Historically, HFCs have been widely used in refrigeration and air-conditioning systems. However, these synthetic chemicals are classified as climate “super-pollutants” due to their exceptionally high ...

"This effort has been driven by climate legislation phasing out certain hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) refrigerants." The paper's key innovation uses membranes—amorphous fluorinated polymers ...

The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey said the contractor had 500 cylinders of R-410A, a regulated HFC refrigerant, imported from Peru without having permission to do so.

The company faced challenges due to a significant decline in HFC refrigerant prices, which dropped by up to 45%, leading to an 18% decrease in revenues for the year to $237.1 million. Despite ...