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Update on Contaminated Halon Investigation in Europe

Reason:
The Civil Aviation Authority of the United Kingdom (UK) has informed EASA that significant quantities of Halon 1211 gas, determined to be outside the required specification, have been supplied to the aviation industry for use in fire extinguishing equipment. Halon 1211 (BCF) is used in handheld fire extinguishers, usually fitted or stowed in aircraft cabins. EASA published Safety Information Bulletin (SIB) 2009-39 on 23 October 2009 to make the aviation community aware of this safety concern. The results of the ongoing investigation now show that LyonTech Engineering Ltd, a UK-based company, has supplied a quantity of heavily contaminated Halon 1211 (BCF) to Fire Fighting Enterprises (FFE). This Halon 1211 has subsequently been used to fill certain FFE portable fire extinguishers that are now likely to be installed in or carried on board aircraft. The contaminated nature of this gas, when used against a fire, may lead to release of toxic fumes, possibly causing injury to aircraft occupants. EASA AD No.: 2009-0251-E EASA Form 111 Page 2/3 For the reason described above, this EASA AD requires the identification and removal from service of all affected fire extinguishers and replacement with serviceable units.

Effective Date: 26 November 2009

Required Action(s) and Compliance Time(s) Required as indicated, unless accomplished previously:
(1) Within two (2) days after the effective date of this AD, identify the FG number and s/n of the portable fire extinguisher(s) installed or carried on board the aircraft.
(2) If any portable fire extinguisher identified as required by paragraph (1) of this AD is listed in Appendix 1 of this AD, before next flight, remove it from the aircraft and replace it with a serviceable unit.
(3) From the effective date of this AD, do not install any portable fire extinguisher as identified in Appendix 1 of this AD on any aircraft, unless it has been serviced with Halon 1211 that has been verified to conform to the correct specification.

Ref. Publications: None

Remarks :
1. If requested and appropriately substantiated, EASA can approve Alternative
Methods of Compliance for this EAD.
2. The safety assessment has requested not to implement the full consultation
process and an immediate publication and notification.
3. Enquiries regarding this AD should be referred to the Airworthiness
Directives, Safety Management & Research Section, Certification Directorate,
EASA. E-mail: ADs@easa.europa.eu.
4. For any question concerning the technical content of the requirements in this
AD, please contact: Fire Fighting Enterprises Ltd, 9 Hunting Gate, Hitchin,
Hertfordshire SG4 0TJ, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 (0) 845 402 4242
E-mail: sales@ffeuk.com, Website: http://www.ffeuk.com/

For a hard copy of this article visit: http://ad.easa.europa.eu/blob/easa_ad_2009_0251E.pdf/EAD_2009-0251-E_1

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December 8, 2009 

Memo To: Alliance Members

From: Kevin Fay, Dave Stirpe

Subject: EPA Endangerment Finding

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On December 7, 2009 EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson signed, and therefore finalized for publication in the Federal Register the “Endangerment and Cause or Contribute Findings for Greenhouse Gases Under Section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act,” which finds that six greenhouse gases endanger human health and welfare and are therefore open to regulation under the Clean Air Act.

The endangerment finding pertains to six greenhouse gases; carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, and sulfur hexafluoride, however it is important to note that it does not provide specific lists of HFCs and PFCs, beyond listing them as included.  It does not list any other industrial compounds at this time.

Nitrogen trifluoride is specifically excluded by EPA from the endangerment finding, as they believe that the magnitude of its impact on anthropogenic global warming has not yet been fully quantified.  Furthermore, there does not appear to be mention of any mechanism for adding new gases, other than the six specifically listed, to the endangerment finding as greenhouse gases.

It is also important to note that CFCs and HCFCs have been excluded from the endangerment finding because they are being controlled and phased out by the Montreal Protocol.  This brings the endangerment finding in line with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)  treatment of greenhouse gases not controlled by the Montreal Protocol.
 

Dave Stirpe
Executive Director
Alliance for Responsible Atmospheric Policy
2111 Wilson Blvd., 8th Floor
Arlington, VA 22201

phone: (703) 243-0344
website: www.arap.org

 

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KROY CORPORATION AND JAMES GARRIDO PLEAD GUILTY TO ILLEGAL SMUGGLING OF OZONE DEPLETING SUBSTANCE

November 23, 2009

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Jeffrey H. Sloman, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Maureen O’Mara, Special Agent in Charge, Environmental Protection Agency, Criminal Investigation Division, Atlanta Area Office, and Anthony V. Mangione, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Office of Investigations, announced that defendants James Garrido, 44, of Miami, and Kroy Corporation, a Florida corporation with its principal place of business in Miami, pled guilty on Friday, November 20, 2009, in federal District Court in Miami to charges related to their illegal smuggling into the United States of restricted ozone-depleting substances contrary to the Clean Air Act, Title 42, United States Code, Sections7413(c)(1) and 7671d, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 545.

More specifically, James Garrido and Kroy Corporation each pled guilty before U.S. District Court Judge Patricia A. Seitz to a three count Information, charging them with knowingly importing approximately 418,654 kilograms of illegal hydrochlorofluorocarbon - 22 (“HCFC-22"), in violation of the provisions of the Clean Air Act. Defendant Garrido faces a possible statutory maximum term of imprisonment of 20 years and a fine of $250,000 on each count. The statutory maximum fine for Kroy Corporation is $500,000 per count. Garrido also faces a term of supervised release of three years per count of conviction, while Kroy Corporation may be placed on probation for up to five years per count. In addition, the defendants could be ordered to forfeit the illegal proceeds of their conduct. Sentencing has been scheduled for February 11, 2010 at 8:30 a.m., before Judge Seitz.

The Federal Clean Air Act regulates air pollutants, including ozone-depleting substances such as HCFC-22. HCFC-22 is a widely used refrigerant for residential heat pump and air-conditioning systems. The Clean Air Act and its implementing regulations established a schedule to phase out the production and importation of ozone depleting substances beginning in 2002, with a complete ban starting in 2030. To meet its obligations under International Treaty to reduce its consumption of the ozone-depleting substances, the United States issued baseline allowances for the production and importation of HCFC-22 to individuals and companies. In order to legally import HCFC-22, one must hold an unexpended consumption allowance.

According to court records, Kroy, a corporation formed in February 2007, was in the business of importing merchandise, including refrigerant. James Garrido is Kroy’s President. Between March 2007 and April 2009, Kroy and Garrido engaged in the illegal smuggling of large quantities of HCFC-22 into the United States for subsequent resale. The defendants would routinely declare imported merchandise as either legal R-134A refrigerant or as “United States Goods Returned.” In truth, except for a small quantity of legal refrigerant strategically placed in front of the contraband, the shipments contained HCFC-22 and were accompanied by false documentation. At no time did Kroy or Garrido hold unexpended consumption allowances that would have allowed them to legally import the HCFC-22.

In all, from 2007 to April 2009, Kroy and Garrido illegally imported approximately 1418,654 kilograms of restricted HCFC-22 in eleven separate shipments, with a total fair market value of more than $3.9 million.

Acting United States Attorney Jeffrey H. Sloman stated, “The ozone layer provides crucial protection to all life on earth, and it must be preserved. The defendants jeopardized the global effort to restore and protect the ozone for their own financial benefit. Such conduct is short-sighted and inexcusable.”

EPA Special Agent in Charge Maureen O’Mara said, “HCFCs deplete the stratospheric ozone layer, which protects people from such harmful effects of ultraviolet radiation as skin cancer. These guilty pleas sends a strong message that those who place the public at risk in order to make illegal profits will be vigorously prosecuted.”

“The unlawful importation of goods pose a triple threat to the national security, public safety and economic well-being of the United States,” said Anthony V. Mangione, Special Agent in Charge of ICE’s Office of Investigations in Miami. “This case demonstrates ICE’s partnership and aggressive approach with the U.S. Attorney’s Office and EPA to protect the American public from inferior and unsafe products that illegally enter the United States and combat those who exploit our commerce system and compromise the safety of our citizens.”

Mr. Sloman commended the investigative efforts of the Special Agents and officers of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, ICE’s Office of Investigations in Miami, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Criminal Investigation Bureau, and the Miami-Dade Police Department, Environmental Investigation Unit. The case was prosecuted by Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Jodi A. Mazer.

A copy of this press release may be found on the website of the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida at http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/fls. Related court documents and information may be found on the website of the District Court for the Southern District of Florida at http://www.flsd.uscourts.gov or on http://pacer.flsd.uscourts.gov.

Technical comments about this website can be e-mailed to the Webmaster. PLEASE NOTE: The United States Attorney's Office does not respond to non-technical inquiries made to this website. If you wish to make a request for information, you may contact our office at 305-961-9001, or you may send a written inquiry to the United States Attorney's Office, Southern District of Florida, 99 NE 4th Street, Miami, Fl. 33132.

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October 1, 2009

HALON ALTERNATIVES RESEARCH CORPORATION

TO:  MEMBERS

FROM:  TOM CORTINA

SUBJECT:  SENATE CLIMATE BILL
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Yesterday Senators Kerry (D-MA) and Boxer (D-CA) introduced climate legislation entitled the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act (S. 1733).  The bill amends the Clean Air Act to establish an economy-wide cap-and-trade program with goals of a 3% reduction in GHG emissions from 2005 levels in 2012, 20% reduction in 2020, 42% reduction in 2030, and an 83% reduction in 2050.  The 2020 reduction goal of 20% is higher than the 17% goal contained in the House bill.  Covered entities are basically the same as in the House bill and include most large stationary sources that emit more than 25,000 MT carbon equivalent in a year.  The bill includes a specific provision for the regulation of perfluorocarbons (PFCs) that provides EPA with the discretion to regulate PFC production under the main cap-and-trade program or through a combination of best available control technology (BACT) and a mandatory phase-down schedule.    Although the bill designates the purposes for which allowances and auction proceeds would be allocated, such as electricity consumers, deficit reduction, and credit for early action, it does not provide the amount of allowances or auction proceeds that would be allocated.  Those decisions are expected to be made by the Senate Finance Committee.  Hearings on the bill are expected to begin in the Environment and Public Works Committee near the end of October.

The separate HFC cap-and-trade program contained in the Senate bill is almost identical to the House bill.  The only difference I could find is the removal of a “best-in-class appliance deployment program” from the Ozone and Climate Protection Fund.  The bill does not contain the language included in the final version of the House bill clarifying that early offset credits would be provided for CFC destruction.  For your reference a description of the HFC section based on the House bill is re-printed below.

Attached are the bill and four summary documents on the bill provided by the EPW committee.  We will keep you informed of any relevant changes to the bill as it is considered by various Senate committees.


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Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) are covered separately from other GHGs by amending Title VI of the CAA, which currently regulates ozone depleting substances (ODS) that are covered under the Montreal Protocol.  Class II substances under Title VI would be split into two groups, with group I containing the hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) and group II containing the HFCs.  The production of HFCs would be phased down in a series of steps beginning in 2012 and ending in 2032.  The reduction percentages contained in the bill are measured against a 2004-2006 average baseline that includes both HFC and HCFC production (on a GWP-weighted basis).  The bigger baseline means that the required reductions in HFC production should actually be less than the percentages shown below.

HFC Reduction Schedule

2012    -   90% of baseline                            2023    -   54%
2013    -   87.5%                                          2024    -   50%
2014    -   85%                                             2025    -   46%
2015    -   82.5%                                          2026    -   42%
2016    -   80%                                             2027    -   38%
2017    -   77.5%                                          2028    -   34%
2018    -   75%                                             2029    -   30%
2019    -   71%                                             2030    -   25%
2020    -   67%                                             2031    -   21%
2021    -   63%                                             2032    -   17%
2022    -   59%                                     after 2032    -   15%             


Because HFCs are added to Title Vi of the existing CAA, the essential use, labeling, nonessential product, safe alternatives, and other provisions of Title VI that currently cover class II ODS would be extended to HFCs (the wording of the HFC label would be “contributing to global warming”).  Offset credits would be provided at a 20% discount on a GWP-weighted basis for destruction of CFCs after 2011.  EPA could add other class I or class II ODS to the list of substances that could be destroyed for offsets credits.

As noted above exceptions from the production phase down are provided for essential uses in metered dose inhalers, aviation safety, developing countries, national security, and fire suppression/explosion protection.  There seems to be some confusion within the fire protection industry that the bill provides a blanket exemption from the production phase down for fire protection.  This is not true.  It includes an essential use exemption that would only apply if you were unable to purchase any new or recycled HFC for use in a very small number of applications like aviation, military, and oil and gas.

Although the bill does not include an HFC excise tax, it does require HFC producers to buy production allowances either at auction or directly from EPA.  80% of the allowances are set aside for purchase by HFC producers/importers and 20% of the allowances are set aside for purchase by manufacturers/importers of equipment containing HFCs and HFC reclaimers.  The minimum auction price and non-auction sales price for allowances are set in the early years of the program as follows: $1.00 per metric ton in 2012, $1.20 in 2013, and $1.40 in 2014.  The minimum auction price rises to $1.60 in 2015, $1.80 in 2016, $2.00 in 2017, and then increases with inflation for the rest of the program.  After 2017 the non-auction sales price is equal to the auction clearing price.

In order to get an idea of the impact of requiring HFC producers to buy allowances, the cost of allowances to manufacture HFCs used in fire protection would be the following:

At $1.00 per metric ton, cost of HFC-227ea allowance = $1.46 per pound, HFC-125 = $1.59, and HFC-236fa = $4.46.
At $2.00 per metric ton, cost of HFC-227ea allowance = $2.93 per pound, HFC-125 = $3.18, and HFC-236fa = $8.92.

The proceeds from the sale of HFC production allowances are to be deposited in the “Stratospheric Ozone and Climate Protection Fund” that is created by the bill.  The funds are designated for specific uses including recycling and reclamation, Montreal Protocol Multilateral Fund, and low global warming product transition assistance.  The transition assistance program would allow EPA to distribute funds to manufacturers of products containing HFCs to facilitate the transition to low-carbon alternatives.  Fire protection systems are included in the list of products for which assistance would be available.

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Orderly Transition from Ozone-Depleting Refrigerants, the Viability of Many HVACR Distributors, and Consumers Will Be Harmed by the Current HFC Phasedown Plan

Background: Comprehensive climate change legislation such as last year’s Boxer-Lieberman-Warner bill and the current House Energy and Commerce Committee’s “American Clean Energy and Security Act” Discussion Draft includes a section that establishes a cap, allocation auction, and reduction schedule for hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs). HFCs are used to produce many products, most common of which are as refrigerants for air-conditioning and refrigeration systems, and none of which are direct emissions like the other “Kyoto gases”. HFC refrigerants were developed as the best replacement for ozone-depleting refrigerants that are currently being phased out by the Montreal Protocol and Clean Air Act. The transition to HFC refrigerants is in the early stages as today’s ozone-depleting refrigerant caps near aggressive reductions in 2010 and 2015.

Overly aggressive or disruptive reductions in HFCs during this pivotal time in the transition from HCFCs, and an especially challenged economy, could be disastrous for the environment, many HVACR businesses, and hundreds of thousands of end customers across the country. In an attempt to mitigate all of these undesirable outcomes, HARDI recommends that any HFC reduction legislation adhere to these principles:

1. Access to HFC production or consumption allowances must be tightly restricted only to active HFC market participants

2. Equal treatment of domestic producers and manufacturers and importers of products and refrigerants

3. A conservative cap and reduction schedule that provides no opportunity for panic in the marketplace that HFCs will be scarce during or immediately after the transition from HCFCs

Access to HFC production or consumption allowances must be tightly restricted only to active HFC market participants

•Only legal producers and importers of Class II substances during the baseline years and new market entrants with patented, low-GWP HFC products should be eligible to purchase HFC allowances
• HARDI recommends that 90% of the total cap be allocated through a “Pool 1” format as currently structured in the Draft with 10% withheld by the Administrator for allocation to new market entrants or to supply excess demand from Pool 1 entities
• No other entity such as equipment manufacturers (domestic or foreign), distributors, reclaimers, or other interests should be eligible to purchase allowances

Equal treatment of domestic producers and manufacturers and foreign importers of products and refrigerants

• In today’s regulated HCFC market, domestic importers must source refrigerant for their HCFC products from HCFC allowance holders while importers were not limited by such restrictions. A regulated HFC market should address this previous oversight by extending the same restriction to importers of products containing HFCs
• HARDI recommends that no equipment manufacturers be eligible to purchase HFC allowances, but rather importers of products containing HFCs be allowed to import pre-charged products only if charged with refrigerant produced using U.S.-issued allowances
• This would level the playing field between domestic and foreign manufacturers while ensuring the integrity of the U.S. HFC cap.

A conservative cap and reduction schedule that provides less opportunity for panic in the marketplace that HFCs will be scarce during or immediately after the transition from HCFCs

• The HFC refrigerant market will not begin to mature until after 2015 when HCFCs have effectively been phased out
• Up to 2015 the supplies of HFCs should be sufficient to prevent significant price inflation that may serve as a deterrent to transitioning from the use of ozone-depleting refrigerants
• Additionally, HARDI has concerns that the open auction process will enable producers or importers to effectively buy market share regardless of the quality of their product, service, support, or commitment to the HVACR industry.
• In an auction scheme, the market will be less able to reward market leaders since production share can be purchased rather than earned
• HARDI recommends that the open auction percentage be fixed at 20% for the first three years after the effective date, then increase no more than 5% annually after 2015

*** The views and comments in the above article are that of HARDI and not necessarily those of RemTec International or any individual RemTec International employee.***

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AHRI Launches Web site to Address Misinformation Surrounding the Phaseout of HCFC Refrigerants

 

Arlington, VA (April 29, 2009) --  The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) announced today the launch of a Web site,  www.PhaseOutFacts.org, designed to reduce confusion regarding the phaseout of HCFC refrigerants to enable better decision making and to improve  compliance with refrigerant laws and regulations.  "Our intent is to provide some much needed clarity to the market by creating a simple, trustworthy source of information regarding the phaseout and how it impacts equipment owners, including homeowners, installers and wholesalers," said AHRI President Stephen Yurek.  AHRI's Chemicals and Refrigerant Reclaimers product section, which is comprised of chemical producers, reclaimers and equipment manufacturers, found that many people are unaware or misinformed about the rules and regulations governing the phaseout.  The section created the site to serve as an all-encompassing resource on the issue.   The site will be frequently updated with the latest news on decisions being made by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regarding refrigerants, and with content specifically aimed at equipment owners, contractors and technicians who purchase and handle refrigerants, and the wholesalers who sell it.   The site also includes a "Get Answers" feature that allows visitors to ask questions of trusted experts  if the site's existing content does not provide the information they are seeking. "This feature is not only a benefit to our visitors, but it also provides us with more insight into where we can do a better job of providing information on the phaseout issue," said Yurek.   To maintain the site's integrity, it will not carry any advertising.  The Chemical and Refrigerant Reclaimers product section also has committed to ensuring unbiased content based solely on the facts of the laws and regulations controlling the use of refrigerants in cooling and commercial refrigeration equipment.   "While there is a great deal of information available on the HCFC refrigerant phaseout and their replacements from other resources, it can be overwhelming, confusing and in many cases conflicting," said Yurek. "PhaseOutFacts.org was organized to provide all audiences quick and direct access to concise, accurate information, which is what we believe they need and are seeking."

 

About AHRI The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) is the trade association representing manufacturers of air conditioning, heating and commercial refrigeration equipment. An internationally recognized advocate for the industry, AHRI develops standards for and certifies the performance of many of these products. AHRI's 300+ member companies account for more than 90 percent of the residential and commercial air conditioning, space heating, water heating, and commercial refrigeration equipment manufactured and sold in North America.

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RemTec International’s CEO and President Richard Marcus was named Sectional Chair for Chemical Reclaimers by the AHRI. The Section for Chemical Reclaimers is one of 30 sections in the AHRI. Mr. Marcus’ duties include updating his section about the most up to date standards and guidelines along with any other relevant information. He will also report back to the AHRI Board of Directors as a spokesperson for the Chemical Reclaimers.

The Air-Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) is the trade association representing manufacturers of the air conditioning, heating and commercial refrigeration equipment. AHRI’s 300+ member companies account for more than 90 percent of the residential and commercial air conditioning refrigeration equipment manufactured and sold in North America. There are two annual meetings a year which Mr. Marcus will be attending. The next meeting will be November 15-17, 2009 in Washington D.C.

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Patricia Burns Recognized for Outstanding Performance
by U.S. Department of Homeland Security

April 8, 2009

RemTec’s Director of International Projects, Patricia Burns, was recognized for her outstanding support to the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection for her management for transportation, storage and destruction of seized and forfeited R-12 Refrigerant during the periods September 22, 2008 to March 10, 2009; and March 1, 2006 to September 30, 2006.

“Ms. Burn’s accomplishments were impressive and as recognition of her work we are sending the enclosed plaque to be awarded to Ms. Burns for out outstanding efforts.” – Dennis McKenzie, Director of Fines, Penalties & Forfeiture Division.

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RemTec International announces the addition of
Patti Ellingson as Director of Wholesale Distribution

March 24, 2009

HARDI member RemTec International, Bowling Green, Ohio, recently launched its Refrigerant Buy Back and Recovery Program that focuses on creating partnerships with HARDI wholesale /distributor members.  RemTec’s program recovers used HCFC-22 (R-22) and other refrigerants from HARDI members’ contractor customers.  These refrigerants are then reclaimed to the ARI-700 Standard and made available to those wholesale/distributors participating in the Refrigerant Buy Back and Recovery Program.  

The Refrigerant Buy Back and Recovery Program will be lead by Patti Ellingson, Director of Wholesale Distribution.  Patti is a key member in this endeavor and joins the RemTec team with 18 years of sales and marketing experience, along with her keen understanding of the wholesale industry and its challenges.

   

As most wholesale/distributors realize, the phase-down schedule for production and use of HCFC-22 (R-22), an ozone depleting substance (ODS), will accelerate and is expected to result in severe reductions in the available supply of this refrigerant by 2010 and beyond.  The U.S. EPA is projecting that these anticipated supply shortages must be filled with reclaimed products to meet the future service demands of the industry.

    

RemTec International is a U.S. EPA certified reclaimer that is uniquely equipped to accept used refrigerants because of its proprietary and patented reclamation equipment and over 20 years experience.  In support of RemTec’s Refrigerant Buy Back and Recovery Program, we recently added a new fifty-foot distillation column specifically designed to process R-22 and other cross-contaminated refrigerants to ARI-700 specifications.  RemTec’s proprietary fractional distillation process is more efficient when compared to other existing technologies.   RemTec also operates the only in-house plasma arc halocarbon destruction facility in North America that destroys ODS mixed refrigerants that are too contaminated to be reclaimed.

Providing environmental services since 1986, RemTec International’s experience, along with a strong Quality Control Program, assures its customers that they receive the best services and products available. Our in-house AHRI certified laboratory conducts test sampling throughout the reclamation process and certifies all finished products offered for sale meet or exceed the ARI-700 Standard.  

RemTec’s mission is to work with HARDI members to provide “hassle free” recovery and reclamation services for them and their customers.  Our Refrigerant Buy Back and Recovery Program will help reduce future shortages of R-22 and other refrigerants and mitigate the environmental impact that halocarbons (Halons, CFCs, HCFCs and HFCs) have on our atmosphere.  During this transition period, RemTec International’s Patti Ellingson will be partnering with wholesale/distributors, by specifically designing refrigerant recovery programs that match their individual requirements, which in turn provide added benefits for their customers. “I am excited about the opportunities available with the establishment of this new division at RemTec. My goal is to increase consumer awareness of the immediate changes in the industry and promote environmental conservation through RemTec’s comprehensive Refrigerant Buy Back and Recovery Program,” said Patti Ellingson.

For questions about RemTec International or the new wholesale/distributor Refrigerant Buy Back and Recovery Program, please contact Patti Ellingson at patti.ellingson@remtec.net.

North America Toll Free Number:

 

1-888-8REMTEC