MORRIS PLAINS, N.J.,
July 19, 2016 /PRNewswire/
-- Honeywell (NYSE: HON) announced today that Unit45, a
global leader in the sale and leasing of refrigerated shipping
containers, commonly known as reefers, will exclusively use
Honeywell's Solstice® Liquid Blowing Agent (LBA) instead
of currently used hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) to help insulate all
new containers going forward.
Unit45 is requiring that its manufacturer, China-based Yangzhou TongLee Special
Container, use the blowing agent in closed-cell spray foam used to
insulate the reefers. TongLee is part of China International Marine
Containers (CIMC), a world leader in the supply of logistics and
energy equipment.
Foam-blowing agents such as Solstice LBA allow closed-cell foam
insulation to expand; they provide the majority of the foam's
excellent insulating properties.
"The containers made with Solstice LBA have provided superior
performance over the past few years," said Jan Koolen, CEO, Unit45. "These reefers consume
less energy and also help to keep us ahead of global environmental
regulations calling for a reduction in climate impact."
TongLee-manufactured reefers that use insulation formulated with
Solstice LBA demonstrate a significant improvement in reverse heat
leakage (RHL) than containers made using an HFC blend. The new
containers also show improved thermal conductivity, especially at
lower temperatures (10°C), reducing energy consumption during
operations.
Patrick Clifford, global business
manager for Honeywell's foam blowing agents business, said, "We are
pleased that Unit45 is taking a leadership role in the innovation
of refrigerated container technology and adopting Solstice LBA for
all their new containers. Numerous other customers in the
container, appliance and construction industries are evaluating and
adopting Solstice LBA to improve energy efficiency and comply with
environmental regulations."
Solstice LBA is being adopted by rigid insulation manufacturers
worldwide to reduce their environmental footprint and comply with
environmental and energy efficiency regulations. It has an
ultra-low-global-warming-potential (GWP) of 1, which is 99.9
percent lower than hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) and
hydrochlorofluorocarbon (HCFC) blowing agents, and equal to carbon
dioxide. Adoption of Solstice products by Honeywell customers
worldwide has resulted in the reduction of more than 27 million
metric tons of greenhouse gases to date, equal to eliminating
emissions from more than 5 million cars.
Solstice LBA is nonflammable (ASTM E-681) and is not a volatile
organic compound as determined by the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency. It is listed under the EPA's Significant New Alternatives
Policy (SNAP) Program and is also registered under the European
Union's REACH program. Honeywell's world-scale production capacity
manufacturing plant for Solstice LBA started up in May 2014.
For more information on Solstice LBA, visit
www.honeywell-blowingagents.com.
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