MOSCOW (MRC) -- Honeywell says that it has entered into a supply agreement with Juhua Corp. (Hangzhou, China), a leading fluorochemicals company in China, to manufacture Honeywell Solstice yf, Honeywell’s brand of the refrigerant gas HFO-1234yf.
Juhua, under a multi-year agreement, will manufacture Solstice yf in China for Honeywell, and Honeywell will market and sell the product to customers in the United States and Europe. Production is expected to begin by the end of 2016.
In addition to helping to meet worldwide demand, production in China can help support the future adoption of Solstice yf in the region. The additional production will complement capacity currently being built by Honeywell in the U.S.
Solstice yf, also known as HFO-1234yf, is a next-generation hydrofluoro-olefin (HFO) refrigerant with a global warming potential (GWP) of less than 1 – lower than carbon dioxide -- that is a near drop-in replacement for R-134a, a hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) with a GWP of 1,300.
This agreement follows Honeywell's recent announcement of another regional manufacturing supply agreement for Solstice yf and is in line with Honeywell's commitment to meet growing demand through a robust and diversified global supply infrastructure. Honeywell and its suppliers are investing approximately USD300 million to increase global production capacity for Solstice yf, including the construction of a new, world-scale manufacturing plant using new process technology at the company's existing Geismar, La., refrigerants manufacturing site.
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