Refrigerant

2021.11.22

HFCs Reduction Enters into a New Phase in China’s AC Industr

On September 16, a celebration conference for the 30th anniversary of China’s ratification of the Montreal Protocol and the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer was held in ...

2021.11.21

2021 Purdue Conferences Spark Lively Exchanges Online

Reported by Kenji Tojo, Tojo R&D Office The Purdue Conferences – the 25th International Compressor Engineering Conference, the 18th International Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Confer...

2021.11.21

Strategic Review of Panasonic’s Refrigeration Compressors Bu

On September 23, 2021, Panasonic announced that given the challenging global business outlook and following Panasonic’s long-term business strategic review of the refrigeration compressor business portfolio, the company will cease the manufacturing of refrigeration compressors in Singapore by the end of September 2022. Panasonic will consolidate the compressor manufacturing operations in its...

2021.11.21

New Peer-reviewed Study Confirms Negligible Impacts of TFA

A new peer-reviewed study published in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics affirms that trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) from hydrofluoroolefin (HFO)1234yf refrigerant has a negligible effect on human and ecosystem health. Conducted by Colorado State University, the study simulated rainwater concentrations of TFA from atmospheric degradation of projected HFO-1234yf usage through 2040 in India, China, and ...

2021.11.20

Chemours Applauds the Biden Administration’s Support for Rat

November 18, 2021 On the heels of COP26 and with the first step in the phase down of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) under the U.S. American Innovation and Manufacturing (AIM) Act set to go into effect Jan...

2021.11.17

Chemours Files Second Lawsuit Against AGC, Inc. for Infringe

November 15, 2021 Stopping the unlicensed manufacture, marketing, and sales of HFO-1234yf refrigerants protects innovation and customers   WILMINGTON, Del., November 12, 2021 – The Chemours Company (“Chemours”) (NYSE: CC), a global chemistry company with leading market positions in Titanium Technologies, Thermal & Specialized Solutions, Advanced Performance Materials,...

2021.11.15

AHRI Offering Webinar Series on A2L Refrigerants

The Air-Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) is offering a series of webinars through its Safe Refrigerant Transition Task Force to support the industry’s transition to low-g...

2021.11.13

Count on CoolSys HVAC-R Technicians for R-22 Conversions

10th November 2021 Refrigerant is vital to making any HVAC-R system function properly. As commercial customers convert from R-22 synthetic refrigerants to meet regulatory requirements, it&rsquo...

2021.11.12

Daikin Refrigerant News - Issue 4, 2021

November 2021   For Daikin, the groups of HFCs, HFOs and HCFOs are not PFAS.   Daikin’s R-32 for example is the most balanced refrigerant in terms of Environmental Impact / Energ...

2021.11.11

The equipment and controls available to help with UK 2050 Ne

9th November 2021 By 2030 the current F-Gas Legislation effective in the UK requires the TCO2e of refrigerant being placed on the market to be reduced by 79% from the baseline figure which came int...