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April 17th: James Harrison Day – This day in RACHP history Today is James Harrison Day. Harrison (born #onthisday April 17th 1816) is the epitome of an engineering pioneer in the field of mechanical refrigeration. Harrison was born in Bonhill, in Dunbartonshire, Scotland but moved to Australia to take up a position as a print machine ‘compositer’ for a publisher … Read More

ITALY: Tests on the contents of illegal disposable cylinders, which have been flooding the European market, have revealed that some may contain dangerous mixtures. General Gas, a leading Italian refrigerant distributor, has revealed that tests on at least one of those illegal cylinders, supposedly containing R134a, contained a mixture of several components including the now illegal HCFC R22. The European … Read More

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Forane® 427A (R427A) – the Easy R-22 RetrofitTM Forane® 427A (R427A) is the Easy Retrofit™ when it comes to retrofitting many R-22 applications, including air conditioning, heat pumps, and low- and medium-temperature refrigeration. Forane® 427A (R427A) is closest match to R-22 in terms of performances and operating pressures and was developed to minimize the work necessary during an R22 retrofit. … Read More

CHINA: A surge in refrigerant prices in China in the final months of 2017 look set to increase pressure on HFC refrigerant prices worldwide. Any reassurances from price decreases mid-year, after increases of up to 150% on certain refrigerants at the beginning of 2017, were shattered by further leaps in price in the final quarter. The increases are, again, mainly due … Read More

UK/EUROPE: Refrigerant users face new price increases of as much as 30% as Europe transitions away from high GWP HFCs. The UK’s leading refrigeration wholesaler and one of the world’s main refrigeration manufacturers have both announced large increases in the price of refrigerants from next month. The latest increases follow 20% price hikes by a number of suppliers at the … Read More

With the move towards a phase down of HFCs, manufacturing groups have warned against using unapproved refrigerants in equipment not designed for their use. The warnings are contained in an open letter signed by nine associations representing 90% of the world’s air conditioning and refrigeration manufacturers. They include ABRAVA (Brazil),  AHRI (USA), AREMA (Australia), CRAA (China), EPEE (Europe), Eurovent (Europe), … Read More