Nov. 11, 2004: York To Stop Offering Chillers Using HCFC-123
YORK, Pa. - Citing the globally mandated transition away from ozone-depleting refrigerants, York International Corp. announced that it will stop offering new chillers using HCFC-123 refrigerant beginning Nov. 15, 2004.
Iain Campbell, York Americas president, noted that HCFC-123, an ozone-depleting chemical, is designated by the Montreal Protocol and the U.S. Clean Air Act as a transitional refrigerant. It is to be used for only a limited time, to enable manufacturers to develop centrifugal chillers utilizing refrigerants with zero ozone-depletion potential (ODP). "The legislated phaseout of HCFC refrigerants began in 2004," said Campbell, "and the demand for HCFC-123 chillers is falling globally. York believes the time has come to complete the transition by ceasing to offer new HCFC-123 chillers. Today, we have a full line of zero-ODP chillers utilizing HFC refrigerants, which have no phaseout schedule.