World News

USA: Carrier has signed an agreement to acquire Nlyte Software, a leader in data centre infrastructure management (DCIM) software.  According to Carrier, Nlyte’s proven data…

GERMANY/FRANCE: GEA has entered into exclusive negotiations regarding the potential sale of its refrigeration contracting operations in France to French contractor Syclef. GEA Refrigeration France…

NETHERLANDS: Dutch refrigeration wholesaler Uniechemie, part of the Beijer Ref group, has changed its name to Celsis.  The Apeldoorn-based company says that the name change…

NETHERLANDS: The Dutch association representing 400 refrigeration and air conditioning companies has hit out at its own country’s proposals which could ban HFCs and HFOs…

DUBAI: Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (Empower) is said to have signed a deal with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to supply chillers totalling 100,000TR for district…

EUROPE/CHINA: REHVA, the Federation of European Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning Associations, has renewed its memorandum of understanding with China Heating,Ventilation and Air Conditioning (CAHVAC).…

USA: A paint that reflects up to 98.1% of sunlight and could cool surfaces 4.5ºC below ambient has earned a Guinness World Records title as the world’s whitest paint.

UK: The London-based Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) has accused enforcement authorities in Romania of “alarming complacency” in failing to tackle the illegal trade in HFC…

BELGIUM: Shecco, the Brussels-based “natural” refrigerant market development company, has changed its name to ATMOsphere.  Founded in 2007, Shecco is active in market research and…

USA: On World Ozone Day, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called on nations to act now to slow climate change, feed the world’s hungry and…

EL SALVADOR: The Central American Republic of El Salvador has accepted ratification of the Kigali Amendment to phase down HFC refrigerants. The addition of El Salvador…

FRANCE: A transport refrigeration unit based on a hydrogen fuel cell has now commenced road testing in France. The FresH2 fuel cell project launched by…

IRELAND: Trane Technologies is to acquire the US company Farrar Scientific, a leader in ultra-low-temperature refrigeration for biopharmaceutical and other life science applications. Based in…

USA: Modine is to close its coil coating plant in Pompano Beach, Florida, after signing a strategic partnership and license agreement with Advancoat LLC. Founded…

USA: The private equity firm behind last week's acquisition and merger of two Canadian commercial refrigeration equipment companies is eyeing “multiple acquisitions” in the US,…

SINGAPORE: The sale of water-cooled chillers that use refrigerants with a GWP of more than 15 are to be prohibited in Singapore under a new…

BELGIUM: The 11th edition of the ATMOsphere Europe Summit this month will include an expert discussion on the latest developments in the revision of the…

USA: The US EPA has announced settlements totalling more than $826,000 with four Californian companies for alleged safety violations relating to the use of ammonia…

GERMANY: Efficient Energy GmbH, the chiller manufacturer using water as the refrigerant, has appointed Laurence Roy as corporate development manager. Roy joins Efficient Energy from…

USA: CO2 refrigeration specialist Hillphoenix has earned the US Environmental Protection Agency’s GreenChill 2020-2021 Store Certification Excellence recognition for the 10th consecutive year.  This achievement…

BELGIUM: Daikin Europe has added indoor air quality control as an option on its floor-standing Altherma heat pump convector.  The wall-mounted controller continually measures the…

EUROPE: A group of leading European HVAC and building engineering associations are for EU recognition of indoor air pollution as a risk to human health.…

ITALY: Carel’s iJ electronic refrigeration controller has been recognised in this year’s European Product Design Awards. Introduced last year, the iJ was a winner in…

EUROPE: Panasonic has launched its annual search for the best European HVACR project involving Panasonic products. This is the fourth edition of the Panasonic PRO…

ITALY: Italian heat exchanger product manufacturer Lu-Ve reports turnover up 16.8% to €227.6m in the first half of this year and an order book up…

USA: Carrier has completed the acquisition of Guangdong Giwee Group (Giwee Group) and its subsidiaries, including Guangdong Chigo Heating & Ventilation Equipment Co.  After signing…

AUSTRALIA: Uncertainty over the Covid-19 situation going into 2022 has prompted the organiser of Australia’s Air conditioning, Refrigeration and Building Services exhibition (ARBS) to reschedule…