The Chemours Company has broken ground on the company’s new HFO-1234yf production facility in Corpus Christi, Texas.
The plant will triple the company’s capacity for its HFO-1234yf-based-products which are manufacturered under its Opteon trade name.
Company president and CEO, Mark Vergnano, said the new facility represents a significant step forward for Chemours with demand for Opteon continuing to grow.
Chemours Fluoroproducts president, Paul Kirsch, said market projections show Opteon refrigerants could be used in well over 10,000 supermarket and commercial refrigeration systems by 2020.
“The global adoption of Opteon low GWP products represents a clear path toward moving the world away from HFCs,” he said.