On Aug. 31, 2023, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment announced on its website that the government would ban the use of insulated pipes and solar water heaters using 1,1-dichloro-1-fluoroethane (HCFC-141b) as a blowing agent in accordance with the Regulations on Ozone-depleting Substances1 to implement the Montreal Protocol.
China to ban use of insulated pipes and solar water heaters using HCFC-141b as blowing agent from Dec. 1, 2023
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