1234YF‘s time has finally come. In 2014 an estimated three million cars on the road are now taking 1234YF refrigerant. In 2015 that number is predicted to climb to seven million. All but one auto manufacturer have switched over from R-134a. R134a has not been banned in the United States, but it’s only a mater … Read more
The Montreal Protocol was a treaty signed way back in 1989 by numerous countries in an attempt to slow down and eventually stop the hole that was forming in the O-Zone layer. It’s main objective was to eliminate the amount of Chlorine and Bromine being released into the atmosphere. This was done by coordinating world … Read more
Prices on R-134a, R-410A, R-404A, and R-22 are the lowest they’ll be this year. First of all, Happy New Year everyone! I hope everyone had a safe and relaxing New Year’s Eve. I have high hopes for 2015 for my business and my family. We’ll finally be out of the baby stage and we’ll have … Read more
I was reading an article earlier this week that detailed how ThermoKing, a global transport refrigerant manufacturer, was looking for an alternative to the HFC R-404A. The reasoning is the same as for the other HFCs 410A and 134a. It been known for a while that the HFCs have a very high global warming potential … Read more
In May of 2014 Mexico, Canada, and North America submitted an amendment request on the Montreal Protocol. The amendment suggested the phase down and eventual phase out of HFC refrigerants for all nations that had signed the Montreal Protocol. The Montreal Protocol is an international treaty that went into effect in January 1st, 1989. The … Read more
First a little history lesson, R-22 has been around since the 1930s and turned into the primary refrigerant for all home and commercial units in the 1950s. If you had a air conditioning unit prior to 2010 chances are that it took R-22 Refrigerant. It ruled for over sixty years as the primary but it’s … Read more
It seems we go through this about every twenty years now. First we had R-12 Refrigerant for many years but it was found to cause damage to the O-Zone layer. Then we switched everyone from R-12 over to R-134a in 1994 so the O-Zone could repair itself. Come to find out R-134a has a massive … Read more
It seems that the Europeans Union does everything first before the United States lately. Up until about five years ago nobody in America had heard of Diesel Exhaust Fluid for diesel applications. Europe had been using Diesel Exhaust Fluid for years and it finally came to America due to government mandate. Why am I bringing … Read more
Does Brand Matter When Buying Refrigerants? It really depends on who you talk to in the industry. Some swear by American Made Refrigerant only, others are all about price and say that there is little or no difference in the foreign products. You always hear about people who will only buy American Made products but … Read more
R-410A was introduced way back in the early 1990s by Carrier corporation. But, it never really took off as an alternative Refrigerant until 2010. Why is that? Well, R-410A is the go to replacement product for R-22 Refrigerant. R-22 was the standard refrigerant that was found in all home air conditioning units. If you had … Read more
The future of R-134A is anything but certain. There have been a lot of changes towards R-134A in 2014 and there are many more to come in 2015. Mexi-Chem and Their Law-Suit Towards the end of 2013 a refrigerant manufacturing company called Mexi-Chem filed a law-suit under the International Trade Commission. The suit was filed … Read more
There was a decision today made on MexiChem’s case of anti-dumping on R-134A Refrigerant by the International Trade Commission. The gist of MexiChem’s case is that the Chinese Refrigerant is being imported in such quantity and at such a low price that it prevents American companies from competing. They filed a lawsuit to the ITC … Read more
Check Out My Latest Predictions from May 2015 With November upon us 2014 is coming to a close, we’ll be in 2015 in just a few short weeks. So, the question is what will Refrigerant pricing do in 2015? What price is going to sky rocket, take a dive, or remain flat? Well, truth be … Read more
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced its final phase down schedule regarding production and importation of HCFC-22 refrigerant. It calls for an immediate drop come this Jan. 1 from 51 million pounds allowed in 2014 to 22 million pounds in 2015. After that, 18 million pounds of new and imported R-22 will be … Read more
First and foremost, I’m going to try and keep Politics out of this. It doesn’t matter how I feel about this administration. The changes coming are going to affect the Refrigerant industry significantly. Today it was announced by the Obama administration that they are going to be pushing for the phase-out of R-134A Refrigerant. R-134A … Read more
RefrigerantShopper.com now has the option available for bulk purchasing of your Refrigerant. Are you looking for a pallet of Refrigerant, a few pallets, or even a trailer-load? Well we can help you out! Just visit our Bulk Purchasing page by click here. All you have to do is fill out a form with what you … Read more
R-12 Refrigerant is the original Refrigerant. At one point in time it was used for everything including home air conditioning units, automobiles, and refrigerators. It was invented by a partnership of DuPont and General Motors back in the 1920s and was being used as the primary type of Refrigerant for home units until the 1950s. … Read more
Up until recently R-22 Refrigerant was the most common type of refrigerant for home and commercial air-conditioning units. Do you have an air-conditioning unit made before 2010? If so, it takes R-22. Its popularity took off in the 1950s when it replaced R-12 Refrigerant for home and commercial use. As of January 1st, 2010 no … Read more
In case you haven’t heard R-22 Refrigerant is slowly being phased out by the Environmental Protection Agency in compliance with the Montreal Protocol. This is a big deal. R-22 Refrigerant has been the standard Refrigerant for all home/commercial HVAC units, refrigerators, and grocery store freezers since the 1950s. R-22’s replacement R-410A is the Refrigerant of … Read more
The Montreal Protocol is an international treaty that went into effect in January 1st, 1989. The main goal of the protocol is to slow down and to eventually stop the damage to the O-Zone layer that various chemicals were causing. It has been revised numbers times over the years to accommodate for new technologies and … Read more