“We are extremely pleased to increase our expectations for the adoption of Opteon™ YF as it shows that the automotive industry has accepted it as the preferred global solution for air conditioning systems,” said Diego Boeri, vice president Chemours Fluorochemicals.  “We expect to see its use continue to rise as more and more new cars hit the road and as those cars need to be serviced in the aftermarket.”

Chemours is the world’s leading producer of HFO-1234yf and the company’s world class facilities allow it to help meet the growing needs of the industry for high quality, sustainable automotive refrigerants. In May of 2016, Chemours announced that they plan to triple their capacity of HFO-1234yf​ by investing in a large-scale manufacturing facility at their Corpus Christi site in Ingleside, Texas. The investment will create the world's largest manufacturing facility of HFOs upon its startup in third quarter 2018 and will allow Chemours to efficiently serve the growing market for these products in North America and Europe, as well as the rest of the world.

The Opteon™ portfolio of refrigerants from Chemours represents a breakthrough line of low GWP solutions. They were developed to help meet increasing global HFC regulations while maintaining or improving performance compared to incumbent products. Chemours has invested millions of dollars to bring these new products to market and will continue to invest in new products and additional capacity as the need for low GWP solutions grows throughout the world.

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