The total allowances for virgin R-22 for 2013 are 39 million pounds. That compares with 55 million pounds of new product in 2012 and 100 million pounds in 2011. And, by comparison, in 1999, the base year for all current measurements of supplies, refrigerant manufacturers were bringing more than 300 million pounds of virgin R-22 to the market.
“The latest ‘No Action Assurance’ letters extend and modify similar letters issued last year and allow companies to continue to produce and import R-22 and R-142b in the coming year,” said Charlie McCrudden, vice president for government relations, Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA).