HFCs are on shaky ground in Europe.(Hydro-Fluoro-Carbon)
Air Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration News, July, 2004 by Powell, Peter
BRUSSELS, Belgium -- HFCs remain on solid footing for the foreseeable future in North America, but they appear to be on very shaky ground in Europe.
A recent alternative refrigerant conference in Brussells drew 300 people to hear representative from such high-profile companies as Coca-Cola, McDonalds, and Unilever pledge that they will do whatever they can to end the use of HFCs in their refrigeration equipment used in many locations in Europe.
In a statement issued at the time of the conference, environmental group Greenpeace reported, "Unilever [said it] will purchase only HFC-free ice cream cabinets. Already some 14,000 units have been replaced. Coca-Cola [said it] will convert millions of vending machines to non-HFC refrigerants. McDonalds [said...
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