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Luvata to build new coil coating plant in Mexico
24 - August - 2012 MEXICO: Heat transfer product manufacturer Luvata has commenced construction of a coil coating plant in Mexico. Construction of the new multi-million-dollar facility in Coahuila, north-eastern Mexico includes 50,000ft2 of manufacturing space and 7,000ft2 of offices. The plant is expected to be operational in the second quarter of 2013 and Luvata estimates 45 employees wil...
IEA Organizes High-level Dialogue with Experts from Caspian
Energy experts from the public and private sectors in the Caspian region attended a three-day meeting in Astana, Kazakhstan, from July 3 to 5. The event, which was organized by the International Energy Agency (IEA), combined high-level energy policy dialogue and the regional launch of the Energy Technology Perspectives (ETP) 2012 publication; training and capacity development. The par...
Canadian Appliance Store Sales Down in May
Jul 27, 2012 Canadian electronics and appliance stores had seasonally adjusted sales of $1168 million Canadian dollars (CAD) in May 2012, according to Statistics Canada. The report released in late July said electronics and appliance store sales were down 8.2% from CAD $1254 million in May 2011 and were down 0.8% from CAD $1178 million in April 2012. Total Canadian retail sales rose 0.3% to...
Customs Officers Presented with Ozone Depleting Substances Q
ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA Wednesday, July 18, 2012: The Grenada Customs and Excise Division is the recipient of one hundred and twenty five (125) Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS) Quick Reference Cards. The cards contain information on the list of ODSs imported into Grenada with their corresponding 2007 and 2012 Harmonised System (HS) Codes. This initiative is intended to assist customs officers in ide...
Chile Holds First National HVAC&R Trade Show in Santiago --E
The first Chilean HVAC&R trade show, Expo Frio Calor Chile 2012, took place from June 7 to 9, 2012, in Santiago, Chile. The expo was in a very special setting, as it took place in the Estacion Map...
LG Has Presence in All the Most Important Buildings with VRF
Because of the high cost of energy, the Chilean market focuses strongly on high-efficiency products for air conditioning solutions. This is especially true of high-rise office buildings, so there is a...
Canada faces disposable refrigerant cylinder battle
Jul 16, 2012 Canada: The Canadian province of Manitoba is fighting a battle against refrigerants being sold in illegal, disposable (non-refillable) cylinders. The Manitoba Ozone Protection Industry A...
GEA Aerofreeze Systems renamed to GEA Refrigeration Canada
7/11/2012 Since June 15, 2012, the Canadian company GEA Aerofreeze Systems Inc. has conducted business under the new name of GEA Refrigeration Canada Inc. As Competence Center & Manufacturing for ...
Puerto Rico Take-Back Law Details Still in Question
Jul 11, 2012 Air Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute staff met with officials of Puerto Rico on June 29 to "emphasize AHRI’s position" that the law doesn’t apply to the HVAC/R products made by AHRI members. The new law requires importers, manufacturers, and some distributors to take end-of-life responsibility for "e-waste" - but as of late June officials had yet to specify what spe...
Canadian Residential Air-Conditioning Shipments Up in 1Q 201
Jul 11, 2012 Residential air-conditioning units showed a big increase in Canadian shipments in the first quarter of 2012, according to the Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Institute of Canada (HRAI). The organization said residential air-conditioning unit shipments were up 16% in the first quarter of 2012 compared to the first quarter of 2011. Residential furnace shipments were u...
