World News
3rd March 2021
GEA Bock becomes Bock GmbH
GERMANY: Compressor manufacturer Bock is celebrating its renewed independence with a new logo and website with the motto “the clever art of cooling”. Following the…
2nd March 2021
IAQ focus of Honeywell’s university partnership
USA: Honeywell has formed a research partnership with Syracuse University to fund research on emerging indoor air quality technologies. The partnership will include the naming…
28th February 2021
Dakin invests in smart wearable devices
JAPAN: Daikin has invested JPY500m (US$4.7m) in Fairy Devices, a Japanese company developing smart wearable devices. The Cooling Post reported in 2019 that the Japanese…
27th February 2021
Colombia ratifies Kigali
COLOMBIA: The Republic of Colombia has become the 114th country to ratify the Kigali amendment to phase down HFC refrigerants. Under the Kigali Amendment to…
26th February 2021
GEA completes Bock sale
GERMANY: GEA has concluded the sale of its Bock compressor business to to German private equity business Nord Holding. The deal, first announced in September…
26th February 2021
AEFYT creates A2L refrigerants group
SPAIN: The Spanish refrigeration association, AEFYT, has created a new working group to promote the development and promotion of A2L refrigerants. The group includes more than…
26th February 2021
Beijer Ref buys German air conditioning distributor
GERMANY: Wholesaler Beijer Ref has acquired a majority shareholding in the German air conditioning distributor Coolair Klimasysteme. Part of its plan to increase its market…
25th February 2021
Illegal refrigerant market hit 31MtCO2e in 2019
EUROPE: As much as 31MtCO2e of HFC refrigerant could have entered through EU borders illegally in 2019, according to a new investigation by refrigerant producers. The…
24th February 2021
Beijer Ref Australian facility opens
AUSTRALIA: SCM REF Australia, Beijer Ref’s Australian manufacturing operation, has completed its relocation into its new 22,000m² manufacturing and distribution centre at Bankstown, Sydney. The…
22nd February 2021
Koura targets CO2 with new refrigerant
UK: Koura claims that a new alternative to CO2 could provide greater efficiencies and lower operating pressures in mobile air conditioning systems and domestic heat…
20th February 2021
EFCTC backs German action on illegal refrigerant trade
GERMANY: The refrigerant producers’ group EFCTC has welcomed the German government decision to make it illegal to acquire or resell HFC refrigerants imported illegally into…
20th February 2021
Haier set to open European fridge factory
ROMANIA: Haier Europe is set to open a new €70m domestic refrigeration production facility in Romania – its first in the EU. With production expected…
18th February 2021
Parlanti to become MD at Bitzer Italia
GERMANY: Bitzer has appointed a new chief sales and marketing officer, after Gianni Parlanti's decision to return to his home country as managing director of Bitzer Italia.
17th February 2021
McNamara joins Climate Control Group
USA: Kevin McNamara, who left LG Electronics North America in August, has joined the Climate Control Group (CCG) as chief operating officer for all the…
17th February 2021
White paper covers “natural” refrigerants
ITALY: Carel has published a white paper covering “natural” refrigerants, their characteristics and refrigeration system solutions. Available as a free download, the paper is divided…
17th February 2021
ASHRAE Annual Conference goes virtual
USA: Following the success of its recent Winter Conference, ASHRAE has announced that its Annual Conference, scheduled to be held in Phoenix in June, will now…
17th February 2021
Eurovent publishes air leakage recommendations
BELGIUM: Eurovent has published guidelines for improving indoor air quality and correcting the performance of air handling units due to internal leakages. Produced by the…
16th February 2021
Watsco sales grew 6% in 2020
USA: Watsco, the largest distributor of air conditioning, heating and refrigeration equipment and related parts, reports that its sales grew 6% to a record $5.05bn in…
16th February 2021
Cimco rejects HFCs in ice rink systems
CANADA: Cimco Refrigeration, Canada’s largest industrial refrigeration contractor, has said it will no longer use high-GWP refrigerants, including HFO blends, in its ice rink refrigeration…
15th February 2021
US supermarkets failing to act on HFC leaks, says EIA
USA: An undercover study by the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) in 45 US supermarkets is said to have found that 55% of the stores were…
15th February 2021
Danfoss takes CO2 refrigeration to India
INDIA: Danfoss Industries Pvt has signed an MoU with the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) to develop a research and training centre focused on promoting the use of CO2-based refrigerants.
14th February 2021
Dieryckx made ASHRAE Fellow
USA/BELGIUM: Daikin Europe general manager Martin Dieryckx was one of 14 ASHRAE members to be made a Fellow of the association at last week’s Virtual…
12th February 2021
Trane to offer R454B refrigerant on scroll units
BELGIUM: Trane is set to offer its current portfolio of R410A chillers, heat pumps and rooftop units with the lower GWP A2L refrigerant R454B. A…
12th February 2021
Alfa Laval joins Carrier Alliance
USA: Alfa Laval has joined the Carrier Alliance programme as a supplier of engineered heat exchangers across Carrier’s global commercial HVAC and refrigeration portfolios. Carrier…
12th February 2021
Chemours refrigerant sales down 16% in 2020
USA: Chemours’ refrigerants business suffered a 16% decline in 2020 to $1.1bn, largely as a result of covid-19’s effects on end user markets. The new…
12th February 2021
Chemours creates new division for refrigerants
USA: Changes at Chemours sees the US chemical manufacturer’s refrigerants business in a new product-focused division, led by Alisha Bellezza.
11th February 2021
Johnson Controls plant 100% wind-powered
USA: The 120,000m2 Johnson Controls HVAC manufacturing plant in Wichita, Kansas, is now powered by 100% wind energy. The plant manufactures residential heating and air…