China China to ban use of insulated pipes and solar water heaters using HCFC-141b as blowing agent from Dec. 1, 2023

China to ban use of insulated pipes and solar water heaters using HCFC-141b as blowing agent from Dec. 1, 2023

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.

Author / Responsibility

LIU Yake

Researcher, Research & Consulting Dept. EnviX Ltd.

Business Performance

worked as a research assistant at Department of Environmental Planning and Management, School of Environment, Tsinghua University for 4 years, and then joint in Envix in April, 2022, currently is mainly responsible for consulting on EHS regulation compliance in East Asia.

Background

MA, Environmental Econimics, Hiroshima University

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