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Prospects for HFCs
The second generation of F-gas regulations proposed by the European Commission (EC) in November 2012 includes the much contested phase-down of HFCs. This is to meet the target of a 95% reduction in total carbon emissions in Europe by 2050 - taking 1990 as the base year. Dr. Andy Pearson of Star Refrigeration (the United Kingdom) points out that although CFCs currently contribute only 2% to Europea...
Viessmann Expands Its Presence in ACR Industry
German space heating specialist Viessmann, who already offers heat pump options in its product spectrum, has expanded its horizons further with the acquisition of the Norpe Group in Finland who markets a range of chilled and frozen food display equipment for supermarkets. Norpe was founded in 1953 and with a workforce of 450 generates a turnover of ?130 million at its production center near Helsin...
Airedale to Buy AHU Specialist
Airedale is to acquire Barkell, one of the leading manufacturers of custom built air handling units in the United Kingdom. Airedale’s parent company Modine Manufacturing in the United States expects to close the deal in early 2014. Barkell was founded in the United Kingdom in 1981 and has acquired a reputation for high quality products which Modine intends to use to reinforce its role in data cent...
Germany IFA Exhibition 2013
The Internationale Funkausstellung Berlin 2013 (IFA), one of the largest consumer electronics fairs in the world was held at Messe Berlin in Germany, from 6 to 11 September, 2013. A total of 1,500 ent...
Fujitsu General Leading Market with Various Inverter ACs
Fujitsu General Do Brasil, a sales subsidiary of Fujutsu General in South America, exhibited a wide range of inverter air conditioners ranging from those for home use to those for commercial use at FE...
LG Focusing on Health-care Technology for AC Systems
LG has invested in Brazil and produces its many products of its total company offering. The company focused for FEBRAVA on health and wellness of its residential and commercial air conditioning produc...
Samsung Tapping Brazilian Market with Brand Recognition
Since 2010, Samsung has been manufacturing air conditioning products like mini splits, R22 on-off type and R410A inverter type in its factory in Manaus. At FEBRAVA, the company highlighted DVMS...
Toshiba leak detection technology for new Ibis Hotel Brighto
22 October 2013 Toshiba Air Conditioning (a division of Toshiba Carrier UK Limited) has delivered a ‘ground-breaking’ total refrigerant leak detection and containment system for Accor Group’s new Ibis...
DuPont calls for release of final German report on HFO1234yf
22 October 2013 President of DuPont Chemicals & Fluoroproducts highlights the fact that German transport authority KBA has not released its promised final report Thierry Vanlancker said: ““...
Honeywell Named the Best Control Systems Provider at 2013 As
Oct 22, 2013 Honeywell was named the Best Control Systems Provider at the 2013 Asian Manufacturing Awards (AMA) held in Singapore. Honeywell’s Experion(R) Process Knowledge System (PKS) emerged the wi...
