Recently, the ecological environment The Ministry of Finance issued the "Announcement on Prohibiting the Production of Insulated Pipe Products and Solar Water Heater Products Using 1,1-Dichloro-1-fluoroethane (HCFC-141b) as the blowing agent", which will come into effect on December 1, 2023. The issuance of the "Announcement" is an important guarantee to promote the elimination process of ODS (ozone depleting substances) and achieve national compliance goals. It is a specific measure to promote the development of relevant industries towards low-carbon and environmentally friendly technologies and promote industrial transformation and upgrading. It demonstrates China's serious implementation of international obligations. Responsible attitude towards environmental conventions.
According to reports, most of the companies engaged in the production of insulation pipes and solar water heaters are small and medium-sized enterprises. Since 2011, relevant industries have done a lot of work to promote alternative technologies. Enterprises have used multilateral fund grant support and their own funds to carry out transformation, substitution or transformation to eliminate HCFCs. Currently, there are not many HCFCs left to be eliminated in the industry. From the perspective of alternatives, there are many mature alternatives in the industry, which have been successfully used in the industry for many years and are completely technically feasible. From an economic point of view, relevant companies can choose suitable alternatives based on the performance requirements of the products they produce and their ability to bear economic costs.