Fluorocarbon Industry Yields Goods and Services in Billions of Dollars
“The role of fluorocarbons in both stratospheric ozone protection and global climate change has generated a need for governments, policymakers, and scientists to understand the scope of the industry, usage patterns, business sector volumes, and their value to society,” said Dave Stirpe, Alliance executive director.
The products analyzed by the study include HCFCs, HFCs, and the products that contain or are manufactured with the compounds such as air conditioning, refrigeration, foam insulation, and metered dose inhalers. The value to the U.S. economy is rounded out by the value of the wholesale, installation, and maintenance activities — as well as recovery, recycling, reclamation, and destruction of used refrigerants and foam blowing agents.