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Dutch to auction 40 tonnes of seized HFC refrigerant
NETHERLANDS: The Dutch Ministry of Finance is to auction the 3,500 cylinders of illegal HFC refrigerants seized on the German border in March….
Kelvion to cease production in Fareham
UK: Heat exchanger product manufacturer Kelvion is to cease manufacturing at its UK factory in Fareham, bringing to an end 67 years of refrigeration production at the site….
Tests find under performance in CO2 gas coolers
FRANCE: Eurovent Certification has found wide discrepancies of up to 31% between the manufacturers’ claimed performance and its own test results of uncertified CO2 gas coolers. …
Chemours insists A2L auto AC retrofit is safe
USA: Chemours has insisted that the R134a to R1234yf vehicle air conditioning retrofit solution it co-developed with Honeywell is safe and sustainable….
Refrigerant supply remains stable
EUROPE: The supply of HFC refrigerants in the European market remained stable in Q2, with no indications of limited availability or shortages, according to the latest price report from Öko-Recherche….
Honeywell and Chemours announce R1234yf auto retrofits
USA: Leading refrigerant manufacturers Chemours and Honeywell have separately announced a means to retrofit older vehicles using R134a to the latest vehicle AC refrigerant R1234yf….
Africa calls for a ban on non-inverter AC splits
AFRICA: A leading figure in the refrigeration and air conditioning industry is calling for an end to the importation and sale of inefficient non-inverter air conditioners in Africa….
Copeland to close Welkenraedt plant
BELGIUM: Copeland has announced the closure of its Welkenraedt commercial air conditioning and refrigeration compressor factory….
Mitsubishi Electric announces 400+ redundancies
UK: More than 430 workers at the Mitsubishi Electric plant in Livingston face redundancy as a result of the downturn in heat pump demand in Europe….
Greenpeace installs R290 heat pump
UK: An R290 heat pump is now providing heating and DHW to the London office of leading environmental organisation Greenpeace….