R22 Phase Out
07 July 2009
The world community has committed to eliminating R22 refrigerants (HCFCs) to a series of deadlines. The first of these occurs in Europe, the USA and a number of other countries. New-build systems based on R22 are already prohibited, while the use of virgin R22 is only allowed until the end of 2009 and the final phase-out of R22 in existing plants is scheduled for December 2014 in Europe.
