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Greenhouse Gases

Chemours to expand HFC-152a production in Texas

by Craig Bettenhausen
November 18, 2023 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 101, Issue 38

 

Structure of HFC-152a.

Chemours will boost by 20% its production capacity for HFC-152a, a hydrofluorocarbon propellant, at its plant in Ingleside, Texas, by mid-2024. The firm says the expansion will help insulation foam and aerosol products comply with regulations phasing out propellants with high global warming potential (GWP). HFC-152a has a GWP of 124, far lower than the legacy chemicals it can replace but much higher than hydrofluoroolefins offered by Chemours, Honeywell, and Arkema for the same applications.

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