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| History Timeline |
| 1960: Lighter, Safer, Better
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 The wartime "bug bomb" becomes the post-war aerosol container that, by the mid-60s, is consuming more than half the fluorocarbons being produced.
R-502 is introduced as a commercial refrigerant, packed in lightweight "Zephyr" cylinders for greater safety and easier handling. It is quickly installed in over 10,000 supermarkets across the country. Liquid-Vapor Valve cylinders and Freon® Dispo-A-Cans® soon follow.
Freon® 13, used for ultra-low temperature refrigeration of -100 degrees F and lower, is introduced, intended for use with R-13 or R-22 in a cascade system.
Compact cars make their debut in 1960. A big drawback? No air conditioning. Large luxury cars are cooler and more appealing. Within a year, Corvairs and Falcons offer air conditioning and sales soar. By 1967, 40 percent of new cars have factory-installed air conditioning. A year later, it is standard equipment on the more-expensive cars.
European demand for fluorocarbons greatly increases.
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