Dynatemp Intl. Inc., a privately held supplier of refrigerants and refrigerant recovery services, announced that it wholly supports the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol. Dynatemp urged the U.S. to support its ratification along with the 20 other countries who have endorsed the amendment.
In 1987, 197 countries created The Montreal Protocol, a global agreement that phased down ozone depleting substances. In October of 2016, the Kigali Amendment was added to include a phase down schedule of HFC’s (hydrofluorocarbons) worldwide by 85 percent by 2047. The Amendment met it’s 20 country threshold for ratification in November of 2017 with a diverse group of signatories including North Korea, Mali, Germany, and Sweden.