Industrial Refrigeration Systems — NH₃, CO₂ & Cascade Plants for Food, Pharma & Process Industry.
Independent design, specification and EPC procurement of industrial refrigeration plants for food processing, cold storage, pharma, dairy, breweries and chemical facilities. Buyer-side engineering, competing OEM/EPC quotes and structured financing — USD $150K to $10M+.
Why source with ColdMatch
Full plant scope
Compressor racks, condensers, evaporators, pumps, vessels, controls, plantroom, safety and commissioning.
Any temperature
+15°C process cooling · 0/4°C chilled · -25°C freezer · -40°C blast/IQF · cascade -50°C.
Refrigerant-agnostic
NH₃, CO₂ transcritical/subcritical, NH₃/CO₂ cascade, HFO — chosen on TCO, not vendor preference.
Heat recovery built in
60–90°C reclaimed heat for CIP, process, tank and space heating — 20–45% energy savings.
Safety & compliance
EN 378, IIAR, ATEX, ASHRAE 15 zoning, ammonia detection, PSM and local pressure-vessel codes.
Lifecycle service
Optional O&M contracts, spares, retrofits and refrigerant phase-out programmes.
Typical specifications we source
- Project value
- USD $150K – $10M+
- Plant capacity
- 100 kW – 10 MW+
- Refrigerants
- NH₃ (R717) · CO₂ (R744) · NH₃/CO₂ cascade · HFO · HFC (retrofit only)
- Applications
- Cold storage · Food processing · Dairy · Breweries · Pharma · Chemical
- Delivery models
- Buyer-side design · Multiple OEM quotes · Turnkey EPC · Retrofit
- Standards
- EN 378 · IIAR · ASHRAE 15 · ATEX · GMP · PED
Frequently asked
Which refrigerant should an industrial plant specify — NH₃, CO₂ or cascade?+
For most large food, cold storage and processing plants, ammonia (NH₃/R717) is the most efficient and lowest-lifecycle-cost option. CO₂ (R744) transcritical or subcritical suits smaller footprints and low-charge zones. NH₃/CO₂ cascade is the modern default for -40°C freezers and IQF. We specify based on load profile, ambient conditions, safety zoning and local regulation.
What plant sizes do you handle?+
From 100 kW packaged units for medium processors up to 10 MW+ central plants for distribution centres, meat/poultry processing, dairy, breweries and pharma. Typical project value USD $150K to $10M+.
Do you provide independent design and specification, or only procurement?+
Both. We can provide independent (buyer-side) refrigeration engineering — load calculations, refrigerant selection, plantroom layout, energy modelling and tender specification — before running a supplier-neutral RFQ against vetted OEMs and EPC contractors.
Can heat recovery be integrated into an industrial refrigeration system?+
Yes. Modern NH₃ and CO₂ plants routinely deliver 60–90°C hot water for CIP, process heating, tank heating and space heating from reclaimed condenser heat, reducing gas/electricity bills by 20–45% in food, dairy and brewery applications.
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