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19 Dec 2011

EPA approves three hydrocarbon alternatives

THE US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has added isobutane (R600a), propane (R290) and the R-441A blend (of ethane, propane, butane and isobutane) as acceptable hydrocarbon alternatives in household and small commercial refrigerators and freezers.

12 Dec 2011

GEA Refrigeration Technologies acquires QPM Manufacturing

GEA Refrigeration Technologies has acquired the assets, operations, production facilities, and patents of the companies QPM LLC and QPM Manufacturing LLC, provider of specialist conveyor-belt solutions from Bellevue in Washington, USA.

12 Dec 2011

Lower chilled food temperatures could cost retailers £100m

NEW food storage rules being considered by the European Commission could cost retailers at least £100m and have a damaging impact on the environment while making no difference to hygiene standards, says the British Retail Consortium (BRC).

8 Dec 2011

Danfoss hit by huge €90m fine

COMPRESSOR manufacturer Danfoss has been fined a massive €90m by the European Commission for its part in the cartel conspiracy which has already brought fines for some companies in the US, Canada and Brazil. Also fined by the EC were ACC, Embraco and Panasonic in a total fine for the cartel participants of over €161m.

8 Dec 2011

Danfoss "distressed" at cartel involvement

THE president and CEO of Danfoss, Niels B Christiansen, has expressed his distress at his company's involvement in the international refrigeration compressor price-fixing cartel which led to a huge Euro90m fine from the European Commission on Wednesday.

8 Dec 2011

Happy birthday psychrometrics!

THE formula which underpins the relationship between temperature, humidity and dew point - the basis of all air conditioning calculations - marks its 100th anniversary today.

6 Dec 2011

Heavy weight exhibitors and visitors sign up to the ACR Show

CLIMATE Center, Fabdec, ICS Temperature Control, Cool Energy and Carrier UK are the latest exhibitors to sign up for the ACR Show 2012.

6 Dec 2011

US hvac equipment demand to soar by 2015

DEMAND in the US for hvac equipment is projected to increase by 5.1% annually to $16.8 billion in 2015 according to new research.

6 Dec 2011

Carrier Transicold launches new CO₂ technology

CARRIER Transicold has introduced new CO₂ technology to the world of refrigerated containers with its new NaturaLine design, which it has said will offer efficiencies equal to Carrier Transicold's PrimeLine R134a unit.

5 Dec 2011

EPEE lays down its f-gas position

THE European Partnership for Energy and the Environment (EPEE) has said that to meet the EU target of a low-carbon economy by 2050 further steps are needed to achieve more reductions of up to 60%.

1 Dec 2011

Mitsubishi Electric offers recycling scheme with Overton

MITSUBISHI Electric has launched a new recycling programme for its range of air conditioning and photovoltaic modules to help return raw materials back into the supply chain.

29 Nov 2011

ACR News Awards deadline is just three weeks away...

ACT now to get your submissions in for the 2012 ACR News Awards by the 3rd January 2012 deadline.

29 Nov 2011

No agreement on HFC "phase-down"

WHILE support for the initiative grows, plans to curb the use of HFC refrigerants were again baulked at the latest Montreal Protocol meeting in Bali last week.

28 Nov 2011

Systemair buys Airwell's Italian factory

SWEDISH ventilation company Systemair has agreed to acquire the Italian factory operated by French air conditioning company Airwell.

24 Nov 2011

Honeywell extends fight against fake refrigerants

HONEYWELL today announced today that it has expanded its ongoing campaign against counterfeit refrigerants being fraudulently sold under the Honeywell Genetron brand name in the Middle East.

23 Nov 2011

DuPont issues statement over reefer incidents

REFRIGERANT manufacturer DuPont has issued a statement to customers following the recent reefer explosions and revelations by ACR News that methyl chloride was one of the constituents in the contaminated refrigerant thought to have been responsible.

22 Nov 2011

ACR Show confirms Skills Centre programme

THE Skills Centre at the ACR Show 2012 sponsored by HRP, will include Summitskills, City & Guilds and Building Engineering Services Training (BEST) representatives.