World News
Daikin forms Taiwan joint venture
MALAYSIA/TAIWAN: Daikin Malaysia Sdn Bhd, the Daikin subsidiary responsible for business in Southeast Asia and Oceania, has formed a joint venture for large-sized commercial HVAC equipment in Taiwan….
Alloy stabiliser advances magnetic cooling
GERMANY: Magnetic cooling company Magnotherm claims a significant advancement in the technology by protecting magnetocaloric alloys from corrosion and mechanical fracture….
Strand named president of Danfoss Climate Solutions
DENMARK: Kristian Strand has been named president of Danfoss Climate Solutions. He succeeds Jürgen Fischer who is retiring after 16 years with the company….
Tests confirm sterilization effects of HClO
JAPAN: Panasonic claims to have verified the sterilisation effect of hypochlorous acid on airborne and attached bacteria in tests with Gunma Paz University….
Daikin to launch R290 chiller at ISH
GERMANY: Daikin says it will introduce an R290 industrial chiller amongst a number of new lower GWP additions at the forthcoming ISH exhibition in Germany….
Mayekawa and Frick India sign compressor JV
INDIA/JAPAN: Mayakawa, the Japanese manufacturer of Mycom screw compressors, has formed a joint venture with industrial refrigeration company Frick India. …
Panasonic to recognise best projects
UK: The Panasonic PRO Awards 2025, which recognise and highlight the best projects to have implemented Panasonic’s sustainable solutions, is now open for entries….
Jail for operator of R22 Ponzi scheme
USA: A man from St Louis, Missouri, has been jailed for operating a Ponzi scheme based on trading in ozone-depleting R22. …
Empower to deliver 23,853RT district cooling project
UAE: Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (Empower) will provide district cooling services of 23,85RT to a man-made 10.5ha luxury beachfront development project in Dubai….
Chemours appoints data centre expert
USA: Chemours has appointed Joe Kava to its board of directors, a man with broad knowledge of data centres, following 17 years at Google….