Refrigerant
Latest options for replacing HFC-134a refrigerant in MACs
SAE International, 14 April 2020 With the passage of the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol, HFC-134a refrigerant will be phased down in all markets worldwide, including those where automotive...
Update on new refrigerants designations and safety classific
30 April 2020 The latest version of the factsheet providing up to date information on refrigerant designations and safety classifications is now available (April 2020 update). The factsheet,...
Refrigerant Cylinder Colours: What has Changed
30 April 2020 A new UNEP OzonAction factsheet on the new AHRI revised guideline on a major change to refrigerant cylinder colours One of the ways in which refrigeration cylinders are quickly...
The UNEP OzonAction WhatGas? application has been updated an
30 April 2020 New features: - An updated more user-friendly interface - Multilingual interface: English, French and Spanish - HFCs and HFC containing mixtures - Latest updated ozone depleting pot...
First Online F-gas Training and Certification Connect Qatar
A new milestone has been set in distance learning in the room air conditioner (RAC) field. A full training and assessment session on ‘F-Gases: Advanced Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Best Pr...
United States: latest news on HFC regulations
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has restored restrictions on the transition from ozone-depleting substances to high GWP HFCs. Date : 2020/04/24 ...
Chemours Opteon XL 41 Has Benefits of Low GWP and Low Cost
At 2020 AHR Expo held in Orlando, Florida, the United States, at the beginning of February, JARN’s reporters visited Chemours’ booth and were welcomed by Diego Boeri, vice president, Fluor...
Refrigerant Industry Faces Damage Due to Price Drops
Following a continuous price drop in the first half of 2019, the price of R22 rose after October 2019, because of its quota production. R22 is a hydrochlorofluorocarbon (HCFC) refrigerant and has been included in China’s phase-out list. Therefore, the production quotas of R22 dropped from 274,279 tons in 2018 to 266,821 tons in 2019, then to 42,000 tons in 2020. With the strong attitude of r...
Carrier Chooses R-32 Refrigerant for Commercial Scroll Chill
CHARLOTTE, N.C., April 22, 2020 — As part of its commitment to provide customers with solutions that use the right refrigerant for each application, Carrier has selected R- 32 refrigerant to rep...
Refrigerant Updates: Anti-Dumping, New SNAP Rules, & AIM Act
BY Alex Ayers 4/20/2020 Last week brought about several updates regarding current and future refrigerants. The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals added complexity to the future of SNAP Rules 20 and 21. T...
HS Codes for HFCs - Advice for countries in advance of the 2
April 2020 Contact: Ezra Clark, UNEP, OzonAction The Kigali Amendment requires Parties to put into place an import and export licensing system for hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) by 1st January 2019 (or t...
5th Edition of Europe and Central Asia (ECA) Montreal Protoc
April 2020 The United Nations Environment Programme, OzonAction, in cooperation with the World Customs Organization and the Ozone Secretariat, has launched the fifth edition of the ECA Montreal Protocol Award for Customs and Enforcement Officers for the period 2019-2020. Nominations forms are available in English and Russian and the award ceremony is scheduled for 2021. The award is part of the w...
