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Carrier completes sale of refrigeration business
USA/CHINA: Carrier has completed the $775m sale of its commercial refrigeration business to its Chinese joint venture partner Haier….
Copeland unifies its brands
USA: Copeland has announced a unified brand identity across its product portfolio….
US HFC refrigerant smuggler pleads guilty
USA: Michael Hart, the man who was arrested and charged in March with smuggling HFC refrigerants into the US from Mexico, has pleaded guilty before a federal court on Tuesday….
Koura launches R1234yf car AC drop-in
UK: Koura has announced the UK and European launch of its R444A refrigerant, as a direct replacement for R1234yf in automotive aftermarket applications….
US finalises HFC management rules
USA: The US Environmental Protection Agency has announced a final rule to establish a new programme to better manage, recycle and reuse HFC refrigerants….
Graeme Fox resigns as IoR president
UK: Graeme Fox has announced his resignation as president of the Institute of Refrigeration, citing “undemocratic” procedures, “double standards” and “disrespect” from certain trustees and CEO, Miriam Rodway….
Copeland to invest US$60m in India facilities
INDIA: Copeland is to spend US$60m on the expansion of its Indian manufacturing facility in Atit and the construction of a new global R&D centre in Pune. …
EU project will tackle R290 heat pump safety
EUROPE: A new EU project is to develop guidelines for installers and consumers using heat pumps that contain flammable refrigerants….
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….