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Panasonic has introduced the Big PACi series of air conditioners in 20kW and 25kW capacities using R32 refrigerant.

Emerson has begun serial production of larger versions of its Copeland EazyCool outdoor refrigeration units, extending cooling capacities from 17 to 36kW.

A country with a high vulnerability to climate change, Ethiopia has become the 74th nation to ratify the Kigali amendment to phase down HFC use.

The Environmental Investigation Agency has called for a “comprehensive fitness check” of the Montreal Protocol to ensure the phase out of ODS and the phase down of HFC refrigerants.

With illegal refrigerant continuing to flow across European borders, Romanian customs authorities reported further seizures last week.

Warnings regarding the proliferation of refrigerant in illegal disposable cylinders have been issued by the Estonia’s Ministry of the Environment.

The EFCTC Action Line has received nearly 100 reports of possible illegal trade in HFC refrigerant since its opening three months ago.

Car workshops in Romania are being warned that illegal R134a flooding the market includes fake material that is damaging vehicle air conditioning systems.

A press release issued by Lennox Germany has announced the launch of an R32 version of its eComfort air-cooled chiller in the fourth quarter of this year.

For the first time at the Olympics, the Beijing 2022 organisers are to use low GWP CO₂ refrigerant or the reduced GWP HFC blend R499A in its ice venues.

Carrier’s new AquaForce Vision 30KAVP variable-speed air-cooled screw chiller is said to achieve an SEER of 5.6, 25% above the Ecodesign 2021 Tier 2 requirements.

The US Department of Commerce has initiated investigations to determine whether imports of HFC refrigerants from China are circumventing the 2016 antidumping duty order on HFC blends.

Engie Refrigeration has launched its redesigned Quantum air-cooled chiller range with improved levels of efficiency, performance, control and serviceability.

The Bulgarian Customs Agency has announced that the seized refrigerant it was seeking to auction will now be destroyed.

The Republic of Cuba has become the 73rd country to ratify the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol.

Toshiba has completed its line-up of Super Digital inverter R32-based split air conditioning systems with 8hp and 10hp versions.

Chemours has today officially inaugurated its new $300m R1234yf refrigerant production facility near Corpus Christi in Ingleside, Texas.

Green group the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) has applauded California for allocating $1m in incentives to reduce emissions of fluorinated greenhouse gases, including HFC refrigerants.

Following the launch of its water-cooled chillers running on R452B in March, Kaltra has added air-cooled chillers with scroll compressors using this lower GWP refrigerant.

Refrigerant manufacturers have stepped in to try and stem the flow of illegal refrigerant in Europe by demanding that the carriage of dangerous goods act is correctly applied.