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Tunisia: refrigeration data
21/11/2014 Currently, the national cold-storage capacity in Tunisia is approximately 1,600,000m3. In 2010, the national park of goods transportation vehicles included approximately 3,000 refrigerated vehicles (or 0.85% of the total workforce) and 1,500 insulated vehicles. 25% of electrical consumption by the food industry sector is used to power refrigeration plants. The first...
Refrigeration the key to world food supply
November 21, 2014 UK: The importance of refrigeration in efforts to prevent food waste and create a robust global food chain was highlighted at a world-first summit in London yesterday. The Wor...
World edges towards HFC agreement
November 21, 2014 PARIS: The international community has moved a step closer to a deal on controlling HFCs at the Montreal Protocol meeting this week. Despite continued resistance from Saudi Ar...
Record Chillventa attendance confirmed
November 21, 2014 GERMANY: Audited figures released today confirm that Chillventa 2014 set new records for number of exhibitors and visitors. The refrigeration and air conditioning exhibition i...
GEA Bock extends compressor production
November 21, 2014 GERMANY: GEA has invested in a new vehicle compressor assembly line at its Frickenhausen factory. This plant will manufacture GEA Bock FK30, FK40, and FK50 open type piston co...
Regional appointment at Distech Controls
21 Nov 2014 Distech Controls has appointed a regional sales manager for Australasia. The company has appointed John Nardozza to the position, which will play an important role Distech’s worldwide growth strategy. Distech Controls announced plans to ramp up operations in the regions at the ARBS Exhibition earlier this year. Nardozza has more than 11 years of sales experience in the building auto...
Sure Chill's 'Cool thinking' opens the door to new drinks ma
21 November 2014 Marc Evans, CEO, The Sure Chill Company: For manufacturers of soft and alcoholic drinks, ensuring that their products are delivered to the consumer at the right temperature is a vital...
EPA Settlement Reduces Risk of Ammonia Releases from North H
11/19/2014 BOSTON - Under a recent settlement, a company that operates a cold storage warehouse in North Haven, Conn. is updating its operations so that public safety is significantly enhanced. The company, Bozzuto’s Inc., has also agreed to pay $124,181 to settle claims it violated the federal Clean Air Act’s chemical release prevention requirements. The settlement stems from an Oct. 2012 inspec...
Secop at China Household Electrical Appliances Technical Con
21 November 2014 The Secop DELTA Compressor was awarded the third Prize for "CHEAA Technology Progress Award" Secop Compressors (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. participated in the 2014 China Household Electrical ...
TrakRef is Now an Independent Company
Nov. 21, 2014 NASHVILLE, Tenn. - TrakRefR LLC, formerly a division of Polar Technology LLC, became its own entity when Hudson Technologies Inc. acquired Polar Technology, its reclamation facilities, and refrigerant program. TrakRef is wholly owned by refrigerant industry veteran, Ted Atwood, president and founder of the company. “We have experienced significant acceptance of TrakRef in fair...
