MORRIS TOWNSHIP, N.J., June 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Honeywell (NYSE: HON)
announced today that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has
approved Genetron(R) R-245fa as a replacement for a variety of ozone-depleting
refrigerants used in air conditioning and refrigeration for both new and
retrofit applications.
The notification is part of the EPA's Significant New Alternatives Policy,
or SNAP, which reviews and approves products used to replace ozone-depleting
chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) and hydrochlorofluorocarbon (HCFC) chemicals.
Until recently, R-245fa, a non-ozone-depleting hydrofluorocarbon (HFC),
was only SNAP-approved for use in new low-pressure centrifugal chillers in the
United States. The new approval means R-245fa can be used in a much broader
range of new air conditioning and refrigeration equipment, as well as to
retrofit existing equipment currently using CFC and HCFC refrigerants so that
owners can comply with the phaseout of ozone-depleting substances. The product
has been used successfully for a variety of applications outside the United
States.
"We are committed to providing equipment manufacturers and service
companies viable alternatives as the phaseout of ozone-depleting substances
continues worldwide," said Jeremy Steinfink, Honeywell's Global Business
Director for fluorocarbons. "This approval again demonstrates our position as
a global leader in environmentally friendlier HFC technology and the
development and production of high-performance refrigerants."
Only 58 percent of the 80,000 CFC chillers in use at the end of 1995 in
the United States had been replaced or converted as of January 1, 2005,
according to a recent survey of chiller manufacturers by an industry trade
group.
The EPA SNAP approval specifies that R-245fa, a non-flammable,
low-pressure refrigerant, can replace R-123 in existing low-pressure
centrifugal chillers. It also can be used to replace CFC-11, CFC-113, CFC-114,
HCFC-123 and HCFC-141b in new and existing non-mechanical and secondary
cooling systems, very low temperature refrigeration, and industrial process
air conditioning and refrigeration.
R-245fa is one of a family of refrigerants developed and patented by
Honeywell to meet the challenge of replacing ozone-depleting substances, such
as CFC refrigerant. To meet demand, Honeywell has increased its HFC chemical
manufacturing capacity in the U.S. by investing more than $200 million during
the past five years. The company last year opened a refrigerant manufacturing
plant in Qingpu, Shanghai, China to serve growing demand for refrigerants in
Asia. Honeywell manufactures R-245fa at its Geismar, La. facility.
In addition to R-245fa, Honeywell invented and patented refrigerant
R-410A. Marketed by Honeywell under the trade name Genetron(R) AZ-20(R), this
technological innovation has since become the globally accepted standard for
use in new residential and light-commercial air conditioning systems in Asia,
Europe, and the United States.
Honeywell International is a $26 billion diversified technology and
manufacturing leader, serving customers worldwide with aerospace products and
services; control technologies for buildings, homes and industry; automotive
products; turbochargers; and specialty materials. Based in Morris Township,
N.J., Honeywell's shares are traded on the New York, London, Chicago and
Pacific Stock Exchanges. It is one of the 30 stocks that make up the Dow Jones
Industrial Average and is also a component of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index.
For additional information, please visit http://www.honeywell.com.
Honeywell Specialty Materials, based in Morristown, N.J., is a global
leader in providing customers with high-performance specialty materials,
including fluorocarbons, specialty films and additives, advanced fibers and
composites, customized research chemicals, and electronic materials and
chemicals.
This release contains forward-looking statements as defined in Section 21E
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including statements about future
business operations, financial performance and market conditions. Such
forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties inherent in
business forecasts as further described in our filings under the Securities
Exchange Act.
SOURCE Honeywell Specialty Materials
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