Immediate response measures
are required
for the air conditioning and refrigerationequipment you are using !

Newrefrigerant

Refrigerants subject toenvironmental regulations

R22R449A

R404A

Prompt modiﬁcation is recommended.
Refrigerants
subject toenvironmental
regulations

Domestic
vessels

Ocean-goingvessels

R22

Availability diﬃcult
due to total phaseout of production indeveloped countries
from 2020 onward

Available
in developing
countries
until 2030

R404A

Increasing costs
due to deteriorationin availability

Availability ofrefrigerant-related
servicing andmaintenancediﬃcult in Europe
from 2020 onward

What is thenew refrigerant

R449A ?

Newrefrigerant

R449A①Unit replacement②Partial change
compressor, expansion valve,equipment oil,
（ refrigeration）
cleaning required

Partial change(expansion valve, cleaning required)Conﬁrmation ofdesign pressure

No ozone layer depletion

Reliability

Ozone depletion portential (ODP) = 0

Thermally and chemically stable

No acceleration of global warming

Economic eﬃciency

Global warming potential (GWP) =1,397

Low-cost and superior in supply stability

Energy saving performance

Availability

COP ＝ Large（COP:Coeﬃcient Of Performance）

Easily available at ports of call

SafetyNon-toxic and non-combustible

Reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emission risks
Change toR449A reduces the eﬀect of greenhouse gas emission risks by as much as 102,000kg*.
* In the case of equipment charged with 40kg of R404A

About environmental regulations
The Montreal Protocol and the Act for Protection of the Ozone Layer
through Regulation of Designated Substances, etc.
Notice of reduction/abolition of domestic production of HCFCs (R22 refrigerant, etc.)
HCFCs, which are ozone-depleting substances, are reduced with respect to annual production limits
between 2010 and 2014 as shown below.

60% reduction (to a production limit of 40%) …… From 1 January, 2015
Zeroization of production ……………………………… From 1 January, 2020▲[Supplement 1]

Reduction in production limits of HCFCs
30％

The reference amount (100%) is
the achievemnet value of 1989.

25％

60% reduction with respect
to production limits
between 2010 and 2014

20％

10％

10％
2010-

0％ [Supplement 1]

2015-

2020-

This reduction/abolition is besed on the intergovernmental international agreement(Montreal Protocol:1987) and the Act for Protection of the Ozone Layer throughRegulation of Designated Substances, etc. (enacted in 1988), and the production of CFCs
(R12, R502, etc.) were abolished in 1996.
Domestic refrigeration and air conditioning equipment manufactures have alreadyshifted their production and distribution from R22-compatible products to alternativerefrigerant products.
In addition, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and the Ministry of theEnvironment (MOE) have begun preparetions for recycling ﬂuorocarbons based on theamended law concerning ﬂuorocarbones.
▲[Supplement 2](The amounts recycled are restricted by the disposed amounts of ﬂuorocarbons etc.)【Supplement 1】With the Montreal Protocol, there is an exception to grant the production of HCFCs the use of which is limited to the reﬁlling of the refrigeration andair conditioning equipment existing as of 2020 until the end of 2029. However, in the interim report that was prepared by the Ozone Layer
Protection Measures Commitee of the Chemical Product Coucil of the Ministry of Internatinal Trade and Industry (MITI)(14 March 1996), the aim wasto reduce/abolish the production and consumption of HCFCs, including the above-mentioned reﬁlling uses, in 2020.

【Supplement 2】Act on Rational Use and Apporopriate Management of Fluorocarbons (promulgated on 12 June 2013, Act No. 39). Recycled ﬂuorocarbons are notsubject to reduction/abolition according to the Montreal Protocol, however, the amounts recycled are restricted by the disposed amounts of
ﬂuorocarbons, their recovery rates, recycling facilities, etc.

Source : The Japan Refrigeration and Air Condintioning Industry Association (JRAIA)

EU F-Gas Regulation
Main contents of the Regulation①Prohibitions regarding products and equipment

Prohibition on the distribution of products and equipment using high GWP (global warming potential) F-gases in the market.

②Prohibition on the use of high GWP gases in servicing and maintenance
Prohibition on the use of high GWP (2,500 or more) gases in servicing and maintenance of existing refrigerationequipment from 2020 onward.

③Total volume control (gradual reduction) of HFCs and quota system

Total volume control and gradual reduction in HFCs as well as quota system for producers and importers of HFCs.

Applicable Regulation (EU) No.517/2014(abbreviated as F-Gas Regulation)

Reduction schedule in the EU F-Gas Regulation
100％93％［Article 13 Control of use］80％
63％
60％

79％ reduction

45％［Exception］

40％

31％

24％

20％
0％

2015-

2018-

http://www.ushioreinetsu.co.jp/enlp/

2021-

3 . Fro m 1 Ja nua r y 2 0 2 0, th e u s e of ﬂu o rinate dgreenhouse gases, with a global warming
potential of 2,50 0 or more, to ser vice or maitain
refrigeration equipment with a charge size of 40
tonnes of CO2 equivalent or more, shall be
prohibited.

2024-

2027-

21％

2030-

This shall not apply only to ﬂuorinatedgreenhouse gases with a global warming
potential of 2,500 or more used for themaintenance or ser vicing of equipment with acharge size of under 40 tonnes of CO2
e quivalent , as well as re cycle d /re coverd
refrigerants until 1 January 2030.
*Equipment charged with approximately 10kg or more ofR404A is subject to the Regulation.

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