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ASEDAS urges realistic F-Gas timeline for Spanish supermarkets
ASEDAS cites a €2.5 billion bill, technician shortages and tighter gas quotas as barriers to compliance, and proposes a 2032 deadline.
UNEP and ASEAN advance passive cooling to cut HFC demand
A regional roadmap estimates that envelope measures, ventilation, cool surfaces and shading could cut ASEAN cooling demand by nearly 42%.
US States and New York City Sue EPA Over Delayed HFC Phaseout
The challenged rule extends compliance deadlines by up to six years, while EPA says the changes will curb costs for food and semiconductors.
EU plan calls for 4 million annual heat pump installations by 2030
The European Commission’s Electrification Action Plan calls for annual heat pump installations to rise from 2.4 million in 2025 to 4 million by 2030. Published on 17 July 2026, the plan includes measures covering energy taxation, electricity and gas price ratios, financing, system flexibility and industrial electrification. The Commission proposes reducing national electricity-to-gas price ratios
UNEP and Syria strengthen coordination on Montreal Protocol implementation
Stakeholders prioritized stronger ozone governance, updated RAC standards and expanded technician training across Syria.
UNEP releases guide for national refrigerant lifecycle plans
The roadmap covers policy, infrastructure, financing and monitoring, with lifecycle measures projected to avert up to 67 Gt CO2e by 2100.
UNEP advances ODS bank and RAC certification plans in Africa
Recommendations set a June 2027 deadline for national ODS and HFC bank inventories and call for a common ECOWAS technician licence.
UNEP strengthens Montreal Protocol implementation across West Asia
Officials from five countries agreed follow-up actions to accelerate ozone projects and deepen cooperation on Kigali Amendment delivery.
RWTH Aachen researchers call for better heat pump performance data
The study links oversizing to higher costs and says ErP tests can overstate COP, prompting calls for dynamic operating data.
Daikin and Itochu Partner on Commercial AC Recycling in Japan
The alliance will manage collection through new-product manufacturing, with traceability, refrigerant recovery and staged nationwide expansion.
HARDI Joins Washington Refrigerant Task Force
Todd Titus will represent distributors as the panel weighs the feasibility and timing of a shift to lower-GWP refrigerants by 2035.
UNIDO secures $14 million for 43 cooling and climate projects
The approvals target refrigerant transitions, energy efficiency and industrial upgrades across 22 countries.
Insights on Regulations
EPA Delays Low-GWP Refrigerant Deadlines, Splitting the US Cooling Industry
The deadline that supermarkets faced to install new refrigeration systems running on low-GWP refrigerants was January 1, 2027. It is now January 1, 2032. On May 21, 2026, alongside President Trump in the Oval Office, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced final revisions to the 2023 Technology Transitions Rule and a proposed technical fix to the
2025 in Refrigeration — What Changed, What Mattered, What’s Next
Refindustry has released its 2025 year-in-review, compiled from the most-read and most impactful updates published on https://refindustry.com/. The review captures how the industry moved from “refrigerant choice” discussions to real-world transition execution—where compliance pathways, safety engineering, component readiness, service capacity, and digital monitoring determine outcomes on projects and in day-to-day operations. What shaped 2025 in
Ammonia Refrigeration Evolves Amid Growing Competition
By: Ilana Koegelenberg Ammonia (NH3/ R717) refrigeration continues to dominate industrial applications across the United States and European Union, but the sector is undergoing significant transformation as operators balance traditional advantages with evolving safety requirements, workforce challenges, and competition from alternative refrigerants. While ammonia maintains its stronghold in large-scale facilities, new technologies and regulatory