Elf Atochem details three-pronged CFC phaseout strategy

Journal Article · Wed Nov 25 00:00:00 EST 1992 · Chemical Week; (United States)

OSTI ID:6408666

Chynoweth, E

Elf Atochem (Paris) has commissioned its 9,000-m.t./year hydrofluorocarbon (HFC)-134a plant at Pierre Benite, France, although the company may not operate it at full capacity for some time because demand for the product has yet to take off. Nevertheless, the unit completes the company's three-pronged strategy for replacing ozone-destroying chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), which also includes supplying CFCs, as permitted by legislation, and hydrochlorofluorocarbon (HCFC)-141b and -142b, transitional substances the company says will speed replacement of CFCs.

• OSTI ID: 6408666
• Journal Information: Chemical Week; (United States), Vol. 151:21; ISSN 0009-272X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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