“Honeywell’s Baton Rouge production facility is ready to serve customers around the world with this innovative material, which has an ultra-low-GWP of less than 1,” said Ken Gayer, vice president and general manager of Honeywell’s Fluorine Products business. “We are seeing increasing demand for our entire Solstice line of low-GWP materials, and this new product has already been adopted by a range of customers globally.”

In September 2014, at an event sponsored by the White House, Honeywell announced that it will increase production of its low-GWP refrigerants, insulation materials, aerosols, and solvents, and, prior to 2020, will drive a 50 percent reduction in its annual production of high-GWP hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) on a CO2 equivalent basis.

According to the company, HFO-1234ze is a next-generation material that is non-ozone-depleting, non-flammable per ASTM E681 and ISO 10156:2010 testing, and has a GWP of less than 1. It is also not a volatile organic compound (VOC), as determined by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the California Air Resource Board (CARB).

HFO-1234ze is considered a preferred replacement for both HFC-134a (which has a GWP of 1,300) and HFC-152a (which is flammable and has a GWP of 138) in aerosol applications and thermal insulating foams. It is also being considered to replace HFC-134a for large stationary and commercial refrigeration applications and, compared to other low-GWP refrigerant options, it provides energy efficiency benefits.

For more information, visit www.honeywell.com.

Publication date: 1/12/2015

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