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Press Room
This page is devoted to journalists to ensure news and information on DuPont Refrigerants products and services is available 24/7.
Please visit this section frequently for updates to the information included in the links below:
Press Releases
- January 14, 2008:
DuPont™ ISCEON® Refrigerants Facilitate Faster R-22 Phaseout
Refrigerant solutions essential to help meet the new, accelerated terms of the Montreal Protocol, which will eventually phase out the use of hydrochlorofluorocarbon (HCFC) R-22, will be the focus of the DuPont Refrigerants exhibit at the International Air-Conditioning, Heating, Refrigeration (AHR) Expo.
- December 19, 2007:
DuPont Refrigerants Partners with EPA as Founding Member of GreenChill Advanced Refrigeration Program
Participation Reinforces Commitment to Help Supermarkets Prepare for Accelerated R-22 Phaseout
- September 12, 2007:
DuPont Advocates Accelerated Phaseout of Ozone-Depleting Substances
Protocol Treaty Has Benefited Ozone Layer and Climate, But More Needs to be Done, Company Says
- June 20, 2007:
DuPont Takes Legal Action to Protect Global Intellectual Property Patent Infringement of Refrigerants Used in Building and Home Air Conditioners
In an effort to protect the intellectual property of its non-ozone-depleting refrigerants, DuPont has announced enforcement actions in four countries against local companies infringing on its patents.
- March 29, 2007:
DuPont, Honeywell Announce Refrigerants Global Joint Development Agreement
- January 29, 2007:
DuPont Refrigerants to Host Educational Webinar on Global Environmental Regulations--Latest Science on Global Warming, Ozone Depletion and Regulatory Impact
- January 25, 2007:
DuPont Refrigerants Showcases More Sustainable Refrigerant Options at 2007 AHR Expo
HFC Retrofit Solutions Gain Rapid Acceptance in U.S. Market
- January 24, 2007:
DuPont Refrigerants Exhibits at MACS 27th Annual Convention and Trade Show
New Low GWP Refrigerants Prove Promising for Future Mobile Air Conditioning
- October 3, 2006:
DuPont Refrigerants Unveils First Test Car Cooled with Next Generation Refrigerant
- June 30, 2006:
DuPont Refrigerants Presents at SAE Alternative Refrigerant System Symposium
- June 29, 2006:
DuPont™ ISCEON® MO29 Refrigerant Now Commercially Available in North America
- February 9, 2006:
DuPont Fluorochemicals Develops Next Generation Refrigerants
- February 8, 2006:
Putting Science to Work: DuPont Refrigerants Introduces DuPont™ ISCEON® 9 Series
- January 19, 2006:
DuPont Refrigerants Introduces ISCEON® 9 Series Refrigerants at the AHR Expo
- December 5, 2005:
DuPont Tops BusinessWeek Ranking of "The Top Green Companies"
- November 28, 2005:
DuPont Refrigerants Releases White Paper on Environmental Benefits of Improved Mobile Air Conditioning Systems
Published Articles
- January 2008:
Minimizing R-22 Shortfalls Through More Recovery
Refrigerant recovery, reclamation, and recycling are three processes critical to minimizing an R-22 shortfall as the 2010 phaseout deadline approaches. Therefore, it is important for the HVACR industry to have a clear understanding of what each of these terms means and the regulatory requirements for each.
- December 2007:
R-22 Shortfall as Early as 2010?
When will the crunch come? When will the demand for R-22 surpass the supply? For a number of years the best guess was around 2015 when the phase down in the production of R-22 would no longer be off set by an adequate reclamation eff ort on the part of contractors.
- September 2007:
Twenty Years of the Montreal Protocol [.pdf]
This article addresses the past, present and future of the Montreal Protocol, and its impact on the HVACR Industry
[This article was reprinted with permission from the HPAC Engineering.]
- April 2007:
Equipment, Standards Must Change in New Refrigerants World [.pdf]
The HVACR industry faces three key challenges as the HCFC phaseout looms on the horizon.
[This article was reprinted with permission from the RSES Journal.]
- March 2007:
Preparing for a Changing Refrigerants Landscape [.pdf]
A two-part series probes what the HVACR industry can expect as the HCFC refrigerants phaseout approaches. Part one defines the phaseout steps, forecasts R-22 availability and outlines safe, correct recovery practices.
[This article was reprinted with permission from the RSES Journal.]
- January 2007:
Safe Refrigerant Recovery [.pdf]
Tips that can help you recover refrigerants safely and avoid possible personal injury or damage to your equipment.
[This article was reprinted with permission from The NEWS.]
- May 2006:
A Case for Knowing Supermarket Refrigerant Rules [.pdf]
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is urging supermarkets to address refrigerant leaks and to phase out environmentally harmful refrigerants. You can help your customers comply. [This article was reprinted with permission from the RSES Journal.]
- November 15, 2005:
ACtion Magazine features DuPont Outlook on R-134A in the US Mobile Aftermarket [.pdf]
A short feature in the "Around the Industry" section of the November/December MACS Action Magazine, a publication of the Mobile Air Conditioning Society, features the DuPont outlook on the supply and demand for R-134A in the US mobile aftermarket.
- October 2005:
Tips for Working Safely with R-410A [.pdf]
If you understand its characteristics and handle it properly, R-410A is just as safe as R-22, according to a technical expert from a leading manufacturer. [This article was reprinted with permission from the RSES Journal.]
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Ellen G. Pressley
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Ellen.G.Pressley@usa.dupont.com
919-248-5598
14 TW Alexander Drive
RTP, NC 27709
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