News - Fluorocarbons

08 March 2022 News

Latest on the F-gas Review

The objectives of the forthcoming F-gas Review were discussed by DG CLIMA at the recent (February 2022) F-gas Industry Gathering. A large group of associations and companies offered their thoughts on...

08 March 2022 News

COMING EVENTS

All events may be subject to change due to ongoing pandemic, some have become online events 2022 MARCH 23-25, 2022- The 25th European Cold Chain Conference – Rotterdam (Netherlands) European Col...

04 February 2022 News

Presentations on refrigerants, TFA, and atmospheric degradation at the German Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Association (DKV) Annual Conference

The EU PFAS Registry of intention (ROI) has reignited the discussion on fluorinated refrigerants and TFA, an atmospheric degradation product. The German Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Association...

04 February 2022 News

COMING EVENTS

All events may be subject to change due to the coronavirus outbreak, some have become online events 2022 APRIL 11-13, 2022 - The 7th IIR Conference on Sustainability and the Cold Chain - online 7t...

04 February 2022 News

Chiller and Heat Pump innovations with F-gases deliver improved performance

Innovations for chillers and heat pumps using HFOs and HFCs, and their good balance of safety and technical properties, continue to deliver improved performance and reduced energy consumption. While u...

04 February 2022 News

A new study demonstrates that HFC-23 (CF3H) is not formed during the decomposition of HFOs and HCFOs in the troposphere

Most HFOs and HCFOs decompose in the atmosphere via an intermediate product which then breaks down further. The breakdown of the intermediate product CF3CHO (trifluoroacetaldehyde) has been investigat...

04 February 2022 News

The case for a large natural source of TFA in the oceans is extremely strong, well-documented, and scientifically supported

The generally accepted conclusion is that trifluoroacetate (TFA) does occur naturally, in part based on the undisputed large quantities of TFA in the oceans. Surprisingly, the recent review paper “I...

04 February 2022 News

F-Gas Regulation and shift to lower GWP F-gases – a pause before the next phase-down step

The data available in the latest EEA report, in 2020 shows there was very little change in total supply of HFCs and HFOs/HCFOs compared with 2019. The considerable changes in HFCs and HFOs/HCFOs use p...

14 January 2022 News

A new study demonstrates that HFC-23 (CF3H) is not formed during the decomposition of HFOs and HCFOs in the troposphere

Summary Most HFOs and HCFOs decompose in the atmosphere via an intermediate product that then breaks down further to give hydrogen fluoride (HF) and carbon dioxide (CO2). The breakdown of the interme...

16 December 2021 Press Release

EFCTC welcomes the European Commission proposal to strengthen the protection of the environment through criminal law.

The European Fluorocarbon Technical Committee (EFCTC) welcomes the adoption of the proposal from the Commission on the revision of the Environmental Crime Directive (COM (2021) 851 final on 15 Decemb...

29 November 2021 News

BUSINESS MEMBERS OF THE HIGH-LEVEL ROUNDTABLE ON ENFORCEMENT OF EU CHEMICAL LEGISLATION, INCLUDING CEFIC, DREW ATTENTION TO EFCTC ACTION LINE ON ILLEGAL TRADE IN THEIR JOINT STATEMENT TO THE 2ND HIGH-LEVEL ROUNDTABLE MEETING ON THE 25TH NOVEMBER.

The statement from CEFIC, Covestro, Euratex, Eurometaux, Henkel and Solvay emphasises that enforcement (https://cefic.org/media-corner/newsroom/joint-statement-on-the-2nd-meeting-of-the-high-level-...

02 November 2021 News

CHILLER AND HEAT PUMP INNOVATIONS WITH F-GASES DELIVER IMPROVED PERFORMANCE

Innovations for chillers and heat pumps using HFOs and HFCs, and their good balance of safety and technical properties, continue to deliver improved performance and reduced energy consumption. While u...

02 November 2021 News

HFO AND HFC SYSTEMS SELECTED INSTEAD OF AMMONIA, COMBINING SAFETY BENEFITS AND HIGHER EFFICIENCY

An expansion project at a new beer bottling plant in the UK selected 1.2 MW HFO-1234ze(E) chiller instead of an ammonia system for process cooling and provides improved performance by up to 25% accord...

02 November 2021 News

U.S. EPA WORKING DEFINITION FOR PFAS EXCLUDES TFA

The U.S. EPA has recently published its PFAS strategic roadmap and National PFAS testing strategy . This uses a working definition that provides focus on PFAS of concern based on their persistence an...

02 November 2021 News

NEW STUDY CONFIRMS TFA FROM HFO-1234yf HAS NEGLIGIBLE ECOLOGICAL AND HUMAN HEALTH IMPACT

An important new study investigated trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) formation from emissions of HFO-1234yf, its dry and wet deposition, and rainwater concentration over India, China, and the Middle East....

02 November 2021 News

COMING EVENTS 2021/2022

All events may be subject to change due to the coronavirus outbreak, some have become online events 2021 NOVEMBER 16-18, 2021 – SIFA - Interprofessional Cold Show and its Applications - P...

02 November 2021 News

NEW ON OUR SITE/LINKS/LIBRARY

Apart from the latest press release “EFCTC submits detailed input to the second consultation for the proposed REACH restriction of PFAS” we have nothing else new? Cefic: Check out our industry's...

02 November 2021 News

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ISSUES RESOLUTION FOR COP-26 CLIMATE CHANGE MEETING

The European Parliament Resolution on COP26 has called for the European Commission to present their proposal for the F-gas revision to “accelerate the phasing out of HFCs” whereas the current F-ga...

02 November 2021 News

ILLEGAL TRADE ROUND-UP – NOVEMBER 2021

In this round-up: F-gases worth more than €10 million seized by EU cross-border and multi-agency action; Over 8,000 air conditioners and heat pumps without the necessary F-gas quota seized by Dutch...

19 October 2021 Press Release

EFCTC submits detailed input to the second consultation for the proposed REACH restriction of PFAS

EFCTC has submitted detailed input to the second consultation for the proposed REACH restriction of PFAS aiming at helping the authorities compile complete and robust data sets to evaluate the possibl...

11 October 2021 News

NEW ON OUR SITE/LINKS/LIBRARY

Documents and webpages updated to include AR6 GWPs LEARN ABOUT…Climate change, global warming & HFCs Selecting and Using GWP values for Refrigerant 2021 September Selecting and using GWP fo...

08 October 2021 News

COMING EVENTS 2021/2022

All events may be subject to change due to the coronavirus outbreak, some have become online events 2021 OCTOBER 24-29, 2021 - UNEP –33rd Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol (MOP 32 &...

08 October 2021 News

MEASURES ANNOUNCED TO REDUCE GLOBAL HFC-23 EMISSIONS

The Kigali Amendment required that from 2020, HFC-23 is to be destroyed to the extent practicable using technology approved under the Montreal Protocol. The Ozone Secretariat to the Montreal Protocol,...

08 October 2021 News

HYDROGEN FLUORIDE (HF) EMISSIONS FROM DEGRADATION OF FLUOROCARBON REFRIGERANTS

The recent UBA report estimates the hydrogen fluoride (HF) emissions to air at about 20,000 tonnes/year from 2030 to 2050 due to degradation of HCFCs, HFCs, HFOs and HCFOs emissions from the EU based...