A series of sessions will be conducted by refrigerant manufacturers during the National HVACR Educators and Trainers Conference.

At this year's Expo, numerous manufacturers and industry organizations got specific about the next generation of low-GWP refrigerants.

Since many low-GWP refrigerants are flammable, changes must be made to building codes and standards before they will be acceptable in HVACR equipment.

As refrigerant regulations grow more stringent, manufacturers are beginning to offer new refrigeration architectures that utilize low-GWP refrigerants.

On January 23, 2020, Arkema Inc. filed a petition seeking relief under U.S. antidumping duty laws from unfairly traded imports of R-32 from China.

Globally, refrigerant trends are changing, but it is still somewhat unclear which refrigerants will become mainstays for HVAC.

In 2019, commercial refrigeration contractors had more than enough work to keep them busy until the end of the year and beyond.