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06.11.2026
November 2026 status of PFAS restriction, where SEAC stands and what comes next
PFAS restriction: where SEAC stands and what comes next
The scientific assessment of the EU's universal PFAS restriction is still ongoing. The Risk Assessment Committee (RAC) completed its work in...
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06.11.2026
Heat pumps for high-efficiency waste heat recovery for district heating system
Heat pumps have been installed to recover low-temperature cogeneration waste heat, increasing capacity, improving efficiency and reducing CO₂ emissions for a district heating system in Italy. The he...
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06.11.2026
Low GWP R-454C now used in wide range of HVAC equipment
F-gas Regulation 2024/573 has placing on the market prohibitions for F-gas refrigerants that require the use of refrigerants with GWP to < 150 for certain air-conditioning and heat pump equipment f...
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06.11.2026
Road transport refrigeration expands use of A2L low GWP R-454A
Compared to non-flammable R-452A (GWP 2140) widely used in refrigerated road transport, A2L mildly flammable low GWP R-454A (F-gas GWP 237) reduces GWP by 89%. The safety standard for refrigerated roa...
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06.11.2026
Atmospheric modelling shows European HFC emissions are decreasing
A recent study by De Longueville et al. reports generally good agreement in recent years for HFC emissions over north-western Europe between emissions derived from atmospheric modelling (top-down) an...
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06.11.2026
Indirect GWPs for HFCs, HFOs and HCFOs due to formation of HFC-23
A recent paper by Adam et al. models the yields of HFC-23 and calculates the indirect GWPs from atmospheric degradation of HFCs, HFOs and HCFOs. The paper estimates that the production of HFC-23 from...
Press Release
08.09.2026
EFCTC calls for intensified action against illegal imports of F-gases
Brussels, 08 September 2026 – The European Fluorocarbons Technical Committee (EFCTC) is raising the alarm over the continued large-scale illegal trade in fluorinated gases (F-gases), stepping up eff...
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22.06.2026
Emissions of ozone depleting substances used as feedstocks: scenarios
A recent paper by S. Reimann et al. “Continuing industrial emissions are delaying the recovery of the stratospheric ozone layer” reports a scenario where the emission rates of ozone depleting sub...
22.06.2026
Illegal Trade Round-up
EFCTC list of illegal seizures 2025-2026
In this round-up: Since the last round-up in November 2025, there are new policies and initiatives by member states to deter and detect illegal trade and di...
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22.06.2026
How to reduce lifecycle refrigerant emissions from mobile air-conditioning in the EU
A comprehensive, detailed and thorough technical report analyses and quantifies emissions of refrigerant throughout the mobile air-conditioning (MAC) lifecycle from refrigerant supply through to...
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22.06.2026
Report on cost-effective F-gas emission reduction option for PFAS restriction
The European Partnership for Energy and the Environment (EPEE) commissioned Environmental Resources Management Ltd (ERM) to conduct a Socio-Economic Assessment (SEA) and Analysis of Alternatives (AoA)...
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22.06.2026
ECHA Consultation on the SEAC draft opinion on PFAS restriction – outcome
The Socio-Economic Analysis Committee (SEAC) examines the broader economic and societal consequences of the proposed restriction, going far beyond a simple cost tally. Its work includes estimating the...
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22.05.2026
PFAS Restriction: the RAC final and SEAC draft opinions and next steps
In 2023, five European countries—Germany, Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, and Norway—submitted a joint proposal to restrict PFAS across the European Union under the REACH regulation (Registration, E...
21.05.2026
Experimental study of atmospheric gas-phase TFA from sea spray aerosol
A preprint ‘Newfound source of atmospheric gas-phase PFAS from sea spray aerosol’ has reported experimental studies on the transfer of TFA and other PFCAs (Perfluorinated carboxylic acids) from s...
21.05.2026
Revised water policy directives and TFA
This news item summarises the revised water policy directives and the drinking water directive as they relate to Trifluoroacetic acid (TFA). The Drinking Water Directive 2020/2184 includes TFA in...
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11.03.2026
EFSA and ECHA to consider the fate and behaviour of trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) in soil and water
The European Commission Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety has requested the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) to consider the fate and behav...
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11.03.2026
Improving energy efficiency for data centre cooling using R-513A system
A new data centre cooling system aims to improve energy efficiency and support compliance with F-gas Regulation 2024/573. The indoor floor-mount unit range is equipped with onboard compressors an...
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11.03.2026
Reclaiming used refrigerants and recycling insulation panels
An update on the new PROZON refrigerant reclamation plant in Poland explains that it uses two processes to separate mixtures and reclaim nearly 100% of used refrigerants (see Cooling Post). The...
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11.03.2026
Trifluoroacetate (TFA) in precipitation and surface waters in Switzerland
According to a paper by Henne et al. sources and budgets of the persistent, anthropogenic compound trifluoroacetate (TFA) are poorly quantified across different environmental media. In their paper...
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11.03.2026
Environmental Deposition of Trifluoroacetic Acid Due To Long‐Lived CFC Replacements and Anaesthetics
Generation and deposition of trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) is the subject of several recent papers. TFA is a PFAS in the scope of the universal PFAS restriction. The February 2026 Hart et al. pape...
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16.01.2026
Heat pumps using HFO-1234ze(E) reduce CO₂ emissions at Schiphol Airport
Schiphol Airport in the Netherlands aimed to achieve sustainable heating and cooling for its office buildings, terminals, and piers. Five heat pumps using HFO-1234ze(E) were installed in addition to f...
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16.01.2026
Modelling of TFA from HFO-1234ze(E) released by prospective pressurised metered-dose inhaler
HFO-1234ze(E) has an ultra-low global warming potential (AR6 value, 1.37) and has been developed as a propellant for use in pressurised metered-dose inhalers (pMDIs). To quantify the contribution of T...
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16.01.2026
Global modelling study of TFA deposition from HFOs and HCFOs
The formation and distribution and deposition of atmospheric TFA from the gas phase oxidation of fifteen HFOs and HCFOs has been reported . This global atmospheric modelling studies the release and ox...
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16.01.2026
Emissions of HFOs and HCFOs from Europe and comparison with forecasts
A pre-print reports annual emissions for NW Europe (Belgium, Germany, France, UK, Ireland, Luxembourg and the Netherlands) by 2023 for widely used HFO-1234yf, HFO-1234ze(E), and HCFO-1233zd(E) and ex...