At the 27th Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol in Dubai, Nov. 1-5, member parties agreed to pursue an amendment to reduce the global production and consumption of HFCs. The amendment ends a five-year stalemate on HFC reduction and is expected to be completed in 2016. Member countries that are part of a […]
In July, DuPont spun off its specialty chemical division into a new publicly-traded entity called The Chemours Company, whose refrigeration products Airgas will distribute nationwide. Look for the new brand, new packaging and new marketing materials. While a separate company from DuPont, Chemours holds the lineage of DuPont innovation in refrigerants that pioneered Freon™, the […]
Emergency services? Hundreds of thousands of pounds of refrigerants? Geothermal heat exchangers? Ask John Bryant, Airgas Refrigerants’ new manager of On-Site Refrigerant and Chiller Refrigerant Services. John is a 10-year veteran of Airgas Refrigerants with deep experience in other areas of the HVAC and refrigeration industries. He helps contractors plan maintenance and survive emergencies. John […]
Visit Airgas at booth 2819 at the AHR Expo in Orlando at the Orange County Convention Center, Jan. 25-27, 2016. Learn what’s new in alternate refrigerants, Airgas services and reclamation. Meet Airgas executives and discuss with us how to plan your 2016 refrigerant allocation. Held in conjunction with ASHRAE, this is the leading event in […]
Here’s an interesting scenario: A medium sized contractor gets serious about reclamation and creates a revenue stream of $50,000 annually—and rising. It’s more than just possible, it’s happening. Reclamation is good business and it’s the law, but you’ll want to make sure you trust whom you return your used refrigerants to. Trust EPA Certified Reclaimers […]
The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) has unanimously voted a determination that there is a reasonable indication that the U.S. refrigerants industry is being materially injured by reason of imports of HFC blends and components from China that are allegedly sold in the United States at less than fair market value. In July, The American […]
Airgas Refrigerants launched a refrigerant separation column designed and built to separate previously unusable gases which often had to be thermally destroyed. Airgas engineered the new separation column to first focus on specific CFC and HCFC gases, recognizing that the upcoming phaseout of R-22 will require continued need for this gas, as well as other […]
Airgas Refrigerants has designed two versions of an information sheet for HVAC contractors to brand and provide to their customers. The two documents, one, a self-mailer and one, a sheet to go over with customers, email to them, or insert into mailings, are both available from the ‘Resources’ section of the Airgas Refrigerants website under […]
A newly-formed group, The American Hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) Coalition, filed an antidumping duty petition charging that Chinese imports of certain HPC blends used in air-conditioning and refrigeration have been unfairly imported and are causing material injury to the domestic fluoro-chemicals industry. The petition was filed concurrently with the United States Department of Commerce and the United […]
The Global Harmonized System Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS) is a United Nations accord that is currently being implemented. In the United States, The Occupational Safety and Health Administration, (OSHA) Hazard Communication Standard published in April, 2012 is the regulating guidance source. Changes to classification and labels on hazardous materials are ongoing and Airgas […]