Inferior imports likely to increase in refrigerant industry

Illegal inferior refrigerants imports will increase as the ongoing phasing out of hydrochlorofluorocarbon and the impending phase out of hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) gases progresses, argues speciality chemical and gas supplier A-Gas South Africa national sales manager Michael Labacher. “These inferior refrigerants do not meet AHRI 700 specifications and if they are used in a refrigeration system, the system will not work to the required efficiency, it might be running at a higher energy consumption or the inferior product could affect the system’s cooling capacity.”