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CO2 needs a little help from its friend – ammonia
Manufacturers and end users in Europe and North America are confident that CO2 will grow in combination with ammonia in industrial applications. Read more
EC gets serious on illegal F-gas trade
The European Commission says it is taking the illegal trade in refrigerants “extremely seriously”, is aware that it could undermine the phase-down, but admits it is uncertain at this time of the amounts involved. Read more
Demand for NatRef training ‘growing’
Marco Buoni, president of AREA, a trade association, reports growing demand for training on natural refrigerants in Europe. Read more
Global HFC phase-down enters into force
The Kigali Amendment enters into force today with ratification still awaited from over two-thirds of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol. Read more
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Japan ratifies Kigali
The Kigali Amendment to phase-down HFC refrigerants has been boosted by ratification by Japan – one of the world’s largest consumers of fluorocarbons. Read more
EU within phase down limit for 2017
The EU’s F-gas phase-down remained on track in 2017, according to the latest annual update published by the European Environment Agency (EEA). Read more
Expert: Ammonia will return, CO2 will increase in China
Leading Chinese industrial refrigeration expert Jin Ma sees opportunities for natural refrigerants in China’s cold chain sector ahead of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. Read more
8 major Chinese RAC makers commit to selling 220k R290 units in 2019
Eight major Chinese room air conditioner (RAC) makers – including Gree, Midea, and Haier – have committed to selling no less than 220,000 propane (R290) split-type RAC units in the domestic Chinese market by mid-2019. Read more
Trump on climate change report: 'I don't believe it'
US President Donald Trump has cast doubt on a report by his own government warning of devastating effects from climate change. Read more
HC charge-limit vote pushed to mid-March
The IEC’s final vote will determine whether a 500-g charge limit is enacted as an international standard. Read more
EIA calls for urgent actions under Montreal Protocol
On the eve of the 30th Montreal Protocol meeting in Ecuador, the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) has called for the establishment of a taskforce to examine the size of current and future banks of CFCs, HCFCs and HFCs and introduce a worldwide ban on non-refillable refrigerant cylinders. Read more
New HVAC training center opened in Kyrgyzstan
Recently a new HVAC training center was opened in Kyrgyzstan with support of Midea, a globally renowned Chinese electrical appliance manufactures, a Facebook official page by Midea says. Read more
Representatives of refrigeration associations and working groups of former Soviet republics met in Moscow
In the end of February – beginning of March Moscow saw the business meeting of refrigeration associations of Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, and Ukraine as well as working groups of Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan, which resulted in establishing the Interstate technical committee of associations of the RAC sector. Read more
Video of press-conference “Russian refrigeration industry and global environmental agreements”
The press-conference covered changes to Russian and international legislation on protection of the ozone layer and climate. Read more