Disposable cylinder ban is 'long overdue'

A maritime industry supplier has called for a global ban on disposable cylinders and warns that an HFC phase-down could lead to an increase in counterfeits. Claiming that disposable cylinders are a significant risk to port workers and support the trade in counterfeit refrigerants, Svenn Jacobsen, refrigeration technical product manager at Wilhelmsen Ships Service, says a worldwide ban on disposables, also known as non-refillable cylinders, is long overdue.