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24 May 2013

Chinese acr demand to hit 237 million by 2016

CHINA: Chinese demand for air conditioners will reach 124,000,000 units and refrigerators will reach 113,000,000 units by 2016, according to the China Refrigerant Compressor Industry Report, 2013-2016 released by Sino Market Insight.

24 May 2013

LG appoints more UK distributors

UK: LG has appointed three new distributors - two for its air conditioning range and one for air-to-water heat pump products.

24 May 2013

BOC trials cryogenic refrigeration in trucks

UK: BOC has initiated trials of Frostcruise, a cryogenic alternative to diesel-powered mechanical refrigeration in refrigerated transport systems.

23 May 2013

Wigan the centre for Japanese-led heat pump study

UK: Leading air conditioning manufacturers Hitachi and Daikin are part of a Japanese-led consortium which is to study the feasibility of heat pumps and information and communication technologies (ICT) in a demonstration project in Wigan.

21 May 2013

MITIE pulls out of M&E

UK: MITIE, one of the UK's largest services contractors, is closing down its mechanical & electrical division, due to the slump in the market and poor margins.

21 May 2013

Aspen to distribute Castel products

UK: Aspen Pumps has been appointed as the exclusive distributor for Castel Engineering brackets, ducting, drip trays and mounting blocks.

21 May 2013

WR Refrigeration launches electrical business

UK: Contractor WR Refrigeration has expanded its business with the launch of WR Electrical.

21 May 2013

Sainsbury's award for refrigeration companies

UK: Refrigeration businesses Space Engineering, WR Refrigeration, CBES, Carter Thermal Industries and Arcus Engineering have received awards for their 'quality and service' by supermarket giant Sainsbury's.

21 May 2013

Bob Cowlard appointed Carel UK md

UK: Bob Cowlard is to be the new managing director of Carel UK, the UK arm of the leading Italian humidification and controls manufacturer. He joins the Chessington-based company on June 3, replacing Enrico Mirandola who has taken up a role at Carel's hq in Padova.

16 May 2013

Refrigerant demand to grow by 50% by 2018

USA: Worldwide refrigerant consumption is set to grow from an estimated $10.5bn (equivalent to 1,207 thousand MT) last year to $15.7bn by 2018, with a CAGR of 6.9% from 2013 to 2018.

15 May 2013

SAE looks at two other MAC refrigerant alternatives

USA: With R1234yf still being shunned by some German car manufacturers as the replacement refrigerant for R134a in car air conditioning systems, the engineers group SAE has been assessing two other potential alternatives. The two low GWP blended refrigerants, both developed by Mexichem, meet the requirements of the EU MAC Directive.

15 May 2013

Fujitsu adds two new distributors

UK: FG Eurofred has appointed two new distributors in the north of England for the Fujitsu range of air conditioning units.

15 May 2013

Fluorochemical industry to grow 5% per year to 2018

USA: The value of the fluorochemicals industry, of which the manufacture of refrigerants is a major part, is expected to grow by 5% per year over the next five years.

9 May 2013

Warwick Uni's £5.25m funding to develop efficient cooling

UK: The University of Warwick is to lead a £5.25m project to develop energy-efficient heating and cooling technologies.

7 May 2013

Ice factory featured on Prince's Regeneration Trust website

UK: Fresh from being featured on the BBC tv programme Coast, the Grimsby Ice factory and the fight to save it is now featured on the website for the Prince's Regeneration Trust (PRT).

6 May 2013

Chinese customs success with illegal refrigerants

CHINA: Reports from customs officers in the port of Ningbo suggests that Chinese authorities have had some success this year in intercepting export shipments of illegal refrigerants.

6 May 2013

Russia to ban disposables in bid to stop illegal imports

RUSSIA: Following meetings earlier in the year the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) has recommended that Russia bans the use of disposable refrigerant cylinders in line with the EU, USA, Canada and other developed countries.

3 May 2013

Interest in CO2 refrigeration grows in USA and Canada

NORTH AMERICA: Interest in CO2 refrigeration is growing in the USA and Canada according to reports. Over 125 secondary, cascade and transcritical refrigeration installations systems are said to have been installed in North America with many more planned.

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