World News
3rd June 2021
Newman named as Chemours CEO
USA: Mark Newman, currently Chemours’ chief operating officer, has been named as the company's new president and chief executive officer to succeed Mark Vergnano. Vergnano,…
2nd June 2021
EFCTC calls for tighter F-gas enforcement
EUROPE: Fearing an increase in illegal HFC refrigerant imports, companies from across Europe have called on the European Commission for more rigorous enforcement of the…
2nd June 2021
Denmark imposes new restrictions on HFCs
DENMARK: The maximum R410A charge size for split systems in Denmark is being reduced to 2.4kg from the beginning of next month. The new requirement…
1st June 2021
Kigali ratifiers reaches 121
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: Joining its Balkan neighbours Croatia and Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina has become the latest country to ratify the Kigali amendment to phase…
1st June 2021
SWEP begins Slovakia plant expansion
SWEDEN: Heat exchanger manufacturer SWEP has broken ground on an expansion of its plant in in Košice, Slovakia.
31st May 2021
Daikin’s Weinmann elected FGK chairman
GERMANY: Volker Weinmann, Daikin Germany’s public affairs manager, has been elected chairman of FGK (Der Fachverband Gebäude-Klima eV), the German air conditioning and ventilation industry association. FGK…
31st May 2021
Dual-use hydrogen storage could power the cold chain
UK: The University of Nottingham is looking to develop dual-use energy storage technology, capable of delivering hydrogen to a fuel cell and generating direct cooling…
29th May 2021
Ali Group joins interest in Welbilt
USA: Ali Group, the Italian foodservice business, has joined the race to acquire US manufacturer Welbilt. Last month the US company Middleby announced it had…
28th May 2021
Systemair expects 8.7% Q4 sales increase
SWEDEN: Systemair is predicting increased sales and profit for the fourth quarter to April above market expectations and an 8.7% uplift on the same period…
28th May 2021
One dead, two injured in air conditioning “explosion”
UAE: An engineer was killed and two injured in a reported air conditioning "explosion" in a residential block in Sharjah.
27th May 2021
$18m boost for Mitsubishi’s Turkish factory
JAPAN: Mitsubishi Electric is to invest US$18m to commence heat pump production and boost air conditioner output at its factory in Turkey. The 40,000m2 facility,…
27th May 2021
Demystifying low-GWP refrigerant choice
SWEDEN: Heat exchanger manufacturer Alfa Laval has produced a white paper which seeks to “demystify” the process of choosing the right low-GWP refrigerant for a…
27th May 2021
Johnson Controls moves to R454B
USA: Johnson Controls has selected the lower GWP A2L refrigerant R454B to replace R410A in its ducted residential and commercial unitary products as well as…
26th May 2021
Industry groups slam F-gas study
BELGIUM: Leading associations from across Europe, the UK and Japan have expressed “strong concerns” at the content of the European Commission’s recent F-gas review study.…
26th May 2021
HC refrigerant adoption in European air conditioners “unrealistic”
BELGIUM: The European manufacturers’ group Eurovent has rejected as “completely unrealistic” claims by the European Commission that hydrocarbon refrigerants could replace HFCs in air conditioning…
25th May 2021
Pedro Ruiz Romero joins AFEC
SPAIN: Pedro Ruiz Romero has been appointed to AFEC, Spain’s air conditioning equipment manufacturers’ association, as head of the department of studies and legislation. Ruiz…
25th May 2021
Eurovent Summit postponed to 2022
BELGIUM: The biennial Eurovent Summit has been postponed for a second time due to problems with the ongoing Covid-19 outbreak. Originally due to take place…
25th May 2021
Christopher Norbye appointed CEO of Beijer Ref
SWEDEN: Christopher Norbye, an executive vice-president at Swedish access solutions company Assa Abloy, has been appointed CEO and president of refrigeration and air conditioning wholesaler Beijer Ref.
25th May 2021
MSA to acquire leak detection company Bacharach
USA: Safety equipment company MSA Safety Incorporated has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire gas detection equipment manufacturer Bacharach, in a transaction valued at…
24th May 2021
Fridge work banned after explosions
NIGERIA: The Nigerian state of Ogun has banned the sale of refrigerants and the servicing and repairing air-conditioning and refrigerating units following a number of…
22nd May 2021
Scientists suspect higher CFC emissions include CFC12 and 113
USA: While illegal emissions of the banned CFC11 have been identified in recent years, a new report points to higher emissions of the ozone-depleting gas,…
22nd May 2021
Carrier opens HVAC museum in China
CHINA: Carrier China has opened a museum in the Baoshan district of Shanghai presenting Carrier’s role in the history and development of HVAC solutions. In…
21st May 2021
AHRI broadens certification programme
USA: The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) is to extend its range of test conditions to enable greater global energy efficiency. The extension of…
20th May 2021
German retailer joins Daikin refrigerant reclaim scheme
GERMANY: Leading drugstore retailer dm-drogerie markt is the first German retailer to join Daikin’s LooP scheme for refrigerant recovery, reclamation and reuse. The Loop (L∞P)…
20th May 2021
Hultsteins connects to solar power firm Trailar
SWEDEN/UK: Swedish transport refrigeration manufacturer Hultsteins has teamed up with Trailar, a UK developer of transport solar power systems, to provide operators with savings on…
20th May 2021
R448A makes retail landfall in Indonesia
INDONESIA: Honeywell’s Solstice N40 (R448A) refrigerant has been adopted by supermarket retailer Papaya Fresh Gallery for use in its stores across Indonesia. In the first…
19th May 2021
Washington to limit HFC usage
USA: The State of Washington is to implement legislation which could ban the use of HFCs with a GWPs of over 750 in all stationary…