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Global Chlorofluorocarbon Market 2019 Top Manufacturers – Arkema SA, The Chemours Company, Firefreeze International and more. Chlorofluorocarbon Market: Scenario Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) are hydrocarbons that contain elements such as carbon, chlorine, and fluorine. These hydrocarbons are tasteless, odorless, and colorless gases or liquids that evaporate easily at room temperature. CFCs are non-reactive, stable, non-toxic, non-flammable, and have boiling points around zero degrees centigrade. CFCs — due to their desirable physical properties — are the preferred choice for refrigerant gases in refrigerators, air conditioners, and freezers. Moreover, properties such as low boiling points drive their use in blowing agents for foam plastics and packaging materials. However, CFCs have high global warming potential (GWP) and are potent greenhouse gases, which has led to a ban on their usage and their gradual phase-out from Europe and the U.S. The legislation controlling releases of CFCs — the Montreal Protocol — had compelled the complete phase-out of CFCs by 1996. Only developing countries were allowed to exceed this at a level of up to 15% of their products before the signing of the Protocol. In recent years, HFCs have gained application as substitutes for CFCs. Product Life Cycle Although the overall production and emissions of CFCs significantly dropped with their phasing out by the Montreal Protocol, CFC-11 continues to witness an upward trend, which is driven its use as a foaming agent for For more details, please contact us Straits Research Pvt. Ltd. Email: sales@straitsresearch.com Tel: +1 646 480 7505 (U.S.) || +44 208 068 9665 (U.K.)
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