Chemours Inaugurates New Opteon Refrigerants Facility Near Corpus Christi, Texas
Chemours says this is now the world’s largest HFO-1234yf production facility and triples the company’s capacity of Opteon YF.
Chemours Receives ACC Sustainability Leadership Award For Developing Opteon Refrigerants
Chemours developed Opteon to help its customers meet increasing market demands for high-performance, more environmentally sustainable refrigerants and blends, fueled by increasingly stringent global-warming regulations around the world, as well as changing consumer preferences.
Chemours Triples Capacity Of Opteon YF With Startup Of New U.S. Production Facility
This facility will enable Chemours to triple the global capacity of its hydrofluoroolefin (HFO) 1234yf-based products to meet increasing market demands for more environmentally sustainable refrigerants and blends.
Opteon YF (R-1234yf) 12-Oz Service Cans Launched In US Market
It is estimated that vehicles using YF will ramp-up to more than 50 million on the road globally by the end of 2017 and more than 80 million by 2018.
Chemours Breaks Ground On New U.S. Production Facility For Opteon Refrigerants
The new facility will triple the company’s capacity for its low global warming potential, HFO-1234yf-based refrigerant products.
DuPont Announces Increased Supply Of Opteon YF, HFO-1234yf Refrigerant
Company has increased capacity in Japan; expects additional capacity in China by July 2015.
Chemours Petitions Supreme Court Concerning SNAP 20 Rule To Regulate HFCs
The EPA SNAP program was developed in the 1990s to protect the ozone layer by phasing out the chemicals that deplete it.
The Chemours Co.’s Barbara Minor Awarded Perkin Medal
The honor recognizes her contributions in the research and development of new refrigerants, known as Opteon refrigerants, to address concerns related to ozone depletion and global warming potential.
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Chemours Announces Major Investments In New US HFO-1234yf Plant
Chemours will invest $230 million over three years to construct the new facility at the Chemours Corpus Christi site in Ingleside, Texas.