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19 Dec 2024

Foodservice equipment wins F-gas exemption

EUROPE: The foodservice industry has obtained a temporary exemption to a January 1 ban on certain self-contained refrigeration equipment under the new European F-gas regulations….

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EA proposes charging for F-gas scheme

UK: The Environment Agency (EA) is proposing to start charging users for the costs of administering the F-gas scheme….

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DEFRA suspends cellar cooler ban

UK: DEFRA has suspended the January 1 ban on cellar coolers following representations from industry representatives, product manufacturers and suppliers….

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17 Dec 2024

Daikin forms Indian compressor JV

INDIA: Daikin’s Indian subsidiary is to form a joint venture with Taiwanese compressor company Rechi Precision to manufacture and sell rotary inverter compressors for the Indian air conditioning market….

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Urgent meeting sought over cellar cooler ban

UK: Graeme Fox, F-gas scheme director at Quidos, has sought an “urgent meeting” with DEFRA over its decision to include cellar coolers within the January 1 split system AC ban….

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16 Dec 2024

Cellar cooler trade in uproar over F-gas ban

UK: Manufacturers and suppliers of cellar coolers are in uproar after UK government agencies declared that such systems using higher GWP refrigerants will be banned from January 1….

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13 Dec 2024

Daikin introduces first domestic R290 heat pump

BELGIUM: Daikin Europe has announced availability of the Altherma 4 H, its first range of residential heat pumps with R290 (propane) refrigerant. …

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US plant will produce 1 million heat pump compressors per year

JAPAN/USA: Mitsubishi Electric will begin US production of variable-speed heat pump compressors in October 2027, following the $143.5m retrofit of its Kentucky-based auto parts factory….

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9 Dec 2024

PFAS in refrigerants to be discussed in March

FINLAND: The European Chemical Agency’s (ECHA) assessment of PFAS in fluorinated gases, which threaten further restrictions on HFC refrigerants, are now scheduled to be discussed at meetings in March….

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Prices of R448A and R449A increase in Q3

EUROPE: Prices of R448A and R449A refrigerants, the lower GWP replacements for R404A, experienced price rises of 10% and 6%, respectively, in the third quarter of 2024….

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