R22 Phase Out
11 January 2010
The world community has committed to eliminating R22 refrigerants (HCFCs) to a series of deadlines. The first of these occurs in Europe, where new-build based on R22 is already prohibited, and the final phase-out of R22 in existing plants is scheduled for December 2014. Until this date it is still possible to use recycled R22 for service but after December 2014 although a system with R22 can still be used it is not allowed to add more R22 to that system.
