The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is going to allow 62.8 million pounds of HCFC-22 to be produced or imported in 2013. That's about a 13 percent increase over the 55 million pounds allowed in 2012, though the number is expected to drop off about 20 percent in 2014, to 51 million pounds.
The 62.8 million pounds was announced in the EPA’s Final Adjustment Rule, published April 3 in the Federal Register.