In March 2016, Airgas Refrigerants began operating a sophisticated AHRI-accredited refrigerants testing lab after nearly a year of design and construction. Meet the people who designed it and keep it running flawlessy… The Airgas Refrigerants testing lab, perhaps the most sophisticated in the nation, is housed in Airgas Refrigerants’ Atlanta filling and reclamation facility, and today […]
The Alliance for Responsible Atmospheric Policy in April 2016 commended progress made by governments working to complete an international agreement to phase down hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) consumption as part of the Montreal Protocol treaty. The Parties to the Montreal Protocol completed one week of preparatory negotiations in Geneva in advance of additional sessions in Vienna in […]
The United States International Trade Commission (USITC) determined that there is a reasonable indication that the U.S. refrigerants industry is materially injured by reason of imports of 1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane (R-134a) from China that are allegedly sold in the United States at less than fair value. This action was taken by a vote, and all six USITC […]
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released a warning cautioning homeowners, manufacturers of propane-based refrigerants, home improvement contractors and air conditioning technicians of the safety hazards related to the use of propane in motor vehicle and home air conditioning systems. The use of a propane-based refrigerant in an air conditioner that is not designed […]
Airgas Refrigerants is now operating a refrigerants testing lab that has received AHRI accreditation in the Refrigerant Testing Laboratory certification program. The refrigerants testing lab, based in Airgas Refrigerants’ Atlanta filling and reclamation facility, will enable customers to receive sample test kits, fill and return them to Airgas Refrigerants for analysis. The complete kit includes […]
The American Hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) Coalition and its members filed an antidumping duty petition with the United States Department of Commerce and the United States International Trade Commission charging that unfairly traded imports of R-134a from China are causing material injury to the U.S. fluoro-chemicals industry. The petition alleges dumping margins for R-134a ranging from 150 […]
The complete R-22 phaseout of virgin product manufacturing is another year closer. With 12/31/19 as the zero production date, manufacturers have increased prices on R-22 and several manufacturers, including Arkema and Honeywell, have informed customers that they will no longer be producing blends that contain R-22, specifically R-401A, R-401B, R-402A and R-409A. These are interim […]
In February, the U.S. Department of Commerce published a preliminary determination finding that imports from China of Hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) blends used in air conditioning and refrigeration are being dumped in the U.S. market. HFC blends R-410A, R-404A, R-407A, R-407C and R-507 (also known as R-507A) as well as the single component HFCs R-32, R-125 and […]
Airgas Refrigerants has announced its new full line up of refrigerant gases for 2016. Featuring refrigerants from Arkema, Chemours, Honeywell and Mexichem, the range of gases, including new HFOs, is designed to meet any refrigerant need and to introduce alternate replacement refrigerants to ones that are scheduled for phasing out in new equipment due to […]
In November, Air Liquide (Euronext Paris: AI), world leader in gases, technologies and services for Industry and Health, agreed to acquire Airgas, (NYSE: ARG), one of the leading suppliers of industrial gases and associated products and services in the U.S. In the transaction, Airgas will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Air Liquide. Airgas Refrigerants, as […]