Article: Delegation tries to smooth U.S. chiller sales to Japan. (Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute, air conditioning and refrigeration equipment) (Brief Article)

ARLINGTON, Va.--Sales of large U.S. water chillers in Japan -- now hampered by tests the Japanese insist must be performed -- may improve, thanks to the initiatives of an Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute (ARI) delegation.

The group met with the Safety Division of the Japanese Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) in March to discuss that country's High-Pressure Gas Control Law. It regulates products using high-pressure gases such as CFC-12, CFC-113, CFC-114, R-500, R-502, HCFC-22, ammonia, and propane.

Japan does not recognize ASME or other U.S. standards even though, according to ARI's Renee Hancher, they are often virtually ...

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