HANNOVER, Germany - R-410A looks like the refrigerant of choice for manufacturers of split-system air conditioning systems that dominate much of the international market beyond North America, where 410A already has a strong foothold. In Europe, the refrigerant seems to be gaining a foothold in a wider range of A/C applications.
A stroll through the air conditioning sector of the most recent International Trade Fair for Refrigeration, Air Conditioning, and Ventilation (IKK) showed a clear dominance of the R-410A over another HFC, R-407C, which had been favored for several years.