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Honeywell starts up refrigerants plant

by Marc S. Reisch
May 22, 2017 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 95, Issue 21

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Honeywell’s new HFO-1234yf plant in Geismar, La.
A photo of a new chemical plant at dusk.
Credit: Honeywell
Honeywell’s new HFO-1234yf plant in Geismar, La.

Honeywell has started up a $300 million plant in Geismar, La., to produce the refrigerant that hydrofluoroolefin (HFO)-1234yf has ultralow global warming potential. The automotive refrigerant replaces high-global-warming hydrofluorocarbon (HFC)-134a. Competitor Chemours broke ground in February on a $230 million HFO-1234yf plant in Ingleside, Texas, expected to come on-line at the end of 2018.

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