AGC Develops New Composition of AMOLEA™ 1123, a Next-Generation Refrigerant with Low Global Warming Potential

Tokyo, May 13, 2022-AGC (AGC Inc.; Headquarters: Tokyo, President: Yoshinori Hirai), a world-leading manufacturer of glass, chemicals, and high-tech materials, has successfully developed a new composition of AMOLEA™ 1123 (HFO-1123) based refrigerant, a low-GWP*1 refrigerant that is expected to be the next-generation standard for air conditioners, in cooperation with the University of Tokyo*2. With this, AGC is on track to resolve the safety issue that had been one of the challenges for the practical application of AMOLEA ™ 1123, and the development of the world’s first refrigerant with GWP below 10 for air conditioners has entered to the final stage.