World News
23rd March 2022
Daikin wins Flanders investment award
BELGIUM: Ostend-based Daikin Europe has won the Foreign Investment of the Year Trophy, awarded by Flanders Investment and Trade (FIT). This award, by Flanders Investment…
22nd March 2022
Peter Novak RIP
SLOVENIA: Peter Novak, energy expert, former VP of REHVA and an eminent member of the Slovenian Society for Heating, Refrigerating and Air-conditioning Engineers, has died…
22nd March 2022
Fridge engineer fined for causing burn injuries
AUSTRALIA: A refrigeration engineer has been fined AUS$33,000 (€22,200) for unsafe work practices at an Adelaide restaurant, that caused significant burns to himself and the shop owner.
21st March 2022
Sørensen nominated as Danfoss chairman
Jens Bjerg Sørensen is Danfoss' nomination for chairman of the board DENMARK: Jens Bjerg Sørensen has been nominated as chairman of the Danfoss A/S board…
18th March 2022
Daikin USA subsidiary acquires NJ distributor
USA: Daikin company Goodman Distribution has acquired its New-Jersey-based distributor, CCOM Group, and its subsidiaries Universal Supply Group, RAL Supply Group and S&A Supply. CCOM…
17th March 2022
Lu-Ve reports record year
ITALY: Heat exchanger product manufacturer Lu-Ve achieved a turnover of €492m in 2021, an increase of 22.6% on the previous year. EBITDA was €60.8m (+34.6%)…
17th March 2022
Carrier selects R454B for rooftops
FRANCE: Carrier has selected the lower GWP refrigerant blend R454B as the optimum solution for use in rooftop applications across Europe. R454B is a lower…
16th March 2022
US takes AIM at illegal refrigerant shipments
USA: US authorities claim to have prevented illegal HFC refrigerant shipments equivalent to approximately 530,000MTCO2e since January 1, when its cap and phase down rules…
15th March 2022
Blue Star collaborates on new controllers
INDIA: Leading Indian air conditioning manufacturer Blue Star has signed an alliance with electronic solutions company VVDN Technologies to develop and manufacture a new generation…
15th March 2022
Daikin suspends Russian business
BELGIUM: Daikin is the latest air conditioning and heat pump manufacturer to suspend business in Russia following its invasion of Ukraine. In a statement…
15th March 2022
F-gas quota cuts will hit heat pump ambitions
BELGIUM: The leading European associations have called on the European Commission to rethink its accelerated HFC phase down proposals or risk jeopardising the switch to…
13th March 2022
CO2 air conditioner is class performer
GERMANY: The University of Bayreuth has handed over a CO2-powered air conditioning system to the Kulmbach Vocational School Centre (BSZ) for use in its operations and teaching.
13th March 2022
F-gas revision promises steeper phase down
EUROPE: Proposals to accelerate the phase down of refrigerants under the European F-gas regulations could see the current allowable quota slashed by around 50% in…
12th March 2022
Lu-Ve presses ahead with “green” investments
ITALY: Heat exchanger product manufacturer Lu-Ve has installed a new production line in its plant in Limana, Italy, specifically for products designed for CO2 and…
12th March 2022
Mitsubishi Electric stops Russian shipments
JAPAN: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation has stopped shipments to Russia and donated €1m to support relief efforts in Ukraine. In a press statement, the Japanese multinational…
11th March 2022
Danfoss in “refrigeration as service” JV
SWEDEN: Danfoss has formed an energy service joint venture company in Sweden with Norwegian company Ohmia Retail International AS. Through Ohmia Retail Sweden AB, Danfoss…
11th March 2022
Epta sees sales soar above €1 billion
ITALY: Commercial refrigeration equipment manufacturer Epta is celebrating becoming a “one billion company” after seeing sales rise 29.6% to €1,197m in 2021. The record results…
11th March 2022
ASHRAE conference call for papers
USA: Abstracts are now being accepted for the 2023 ASHRAE Winter Conference in Atlanta, Georgia next February. The conference will address improving energy efficiency and decarbonisation in…
11th March 2022
Chemours joins companies shunning Russia
USA: Refrigerant manufacturer Chemours is the latest multinational to announce the suspension of business with Russia in response to the ongoing military conflict and humanitarian…
10th March 2022
MHI develops nitrogen-based ULT system
JAPAN: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Corporation (MHI) has developed a large capacity, ultra low temperature brine refrigeration system using nitrogen as the refrigerant. …
9th March 2022
Hudson reports record sales
USA: Leading US refrigerant supply and management company Hudson Technologies has reported record Q4 and year end results for 2021. With Q4 revenues up 71%…
8th March 2022
Viessmann pledges €1m in Russian trade block
GERMANY: In a hard-hitting statement, German refrigeration and heating company Viessmann has announced that it has stopped all deliveries to and from Russia, including spare…
8th March 2022
Panasonic suspends trade with Russia
JAPAN: The Panasonic Group has decided to suspend transactions with Russia. In a statement on the company’s corporate website, the Japanese multinational says that it…
8th March 2022
Johnson Controls suspends business in Russia
USA: Johnson Controls has announced the suspension of its business in Russia in response to the invasion of Ukraine. A statement on the company’s website…
7th March 2022
Daikin unifies US air conditioner brands
USA: Daikin’s unitary, ductless and light commercial and VRV products organisation in North America has been renamed Daikin Comfort Technologies. The change, which becomes effective…
7th March 2022
Carel sees revenues rise 26.8%
ITALY: Italian controls and humidification company Carel recorded sales of of €420.4m in 2021, a 26.8% increase on 2020. Organic growth was 21.9%, if excluding the…
7th March 2022
Alfa Laval cuts shipments to Russia
SWEDEN: Alfa Laval, a world leader in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling, has announced a pause on all shipments in and out of…