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All you need to know about EFCTC’s RMOA on F-gases
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F-gases explained
F-gases, their role in decarbonising Europe and how they are regulated
The Ozone Regulation Review
The EU ‘Ozone Regulation’ – Regulation (EC) 1005/2009 on substances that deplete the ozone layer – provides the legal basis for the protection of the ozone layer within the European Union.
News & Press Releases
15 March 2023 News
Centrifugal chillers using HFC & HFO refrigerants designed for optimum performance
Centrifugal chillers have long service lifetimes of typically 30 years and offer reliability and performance efficiency. HFC and HFO based refrigerants are widely used due to their technical and safet...
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15 March 2023 News
An Inventory of Fluorspar Production, Industrial Use, and Emissions of Trifluoroacetic Acid (TFA) in the Period 1930 to 1999
An inventory has been published for the period of 1930-1999 accounting for most of the fluorspar production (86%) and estimating emissions of TFA. Industrial emissions of TFA are estimated as 230,000...
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15 March 2023 News
UPCOMING EVENTS
MARCH 20-22, 2023 – The 26th European Cold Chain Conference – Barcelona, Spain
European Cold Chain Conference | Global Cold Chain Alliance (gcca.org)
APRIL 4-6, 2023 – HFO2023,...
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Position Papers
11 October 2022
Neuer Vorschlag der EU-Kommission zur Überarbeitung der F-Gas-Verordnung sieht einen schnelleren Ausstieg aus fluorierten Kältemitteln vor
Brüssel/ Nürnberg, 10. Oktober 2022 – In einer Zeit, in der sich Europa auf die Sicherung der Energieversorgung und auf eine beschleunigte Transformation hin zur Klimaneutralität konzentriert, ha...
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30 May 2022
SUPPORTING SUSTAINABLE AMBITION AND STRONGER ENFORCEMENT OF THE F-GAS REGULATION TO PROMOTE EUROPE’S TRANSITION TOWARDS DECARBONIZATION
The European FluoroCarbons Technical Committee (EFCTC), representing producers and suppliers of HFCs, HFOs and HCFOs, fully supports the objectives of the F-gas Regulation. Specifically, EFCTC recogni...
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19 January 2022
The case for a large natural source of TFA in the oceans is extremely strong, well- documented, and scientifically supported.
The large body of scientific data shows that anthropogenic sources are not responsible for the majority of TFA in the oceans.
Click below to read the EFCTC Position paper.
Should you have commen...
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Back to Basics Videos
The chemistry HFOs, HFCs & HCFOs as well as climate and evironment related questions can get very technical. Discover a range of videos and fact sheets that might help
INFOGRAPHICS
The chemistry HFOs, HFCs & HCFOs as well as climate and evironment related questions can get very technical. Discover a range of infographics that might help
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Applications
HFCs were developed to be used in a wide variety of applications.
