Refrigerant
Update: Commerce Announces Preliminary Determination of R-32
BY Alex Ayers 9/16/2020 - HVAC Government Affairs Update: The U.S. Department of Commerce announced the preliminary determination on a request for antidumping duties on R-32 refrigerant from China. The Commerce Department has determined that exporters from China have dumped R-32 refrigerant, referred to as difluoromethane by the department, in the US with margins between 161 and 221 perc...
Progress made on AIM Act in Senate and AIM Leadership Act in
BY Alex Ayers 9/16/2020 - HVAC Government Affairs Key Takeaway: The AIM Act has been added as an amendment to an upcoming Energy Bill that could be passed this year. After months of Senat...
AREA and the first Global, Virtual Natural Refrigerants Trad
Sep. 15, 2020 On the 1-2 September AREA was delighted to be a sponsor of, and a participant in, the first virtual, natural refrigerants trade show launched by ATMOsphere. Taking place over a...
AHRI, Alliance Applaud Senate Energy Bill HFC Amendment
September 10, 2020 Contact: Francis Dietz, Vice President, Public Affairs Direct: 703.600.0355 Cell: 703.969.6444 Contact: Kevin Fay (Alliance) Direct: 703.801.3233 AHRI and the Alliance for Res...
AHRI Refrigerant Webinar Series
Determining Application Limits & Safety Requirements for Low-GWP Flammable Refrigerants Mark your calendars and plan to join AHRI for this five-part series on research into low-global war...
Review of F-gas regulation - IIR contribution
The IIR has responded to the European Commission consultation “Fluorinated greenhouse gases – review of EU rules (2015-20)” which aims to collect opinions and suggestions about the u...
Daikin and Hitachi Commercialize Solution in Chemical Busine
Daikin and Hitachi have collaboratively commercialized a solution for working out a plan for optimum production/sales and the supporting of its implementation by applying Hitachi Group’s Supply Chain Management (SCM) optimization simulation technology so as to quickly address demand f luctuations in Daikin’s chemical business. This solution is an outcome of co-creation by the two compa...
GL2020 to Be Held as an Online Event on December 6 to 9
The 14th International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR)-Gustav Lorentzen Conference on Natural Refrigerants (GL2020) will be held from December 6 to 9, 2020, as an online event. The three-day event wi...
Shecco Virtual Trade Show Concludes 24-Hour Global Exhibit w
2020/09/04 VTS attendees came from across the global cooling marketplace, including end users, manufacturers, contractors, associations, government officials, consultants, academics, students, media,...
Can Natural Refrigerants be Good for the Environment and for
August 28, 2020 Letter from our executive director, Danielle Wright This is the question I was asked in a recent interview for a new podcast on climate change solutions. My first instinct wa...
