Refrigeration

Star Technical Solutions managing director, Dr Dermot Cotter, has released research which surveyed 20 industrial refrigeration sites across food, drink, chemical and the pharmaceutical sectors.

The Delta Development Team is pushing the boundaries of innovative storage and transport solutions for temperature-sensitive goods with the development of advanced, large-scale refrigerated Tricon containers.

The Natural Refrigerants Company has just commissioned two of Advansor’s new SteelXL CO2 systems which are designed to provide cooling, freezing, air conditioning and heating in a single frame.

Danfoss has appointed Kristian Strand as president of Danfoss Climate Solutions.

The Chemours Company has appointed Damián Gumpel as president of its Titanium Technologies (TT) business segment, effective 3 March, 2025.

Industrial gas company, Messer, will invest $US70 million in the construction of a state-of-the-art air separation unit (ASU) in Arkansas, United States.

The US Department of Defense will invest $US90 million to stockpile HFCs to support military operations worldwide.

Advansor, a leading provider of natural refrigerant climate solutions, has launched its updated CO2 training programme for 2025.

Meet the first graduates of South Australia’s new dual-qualification refrigeration and electrical course.

Australia is grappling with a welding workforce crisis, with a projected shortfall of 70,000 skilled welders by 2030 threatening major national projects.

Australia’s management of environmentally damaging refrigerants was applauded at the recent 36th Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (MOP36) in Bangkok, Thailand.

EU PFAS update

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) and authorities from Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden have released a progress update on the process to restrict per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in Europe.

Cryogenic solutions provider, Messer, is planning to launch the KwikChiller, a continuous, nitrogen chilling solution for fresh poultry, in early 2025.

Activist investment firm, Elliott Investment Management, has amassed a $5 billion stake in Honeywell International and is seeking board support to carve up the industrial giant.

Refrigerants Australia showcased findings from Australia’s latest research on the rate of refrigerant leakage across 15 equipment types at the United Nations 36th Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol.

The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) has released draft guidance on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) which are more commonly known as forever chemicals.