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F-gas revision promises steeper phase down
2022-03-24
EUROPE: Proposals to accelerate the phase down of refrigerants under the European F-gas regulations could see the current allowable quota slashed by around 50% in 2024.

A man who smuggled 2,300 cylinders of ozone-depleting HCFC refrigerant R22 into the US has been fined $250,000.
Faiz Abdallahi (56) pleaded guilty in October 2021 to the improper importation of a class II substance, a felony under the USA’s Federal Clean Air Act. He was also sentenced to three years’ probation.

Backed by a war chest of JPY600bn ($5.2bn), Daikin is reported to be considering the acquisition of European heat pumps sales and service companies and refrigerated display case manufacturers.

This year’s World Refrigeration Day on June 26 will take the theme Cooling Matters in an effort to raise public awareness of the essential benefits of refrigeration technologies.
Speaking at a side session during the AHR Expo in Las Vegas, World Refrigeration Day founder Steve Gill said: “Our objective is to make the public aware of cooling’s essential benefits, how cooling impacts daily life, and how technology choices foster environmental well-being of future generations.”

The Italian government has passed the law to ratify and implement the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol to phase down HFC refrigerants.

Honeywell has announced a new non-flammable refrigerant for medium temperature commercial refrigeration applications with a GWP of less than 150.
The arrival of R471A, which Honeywell has branded Solstice N71, could provide a solution to end-users struggling to comply with new standards, including those in the UK, EU and California that restrict refrigerants with a GWP greater than 150 in new systems.

British company A-Gas has broken into the Japanese refrigerant reclamation market with the acquisition of Tokyo-based FUSO Co Ltd.
A-Gas says that the Japanese market has been one of its long-term growth targets given the country’s focus on environmental regulation and the high levels of recovery and reclamation of refrigerant gas.

CHINA: Of the nine ice rink venues at the forthcoming Olympic and Paralympic winter games, five are using CO2 refrigeration systems and four using R449A.
According to China’s State Council Information Office, in addition to providing quality ice rinks suitable for respective sports in the competition venues, it has stayed true to its commitment to host a green games by being eco-friendly in its ice-making.

CHINA: Of the nine ice rink venues at the forthcoming Olympic and Paralympic winter games, five are using CO2 refrigeration systems and four using R449A.

The Indian government has imposed anti-dumping duties on the import of Chinese R32 and HFC refrigerant blends R410A and R407C.India claims the refrigerants have been exported at a price below normal value and negatively impacted its domestic industry.The duties to be imposed range from just over $1,000 per tonne to $2,250 per tonne and have been imposed for a period of five years.