Following its entry to UK, R1234yf, an environmentally friendly refrigerant for mobile vehicles, has been approved for use in the UK and Ireland from BOC, the UK’s biggest industrial gases business and a member of the Linde Group.
According to ARC News, R1234yf has a global warming potential (GWP) of 4, which is 99.7% lower than that of R123a.
“We are extremely pleased to offer Opteon YF (R1234yf) across the UK”, said by Ruth Leland, BOC’s sales and marketing manager for refrigerants.
“We are seeing a steady increase in demand for Opteon YF as car manufacturers continue to launch new car models and need to move to a refrigerant with very low GWP”, Ruth added.