One of the things Arkema looked forward to most this year at the AHR Expo was reconnecting with its customers and peers after a two-year hiatus. This allowed them the opportunity to talk about the company’s continued efforts in sustainability, which include several low-GWP products, as well as a partnership with Nutrien Ltd. for the supply of anhydrous hydrogen fluoride (AHF) to Arkema’s Calvert City, Kentucky site.
“The AHF is produced using fluorine that occurs naturally in the phosphate that Nutrien processes to manufacture its products,” said Scot Swan, market manager of refrigerants at Arkema. “This replaces the more usual source of mined fluorspar. Nutrien will produce the AHF at its Aurora site. This innovative investment is the first of its kind in the United States.”