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9 Nov 2012

Praise for US action against R22 smugglers

USA: The Alliance for Responsible Atmospheric Policy (ARAP) has praised the US government for its actions against HCFC refrigerant smugglers.

8 Nov 2012

Importer fined for illegal refrigerant cargo

CANADA: A Quebec-based company and its president have been fined $37,200 for illegally importing R22 into Canada.

8 Nov 2012

AREA welcomes F-gas revision

EUROPE: AREA, the European association of refrigeration, air conditioning, and heat pump contractors, has largely welcomed the publication of the long-awaited proposal for a revision of the F-Gas Regulation.

7 Nov 2012

"Acting now on HFCs will give EU an advantage"

EUROPE: As the air conditioning and refrigeration industry awaits the publication of the EU F-gas review proposals, climate change commissioner Connie Hedegaard has said that the review process has shown the need for further action.

7 Nov 2012

EU drops plans to ban HFCs in commercial refrigerators

EUROPE: Many of the product bans threatened in the leaked F-gas revision document have been relaxed in the official revision document published today.

7 Nov 2012

EPEE gives F-gas review the thumbs up

EUROPE: EPEE, the European Partnership for Energy and the Environment has given an initial thumbs up to the European Commission's F-gas review proposals.

7 Nov 2012

EIA blames industry lobbying for HFC reprieve

EUROPE: The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) has reacted with disappointment to the publication of the final proposal for the EU Review of the F-gas regulation, citing weak measures and a lack of ambition.

5 Nov 2012

France considers a removal order on all HCFC equipment

FRANCE: The French environment ministry has confirmed that it is considering a law to remove all HCFC equipment by the end of 2017.

5 Nov 2012

Canadian company fined for leak check failures

CANADA: Bruce Power Ltd Partnership, a Canadian nuclear generator, has been fined $100,000 (£63,000) for failing to leak test its refrigeration system.

5 Nov 2012

Toshiba director warns of pre-charge ban risks

UK: One of the leading air conditioning companies has warned of the risks of banning pre-charged equipment as proposed in the recently leaked F-gas review document.

5 Nov 2012

Carter Synergy is the Co-op's top refrigeration supplier

UK: Carter Synergy has been named Refrigeration Supplier of the Year for the second year running by the Co-operative Group.

2 Nov 2012

Daikin promises US advanced products after completing Goodman purchase

USA: Daikin says it intends to launch advanced environmentally-friendly products onto the US residential and commercial hvac markets following the completion of its purchase of Goodman Global yesterday.

2 Nov 2012

HFO blast chiller pioneer steps up tests

UK: The ground-breaking UK refrigeration company which recently announced the launch of a blast chiller running on the HFO 1234ze, says it is also testing some "very interesting" HFO blends from Honeywell's new Solstice range of low GWP refrigerants.

1 Nov 2012

Ken Logan to relocate to A-Gas Americas

UK: Ken Logan, md of refrigerant supplier A-Gas (UK), is moving across the water at the end of the year to become president/managing director of A-Gas Americas.

29 Oct 2012

EU sees greenhouse gas emissions fall in 2011

EUROPE: Initial estimates for 2011 indicate that greenhouse gas emissions are once again falling and the UK leads the way in total reductions.

29 Oct 2012

Emerson to invest $33m in Middle East hq

DUBAI: Emerson has announced it is investing US$33m in the expansion of its Middle East and Africa headquarters campus in the Jebel Ali Free Zone in Dubai. With new distribution and testing facilities, assembly areas and offices, the expanded headquarters campus will enable Emerson to closely support its customers in the region.

29 Oct 2012

Frascold to set up assembly plant in India

INDIA: Italian refrigeration compressor and condensing unit manufacturer Frascold is to invest around £1.2m in a factory in Gujarat in a joint venture with its partner Frascold India.

29 Oct 2012

Honeywell increases supply of R1234yf

USA: Following last week's announcement by DuPont, fellow refrigerant manufacturer Honeywell has announced today that it too has begun shipments of additional quantities of R1234yf.

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