Elf Atochem boosts production of CFC substitutes

Journal Article · Fri May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1992 · Chemical Engineering (New York); (United States)

OSTI ID:7271400

To carve out a larger share of the market for acceptable chlorofluorocarbon substitutes, Elf Atochem (Paris) is expanding its production of HFC-134a, HCFC-141b and HCFC-142b in the U.S. and in France. This paper reports that the company is putting the finishing touches on a plant at its Pierre-Benite (France) facility, to bring 9,000 m.t./yr (19.8 million lb) of HFC-134a capacity on-line by September. Construction is scheduled to begin next year at the company's Calvert City, Ky., plant, where a 15,000-m.t./yr (33-million-lb) unit for HFC-134a will come onstream by 1995.

• OSTI ID: 7271400
• Journal Information: Chemical Engineering (New York); (United States), Journal Name: Chemical Engineering (New York); (United States) Vol. 99:5; ISSN CHEEA; ISSN 0009-2460
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

42 ENGINEERING
420400* -- Engineering-- Heat Transfer & Fluid Flow
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
540120 -- Environment
Atmospheric-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (1990-)
AIR POLLUTION ABATEMENT
CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS
CONSTRUCTION
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
EUROPE
FLUIDS
FRANCE
HYDROCARBONS
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
MANUFACTURING
NORTH AMERICA
ORGANIC CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC FLUORINE COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
POLLUTION ABATEMENT
REFRIGERANTS
USA
WORKING FLUIDS