China Eyeing R32 as R22 Alternative

摘要

On April 16, China's official Xinhua news agency announced that China would enforce a regulation controlling ozone depleting substances from this June (Order of the State Council of the People's Republic of China No.537). According to the regulation, China will fulfill its obligations under the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer and the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer. Accordingly, it will introduce total volume controls on the production, sale, import/export, and use in China of substances that deplete the ozone layer as well as establish applicable management systems. This move is certain to further build momentum in China to reduce the use of HCFCs by China's HVAC&R industry and convert the industry to new refrigerants.