A-Gas is expanding its reclamation facility with new separation towers, which will increase output of reclaimed refrigerant gases by 100% in the next 18 months.

Europe is enacting new stricter refrigerant regulations, in response to PFAS and calls for a faster HFC phasedown.

The ESCO Group's National HVACR Education Conference featured an extensive number of educational sessions covering the hottest topics in the HVACR industry, such as mildly flammable (A2L) refrigerants.

EPA proposed a new rule as part of its efforts to phase down the use of high-GWP HFCs. HVAC manufacturers expressed concern about some of the provisions in the new rule, including training, GWP limits, compliance deadlines, and sell-through periods.

A steep cut in HFC production occurs next year, and it appears that not enough HFCs are being recovered and reclaimed to meet the demand for existing and new HVACR equipment. Just how dire is this situation?

At the AHR Expo, refrigeration manufacturers displayed their latest equipment and components that are geared toward the commercial refrigeration market.

On this episode of the NEWSMakers podcast, Hannah Belloli, business development editor at The ACHR NEWS, is joined by Chemours’ Bobby Dean, research & development (R&D)/tech service engineer within the refrigerant team, and Jethro Medina, refrigeration R&D engineer.

Refrigerant manufacturers highlighted their low-GWP refrigerants for both air conditioning and refrigeration applications at the 2023 AHR Expo.

The latest refrigerant transition is well underway, with the 10% cut in the production of HFC refrigerants that went into effect last year. But there are growing concerns about some of the chemicals used in certain synthetic refrigerants, such as PFAS.