Refrigeration

There are 5000 industrial sites with hydrocarbon-based chiller installations in Europe as of December 2023, according to Jan Dusek, ATMOsphere's co-founder, group COO and head of APAC.

The Federal government is seeking input from industry on how to reduce the use of high global warming potential (GWP) refrigerants in the commercial and industrial refrigeration sector.

Refrigerant Reclaim Australia (RRA) has joined the global community in celebrating World Refrigeration Day on 26 June, 2024.

The Dual Channel NDIR AM4205, AM4203, & AM4203DR for A2L & A3L refrigeration gas leak detection sensing has been certified to UL & EC standards.

Carrier Global Corporation, on behalf of its Sensitech business, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the monitoring solutions business of Berlinger & Co. AG, a Swiss family-owned company.

Gas analyser manufacturer, Safe Monitoring Group, has closed the acquisition of MEMS AG.

Minimise downtime

Hillphoenix has launched ChargeSecure, a charge preservation solution for CO2 refrigeration systems that offers peace of mind during power outages.

A-Gas has launched the first disposable refrigerant cylinder recycling program in New Zealand.

Cold chain sustainability champion, Dr Rob Lamb, will join an exclusive line-up of speakers to unveil the latest advancements in AI-driven, data monitoring technology.

Improved refrigeration could save nearly half of the 1.3 billion tonnes of food wasted around the globe each year.

Danfoss has launched a new aftersales service for BOCK compressors known as RefCare.

Board appointment

Lennox has appointed Jon Vander Ark, as a member of its board of directors, effective 1 June, 2024.

Buy back increase

Cool-Safe is increasing Bounty Buy-Back payments from $25.00/kg to $40.00/kg for recovered synthetic refrigerants to help meet New Zealand’s F-Gas target.

Beijer Ref and BITZER have extended their partnership agreement by another three years.

Reclaim milestone

Australia has reached a significant milestone in protecting the environment by recovering 10,000,000 Kgs of synthetic greenhouse gas refrigerants.

R404A sales cease

The Chemours Company has ceased sales of Freon 404A (R-404A) and Freon 507 (R-507) in the United States.