- 2021-12-06HFC CONSUMPTION INCREASES BUT F-GAS REMAINS “ON TRACK”Consumption of HFCs under the European F-gas regulations increased in 2020 for the first time, after consecutive annual decreases since 2015, according to official figures.
- 2021-11-30HONEYWELL PARTNERS WITH DUNAN ON R466ARefrigerant manufacturer Honeywell says that Chinese refrigeration and air conditioning components manufacturer Zhejiang DunAn Artificial Environment is to develop components compatible with its A1 refrigerant R466A.
- 2021-11-23US EPA CALLS FOR GLOBAL ACTION TO COMBAT ILLEGAL HFC TRADEThe head of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has called for enforceable domestic regulations in all countries to deter and combat the illegal trade in refrigerants.
- 2021-11-16CHEMOURS FILES SECOND LAWSUIT OVER R1234YFChemours has filed a second R1234yf patent infringement lawsuit in Japan against Japanese refrigerant manufacturer AGC Inc.
- 2021-11-10DAIKIN HALF-YEAR SALES UP 27%Daikin has reported sales of JPY1,558,863m ($13,812m) in the six months to the end of September – a 26.8% increase on the same period last year.
- 2021-11-01INDUSTRY HEADS BACK ACCELERATION OF RACE TO NET-ZEROThe CEOs of Danfoss, GEA, Trane and Johnson Controls are co-signees of an open letter to world leaders at COP26 calling for an acceleration of the race to net-zero.
- 2021-10-26CALL FOR BAN ON REFRIGERANT RECHARGE CANSThe US Environmental Protection Agency is being petitioned to ban sales of “consumer recharge cans” of refrigerant as part of its rule making to restrict the use of HFCs.
- 2021-10-20US EPA CONSIDERS R410A BAN FROM 2025Industry and environmental groups in the US are pushing for a ban on R410A in new domestic and commercial air conditioning equipment from January 1, 2025.
- 2021-10-13CHINESE R134A PRICES SKYROCKET!The price of R134a in China rose by more than 67% in September, rising to as much as CNY45,000/ton (≈US$7,000).
- 2021-09-27US FINALISES HFC PHASE DOWN PLANSThe Biden administration has today announced that the Environmental Protection Agency will release a new rule to phase down HFCs by 85% within the next 15 years.
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