Honeywell tripled production capacity for its low-global-warming-potential (GWP) product HFO-1234ze to meet the growing need for the material, which is used in multiple foam and aerosol applications.
The production expansion was made at Honeywell’s small-scale HFO-1234ze manufacturing facility at its Buffalo Research Lab in Buffalo, N.Y. It was achieved through equipment upgrades and overall productivity improvements during the last 18 months.
HFO-1234ze was accepted for use in foam and aerosols by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in June 2010. Earlier this year, the agency allowed HFO-1234ze to be sold in the U.S.
