World News

FINLAND: The Finnish subsidiary of the German refrigeration manufacturer Viessmann has acquired the Finnish contracting businesses of Suomen Jääkylmä Oy and FCool Oy.  Suomen Jääkylmä…

USA: Registration is now open for the AHR Expo 2022, the industry’s first major in-person gathering following pandemic shutdowns. After last year’s forced cancellation of…

USA: Monomoy Capital Partners has completed the sale of Friedrich Air Conditioning to US HVAC equipment manufacturer Rheem.  Monomoy acquired Friedrich in 2017 from Corinthian…

SAUDI ARABIA: Zamil has been awarded a contract worth SAR44.1m (US$11.8m) for a range of air conditioning systems for schools in Saudi Arabia. The order…

AUSTRALIA: Over $200,000 worth of refrigeration equipment has been seized by customs officers in Australia for being imported without a licence. A statement by the…

TUNISIA: The Republic of Tunisia has become the latest country to ratify the Kigali Amendment to phase down HFC refrigerants. The addition of Tunisia brings the…

JAPAN: Daikin Japan is to incorporate a number of new developments in its commercial air conditioners, including flare-less mechanical joints, refrigerant leak detection and a…

CAMEROON: The Central African Republic of Cameroon has become the latest country to ratify the Kigali Amendment to phase down HFC refrigerants. The addition of…

GERMANY/DENMARK: German private equity business Deutsche Beteiligungs AG (DBAG) has acquired a majority interest in Danish HVAC manufacturer Dantherm. The majority shares were acquired from…

USA: The Kigali Cooling Efficiency Program (K-CEP), the philanthropic programme supporting the Kigali Amendment, has changed its name to the Clean Cooling Collaborative and named scientist Noah…

INDIA: Blue Star’s new chiller test facilities in Wada, India, have been certified by the US Air Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI). The new…

NORWAY: The VKE, Norway’s refrigeration and air conditioning association, has warned its members that proposals to restrict per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances could signal the end…

ITALY: Customs and law enforcement officers have seized 2.5 tonnes of the R22 retrofit refrigerant R422D at the port of Palermo. The 50 cylinders were…

DENMARK: Danfoss has reported a sales growth of 18% in local currency to €3.3bn in the first half of 2021 – its best ever half-year…

LITHUANIA: Commercial refrigeration equipment manufacturer Freor has completed the installation of a refrigerated display cabinet test laboratory at its new factory in Vilnius. The new…

JAPAN: Panasonic has announced the availability in Japan of a new 80hp CO2 condensing unit.  A two-stage booster machine using inverter-controlled compressors, it has a…

INDIA: The Union Cabinet of India, chaired by Shri Narendra Modi, the prime minister, has given its approval for the ratification of the Kigali Amendment…

GERMANY: Hermetic compressor manufacturer Secop is consolidating its facilities in Germany to a new building in Flensburg. Secop has been operating from two different locations in…

USA: The Global Food Cold Chain Council (GFCCC) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) OzonAction will convene for a virtual World Cold Chain Symposium…

EUROPE: High prices from Chinese refrigerant producers combined with freight and transport problems created some uncertainty in the market at the beginning of this year.…

USA: Abstracts are now being accepted for the 2022 ASHRAE Annual Conference in Canada, which will address the changes to buildings created by the coronavirus…

USA: Honeywell is reported to be developing a coating for air filters that kills as much as 97% of the coronavirus.  Talking to Bloomberg, Honeywell CEO…

GERMANY: Automotive component supplier Brose is presenting an integrated thermal management system, which increases the efficiency of electric vehicles, at next month’s International Motor Show…

USA: A supermarket refrigerated display cabinet, a vibrational defrosting system and isothermal compressor are amongst 44 new energy efficient projects awarded a total of $82.6m…

BULGARIA: Customs officers from Burgas have found HFC refrigerant amongst an illegal shipment of cigarettes concealed in a truck from Turkey. The driver, a Turkish…

SWITZERLAND: Future experiments with the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the multi-billion pound project to study particle physics, will employ CO2 refrigeration technology.  Following the implementation of…

USA: Addressing the challenges and accelerating the solutions to achieve a zero-emissions future for grocery refrigeration will be discussed at a free-to-attend webinar next month.…