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2012.03.02

Lukewarm response to energy-efficient appliance scheme

Mar 01, 2012 A government program aimed at cutting energy usage by encouraging consumers to get rid of old and inefficient home appliances and replace them with energy-saving models has met with a lukewarm response and a senior executive at a home appliance chain also questioned the logic of promoting energy-saving air conditioners in the middle of winter.   The Bureau of Energy under the Min...

2012.02.26

Daikin Argentina Celebrates 10 Years

Pioneer in Latin America Daikin Air Conditioning Argentina (DARG) was established as the first Daikin subsidiary in Latin America in 2001. The company has achieved a key position as a pioneer of build...

2012.02.21

Luvata Announces US$ 5 Million Expansion in Mexico

Growth Plans Bring Coil Corrosion Protection Closer to Customers Luvata recently announced plans for its coil corrosion protection coatings expansion into Mexico. ElectroFin Ecoat is recognized internationally by HVAC&R equipment manufacturers as the top quality corrosion protection for fin-tube and micro-channel heat exchangers in coastal environments. Luvata’s HVAC&R coil corrosion prot...

2012.02.20

Hydrocarbon refrigerants supplied to Eastern Caribbean State

2012-02-17 One of Grenada’s leading suppliers of refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment has launched hydrocarbon refrigerants as its newest line of products for the Eastern Caribbean States mark...

2012.01.20

New Year’s Resolutions from Global Association Leaders--HRAI

Warren Heeley, president of the Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Institute of Canada (HRAI, Canada)   As we move into 2012, the HRAI is focusing its efforts on the key pillars of our s...

2012.01.06

Mexichem moves to guarantee fluorspar supplies

4 - January - 2012 REFRIGERANT producer Mexichem has moved to secure supplies of fluorspar - a vital element in the production of HFC refrigerants - having been given the go-ahead to acquire the fluorspar producer Fluorita de Mexico and the mine concessions of Las Sabinas.   With this acquisition, Mexichem says it will have access to fluorspar of the highest purity grade worldwide. The mine i...

2011.11.23

Tecogen Now Delivers Natural Gas Powered Cogeneration Benefi

2011-11-21 WALTHAM, Mass., Nov. 21, 2011 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Tecogen Inc. announced that its natural gas powered chiller system is providing air conditioning and domestic hot water at the Amhsa Marina seaside resort in the Dominican Republic.? Elca-Fricalanz, an engineering firm based in the Canary Islands, specializing in the implementation of clean, efficient energy strategies, installed the Teco...

2011.11.20

Purfresh and Interfresh Cargo Partner to Provide Argentine E

16 November 2011 Purfresh, a leading provider of clean technologies that purify, protect, and preserve the global food supply chain, today announced that Interfresh Cargo has chosen Purfresh Transport for its customers to maintain quality and freshness of blueberries shipped via ocean from Argentina to the Netherlands, United Kingdom, and United States. Blueberry shippers prefer the performance of...

2011.11.01

Cuba to Set up Refrigerant Demolishing Factory

Currently, there are over 130 tons of R12 and R22 gathered and stored in Cuba. However this situation will be improved in 2012 due to the establishment of refrigerant demolishing factory.   According to the director of the Ozone Layer Technology Office, Cuba will become the first country in Central America to set up this kind of factory. The director emphasized that this factory will become a...

2011.11.18

Argentina AC Product Sales Enjoy High Growth in 2Q 2011

According to the annual research report released by Argentina INDEC, in the second quarter of 2011, the air conditioning product sales in Argentina achieved a year-on-year growth of 133.3%.   According to official data, the electric appliance product sales in South American countries of the second quarter of 2011 achieved an increase of 6.7% compared to the same period of the last year. Stati...

2011.11.04

Cuban experience in the safe use of hydrocarbons

2011-10-28 As a result of the US trade embargo and the reduced imports of basic goods Cuba began investing in hydrocarbon refrigeration in the early 1990s. Cuban Researchers developed the hydrocarbon mixture LB-12, and over 600,000 domestic refrigerators and 10,000 small commercial systems have since been converted to the blend. Today, Cuba plans for further hydrocarbon investment. ? After the col...

 
 
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