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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.
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.
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.
Kazakhstan's vegetable storage network now totals 2.56 million tonnes across 941 facilities. The government has raised investment-cost reimbursement for refrigeration-equipped storage from 25% to up to 50%, and the 2023–2025 construction plan exceeded its initial target of 689,900 tonnes.
Mayekawa exhibited its new Eco Cute 'unimo' at ICAR2011, where the product made its world debut. The unit, on sale in Japan since April 2011, is now being shipped to Korea.
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.
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.
NKF Springe has announced four courses for November and December 2026, including a CO₂ (R744) qualification course and a second session of the course for sales specialists. The December slot for «Refrigeration Technology for Sales Specialists, Part 2» was added following a successful April session.
This week's review (9–13 November 2026) covers seven investment projects in Russia and Kazakhstan that will require refrigeration equipment: a dairy complex worth RUB 4.4 billion, a vaccine centre in St. Petersburg, the 'Data Centre Valley' in Pavlodar, an ice arena in Noyabrsk, and others.
Eurostat data shows EU household energy consumption for space cooling reached 80.4 thousand TJ in 2024, up from 40.5 thousand TJ in 2018. IIR projects the European air-conditioner stock will double again by 2050.
According to AVC PSI monitoring data, shipments of household air conditioners to China's domestic market in Q3 2026 totaled 15.96 million units (−25.5% YoY), while retail sales declined by 9.4% in volume and 15.9% in value. The gap between shipments and retail indicates active channel inventory liquidation.
On November 18, 2026, a seminar on system transformations, localization, and global experience in the refrigeration industry will take place in Moscow. The program includes presentations on engineering and technical solutions in air conditioning and refrigeration, as well as an overview of trends in refrigeration component development.
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