As the world’s second largest fluorochemicals producer, Arkema will be exhibiting, on Stand 1-212 of Hall 1, at the very first edition of Chillventa, an international tradeshow for suppliers to the Refrigeration, Air Conditioning and Heat Pump industries, to be held in Nurenberg on October 15^th – 17^th, 2008.  For Arkema, Chillventa 2008 will be an opportunity to reiterate its commitment to helping its customers anticipate the tightening-up of environmental standards.

In 2005, Arkema decided to anticipate the context of the 2000 European regulations banning HCFC refrigerant fluids from January 1^st 2010 by being one of the first players to market an HFC blend, Forane 427 A, for the retrofitting of existing refrigeration equipment. In July this year, in anticipation of European Directive 2006/40/CE, Arkema was the first manufacturer to announce its intention to invest in Europe into the production of a new fluorinated gas with a low global warming potential designed to replace gradually, from 2011, the HFC 134a gas currently used in automotive air-conditioning circuits, reveals the company’s press release.  

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