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Kazakhstan Expands Re-export of Consumer and Complex Electronics: Refrigeration Equipment Exports Up 65.5%

According to calculations by the Energyprom.kz editorial team based on Kazakhstan's National Statistics Bureau (NSB) data for 2024–2025, the export-to-import ratio increased in seven of eight categories of high-tech and consumer goods. The most notable growth was recorded in refrigeration equipment (exports +65.5%) and telephone apparatus (export share of imports rising from 8.1% to 26.7%). Key re-export destinations are Russia and Central Asian countries.

#Kazakhstan trade#refrigeration equipment
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Markets & companies

BITZER Unveils Data Center, Heat Pump, and Natural Refrigerant Compressors at Chillventa 2026

At Chillventa 2026, BITZER presents three product pillars addressing the HVAC+R industry's shift toward AI-driven cooling, decarbonised heating, and natural refrigerants. The showcase includes the HELICOM CS60 screw compressor series for data centers, the CSH2T high-temperature heat pump compressors, and expanded CO₂, propane, and ammonia portfolios.

#data center cooling#screw compressors
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Markets & companies

BITZER Brings Expanded CO₂ Portfolio, ECOLITE Units and Retrofit Kits to Chillventa 2026

At Chillventa 2026 (13–15 October, Nürnberg Messe), BITZER will showcase new 6-cylinder ECOLINE compressors for transcritical CO₂, air-cooled ECOLITE CO₂ condensing units, next-generation screw compressors, and PERFORMANCE KITS for retrofitting existing ECOLINE and ECOLINE PRO reciprocating compressors. The company will also debut its BITZER Arena interactive format and integrate AWA system components into its stand for the first time.

#screw compressors#R290
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Markets & companies

Trane Commits $1 Million to Expand Goodwill's National HVAC and Heat Pump Training Program

Trane Technologies has pledged a $1 million, three-year grant to Goodwill Industries International to expand the Goodwill Clean Tech Accelerator, a national workforce program. The investment will equip nearly 500 participants with HVAC and heat pump credentials across five Goodwill locations, with initial focus on South Carolina and Minnesota.

#Trane Technologies#HVAC training
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Markets & companies

Catalytic Generators Expands Ethylene Ripening Systems Across European Markets

Following Fruit Attraction in Madrid, Catalytic Generators is extending its more-than-50-year U.S. fruit-ripening expertise into European markets, with active operations in Germany and the Netherlands, a partnership with Brancato srl in Italy, and regulatory progress underway in Spain. The company will mark its 45th year at the IFPA Global Produce & Floral Show in October 2026.

#QA Supplies#degreening
FreshPlaza: Cooling
Markets & companies

Seeka to invest $15.5 million in Gisborne packhouse and coolstore expansion

Seeka Limited will invest approximately $15.5 million in a new packhouse and coolstore facility in Gisborne, New Zealand, following council approval. The project is expected to create around five permanent and up to 70 seasonal roles, adding regional produce handling and cold storage capacity for kiwifruit and other horticultural crops.

#Seeka#kiwifruit
FreshPlaza: Cooling
Markets & companies

Danfoss Ships Its Transcritical CO₂ Training Complex Abroad for the First Time, Expanding Deployment in China

In January, Danfoss delivered a transcritical CO₂ training complex to China — the first time the system has left its European headquarters as part of a global tour. Simultaneously, the company is scaling its combined cooling and heating technology across food processing, pharmaceutical logistics, retail, and export segments.

#food processing#combined cooling and heating
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Markets & companies

ebm-papst Hungary to Lift Vecsés Site Self-Sufficiency to ~45% via PV and Battery Storage Expansion

ebm-papst Hungary is investing approximately 570,000 euros to add 100 kW of photovoltaic capacity and a 1,572 kWh battery storage system at its Vecsés plant. The project is expected to raise the site's renewable-energy self-sufficiency from around 25% to approximately 45% and enable three to four hours of uninterrupted production during a grid outage.

#ESG#Vecsés
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