Danish reefer container manufacturer Maersk Container Industri (MCI) has developed a new environmentallyfriendly polyurethane foam blowing technology, which will allow it to switch away from HCFC 141b well in advance of its official phase out date in Europe at the end of next year.
MCI, in conjunction with research institutes and the polyurethane industry, has been examining alternative foam blowing technologies for several years in an effort to come up with a viable and sustainable blowing agent with zero Ozone Depletion Potential (ODP) and minimal Global Warming Potential (GWP) in compliance with the Montreal and Kyoto Protocols respectively, but with a performance comparable to that of HCFC 141b....
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Approx 560 words from WorldCargo News, December 2002,
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