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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.

5 Dec 2012

Mitsubishi Electric to open Jakarta office

JAPAN: Mitsubishi Electric is to establish a sales company in Indonesia to handle sales of air conditioning systems, home appliances and factory automation.

5 Dec 2012

Sanhua supports the ACR News Awards

UK: Sanhua, the Chinese air conditioning and refrigeration component supplier, is the latest sponsor to sign up for the ACR News Awards 2013.

4 Dec 2012

Luvata to licence coil coating system

USA: Luvata, the coil and heat exchanger manufacturer, is introducing a certified training and licensee programme for its Insitu spray-applied, corrosion resistant coil coating.

4 Dec 2012

Ebm-Papst to buy German gearbox company

GERMANY: Fan and motor manufacturer Ebm-Papst is to acquire the German gearbox manufacturer Zeitlauf.

4 Dec 2012

Toshiba supports ACR News Awards

TOSHIBA Air Conditioning is the latest top-name sponsor to lend its support to the ACR News Awards 2013. Toshiba joins Hawco, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Space Airconditioning in acknowledging the importance of industry's leading and longest-established awards event.

30 Nov 2012

Car industry needs more time to find R134a replacement

GERMANY: The German car manufacturers' association, VDA, has called on the EU for more time to find a replacement for R134a in car air conditioning systems.

28 Nov 2012

German car manufacturers told to respect European law

GERMANY: The German government is lining up against its car manufacturers who are considering defying the MAC directive by refusing to move away from the refrigerant R134a.

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