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4 Jan 2013

Hydrocarbon-blown fridges are hazardous waste

UK: The UK Environment Agency has advised that all waste refrigerator insulation foam produced using a hydrocarbon blowing agent should be considered highly flammable and, as such, should be classified as hazardous waste.

3 Jan 2013

Suspected R22 smuggler surrenders

INDIA: A key suspect in a Euro1.4m refrigerant smuggling case has surrendered to police in New Delhi.

3 Jan 2013

Zamil buys Indian coil company, reduces interests in Geoclima

SAUDI ARABIA: Zamil Industrial, the Saudi-based manufacturing company and leading air conditioning producer, has acquired the Indian coil manufacturer Advantec and reduced its shareholding in Italian chiller manufacturer Geoclima as part of a restructuring of its business.

1 Jan 2013

Ghana blocks secondhand fridge imports

GHANA: One of the major destinations for waste refrigerators has been blocked after Ghana announced the full implementation of a ban on the importation of secondhand refrigerators and air conditioning units today.

27 Dec 2012

Illegal R22 importer gets six months

USA: The Florida man who pled guilty to knowingly importing approximately 15,640kg of illegal R22 into America has been sentenced to six months in prison, and six months under electronically monitored home-confinement, followed by 18 months of supervised release. The Miami Court also imposed a criminal fine of $3,000.

24 Dec 2012

EC to enforce MAC directive despite Daimler's R1234yf concerns

EUROPE: The European Commission has declared that the MAC directive will be fully implemented on January 1 despite the safety concerns expressed by Daimler over the car industry's preferred R134a replacement, the refrigerant R1234yf.

23 Dec 2012

Eurovent establishes VRF certification programme

EUROPE: The long awaited Eurovent certification parameters for VRF air conditioning is now in place and manufacturers are now invited to join the programme.

19 Dec 2012

Chinese refrigerant counterfeiter hit with hefty fine

USA: DuPont has finally released details of an action it completed last year against Chinese refrigerant counterfeiters which resulted in fines and damages of over $70,000.

18 Dec 2012

Bitzer buys Lumikko's transport cooling division

GERMANY: Refrigerant compressor manufacturer Bitzer has taken over the truck- and trailer-cooling division of Finnish company Lumikko Oy from private ownership for an undisclosed fee.

17 Dec 2012

Honeywell confident of SAE clearance for R1234yf

USA: Friday's announcement by engineering body SAE International that new research into the safety of R1234yf for car air conditioning systems has so far failed to find any new areas of concern has been welcomed by refrigerant manufacturer Honeywell.

17 Dec 2012

Mitsubishi Electric ac now available through FSW

UK: FSW Ltd, the Fujitsu and Hitachi air conditioning distributor has been appointed as a value-added reseller by Mitsubishi Electric.

17 Dec 2012

Ninety-seven arrested in Spain for R22 offences

SPAIN: The Guardia Civil has arrested and charged 97 people allegedly involved in the illegal trade in more than 150 tonnes of R22 refrigerant.

14 Dec 2012

Latest SAE research finds no problem with R1234yf

USA: The updated review of the safety of R1234yf by the SAE has so far failed to find any new information which might require a change to the risk assessment of the new refrigerant for car air conditioning systems.

13 Dec 2012

Ian Parker RIP

UK: It is with great sadness that we report that Ian Parker, sales manager for Emerson Climate Technologies (Alco controls) in the UK and Ireland, passed away on December 7.

11 Dec 2012

ACR News Awards 2013 – still time to enter

UK: There's still time to enter The ACR News Awards 2013 - the air conditioning and refrigeration industry's premier awards event.

10 Dec 2012

HSE to carry out LD checks in Scotland

UK: The HSE and local authorities are carrying out visits and inspections to companies with cooling towers in the west of Scotland to ensure they are managing legionella risks appropriately.

10 Dec 2012

LG to establish Academy at Oldham College

UK: Air conditioning manufacturer LG is to provide the equipment for an LG Academy at Oldham College.

6 Dec 2012

Linking low GWP refrigerants to energy policy may be counter-productive

EUROPE: The tendency for the European Commission to address direct refrigerant emissions through energy policy may not have the desired effect, say industry groups representing the European air conditioning and refrigeration industry.

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