…

USA: Refrigerant manufacturer Chemours has announced a new plant dedicated to the production of the non-flammable, low GWP HFO 1336mzz(E). The new plant located in…

UK: The head of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has called for enforceable domestic regulations in all countries to deter and combat the illegal…

FRANCE: Daikin Airconditioning France has reached an agreement to acquire 100% of the shares of industrial refrigeration and air conditioning contractor Groupe BV. The acquisition…

USA: Six leading manufacturers will partner with the US Department of Energy to improve the performance and energy-efficiency of cold climate heat pumps. Carrier, Daikin,…

ISRAEL: Cold-energy storage company Nostromo Energy has secured a $9.1m equity investment to support the Israeli company’s growth in the US. The provider of sustainable…

JAPAN: Daikin has reported sales of JPY1,558,863m ($13,812m) in the six months to the end of September – a 26.8% increase on the same period…