CHARLOTTE, N.C., September 9, 2024 — Honeywell (NASDAQ: HON) at present introduced the European launch of its “Direct to YF Retrofitting Program,” enabling older automobiles utilizing refrigerants with a excessive world warming potential (GWP) to be serviced immediately with Solstice® 1234yf, the main low-GWP automotive refrigerant. This system underscores Honeywell’s dedication to supporting clients of their journey to web zero and in addition helps Honeywell’s alignment of its portfolio with a number of compelling megatrends, together with the vitality transition.
Greater than 140 million automobiles in Europe at the moment have air con techniques that use R-134a1, a (high-GWP) refrigerant that’s being phased out beneath Europe’s F-Fuel Regulation. Over the previous 9 years, the provision of these kinds of F-gases on the European market has been diminished by two-thirds and the EU has set a purpose of full removing by 2050.2 As R-134a turns into costlier and more durable to seek out, Honeywell’s Solstice® yf gives the automotive aftermarket trade a cost-effective and emissions-reducing choice when servicing older automobiles.
“Solstice® 1234yf has been extensively adopted by the automotive trade, and this retrofitting course of is the simplest, most dependable and best-performing choice for automotive restore retailers throughout Europe as they service older car air con techniques,” stated Richard Winick, vice chairman and common supervisor, Honeywell Automotive Refrigerants. “As R-134a is phased out within the coming years, our Direct to YF retrofitting choice immediately addresses an pressing want in Europe and in addition highlights our dedication to supporting clients within the journey to web zero.”
The five-step Direct to YF Retrofitting Program can simply be adopted by service garages as a result of it makes use of present service instruments and tools generally present in automotive restore retailers throughout Europe. After eradicating the R-134a refrigerant, new everlasting fittings are connected to a automotive’s HVAC system and Honeywell’s Solstice® yf and a brand new oil/additive are then added. Every car that completes this system then receives a brand new label connected beneath its hood to notice that the retrofit has been accomplished.
Since Honeywell’s growth of Solstice® yf greater than a decade in the past, demand and manufacturing functionality for the refrigerant have elevated around the globe. At the moment, there are greater than 200 million automobiles on the street utilizing Solstice® yf. Solstice® yf has prevented the discharge of greater than 106 million metric tons of carbon dioxide into the environment since its inception, akin to the carbon sequestered by 123 million acres of U.S. forests in a single yr.3
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1Based on knowledge from the European Vehicle Producers’ Affiliation and inside research
2https://local weather.ec.europa.eu/eu-action/fluorinated-greenhouse-gases/about-f-gases_en#measuring-the-climate-impact-of-f-gases
3Calculations are based mostly on precise gross sales of Solstice® yf from Jan 2010 via Dec 2023 and make the most of the EPA GHG equivalency calculator for conversion.
