Refrigerant market regulation is imperative and environmental protection is the ultimate goal

According to Xiao Xuezhi, deputy director of the Foreign Cooperation Center of the Ministry of Environmental Protection, with an annual output of 80 million units of room air conditioners in China, the amount of R22 refrigerant is more than 80,000 tons. If all R22 refrigerants are replaced by R290, the current annual output , It can reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 140 million tons per year. Currently, many companies in the domestic air-conditioning industry are exploring new refrigerants including R290. The adoption of R290 new refrigerants will be a good opportunity for accelerated transformation and upgrading of the air-conditioning industry. The sustainable development of the air-conditioning industry.

From the National Automobile Service High-tech Industrialization Committee (hereinafter referred to as the National Automobile Service Committee), it is known that China's R134a (a new generation of environmentally-friendly refrigerants) market has been flooded with counterfeit and inferior products. Experts have called for regulating the market for automotive refrigerant products as soon as possible.

According to statistics, the current number of motor vehicles in China is 192 million. With the rapid development of automobile production and sales, the automotive service maintenance industry has become one of the pillar industries of the national economy. In the current automotive service market, especially in the automotive maintenance products, auto parts, car beauty and other product markets, mixed quality, uneven product quality, especially in the automotive refrigerant product market is more prominent and fake, using the already eliminated R12 The phenomenon of impersonation of R134a (ammonia refrigerant) is very common, causing great economic losses and potential safety hazards to consumers.

Automotive air-conditioning refrigerants, commonly known as automotive refrigerants, are the key components of automotive air-conditioning systems and are equivalent to the "blood" of automotive air-conditioning operations. Since 2002, in coordination with the implementation of the "China's National Phase-out of Ozone Depleting Substances Program," the former State Environmental Protection Administration and the State Administration of Machinery Industry have jointly issued a document stipulating that all air-conditioned cars that are offline must be eliminated from the country. Use and use R134a environmental refrigerant as the only alternative. Since then, China's automotive air-conditioning system has entered the era of R134a environmental protection refrigerants. According to incomplete statistics, the annual domestic production of refrigerant R134a for vehicles is less than 1,000 tons, while the annual sales of automotive refrigerants on the market are nearly 30,000 tons. The serious imbalance between supply and demand has brought untold opportunities to criminals.

After years of investigation by related departments, it has been found that there are nearly 100 kinds of so-called R134a refrigerant brands on the market, and nearly 90% of them are fake products. The unscrupulous traders used the Freon F12 or other ozone-depleting substances prohibited by the state to pass off R134a environmental protection refrigerants, and even more unlawful elements were posing as flammable substances such as liquefied petroleum gas.

Experts pointed out that R134a is recognized as an environmentally friendly refrigerant in the world. Its ozone depletion potential (ODP) value is zero. The production process is relatively complicated and the cost is higher than that of R12 (freon). Generally, small enterprises cannot produce. The main form of counterfeit fraud is substandard. The main indexes such as purity, moisture and acidity are lower than the national quality standard of GB/T18826-2002, and other liquids, such as refrigeration oil, are added to R134a refrigerant; in the case of unreality, the nationally eliminated refrigeration products are added to the R134a aerosol can; Less than two; without the consent of the patent or the brand owner's authorization, unauthorized production of branded products for their own sales profit. Experts pointed out that due to the different nature of the products, these counterfeits would cause corrosion and damage to the original R134a air-conditioning system. It will cause the failure of the air-conditioning function, the death of the compressor, the corrosion of the pipeline, and the leakage of the refrigerant. What is even more frightening is that it may cause the air-conditioning pipeline to burst.

It is understood that at present, China is hurrying to formulate R134a national standards. In order to further cooperate with the government departments to standardize the after-sales service market and purify the automotive supplies environment, the National Automobile Service Committee has established a nationwide automotive service application technology product auditing and promotion center. The main service target of the center is the production and service-oriented enterprises in the aftermarket of the automobile. The service mode is to help the enterprise by making a fair evaluation of the third party through the application of the enterprise's production qualification, quality assurance system and the conformity of the product with relevant standards. It promotes automobile maintenance companies, 4S stores and auto parts markets, and gradually establishes a 4S shop procurement alliance mechanism to achieve the goal of regulating market order and promoting industrial development.

The new refrigerant is expected to open about 30% of the new market. Air-conditioning refrigerants are an important area for fluorine substitution. Calculated with an annual output of 80 million units of room air conditioners in our country, the amount of r22 refrigerant is more than 80,000 tons. If all r22 refrigerants are replaced by r290, the annual output can be reduced by 140 million tons of carbon dioxide equivalent per year. At present, many companies in the domestic air-conditioning industry are involved in the exploration of new refrigerants, including r290. The adoption of r290 new refrigerants will be a good opportunity for accelerated transformation and upgrading of the air-conditioning industry, enabling the sustainable development of the air-conditioning industry.

In addition to mastering core technologies, domestic air-conditioning manufacturers are also pushing new refrigerants to see future market prospects. According to China's commitment to fulfill the "Montreal Protocol," the production and consumption of HCFCs will be reduced by 10% of the frozen level by 2015, and will be completely phased out by 2030 except for keeping a small amount of maintenance. According to market agency estimates, the new refrigerant is expected to open about 30% of the new market in the first phase of the goal of “cutting the freeze level by 10%”.

Despite the positive layout, there is still a long way to go before the real replacement of new refrigerants is realized. China's air-conditioning manufacturers have long relied on r22. Existing large-scale production equipment and products are produced around it. Replacing new refrigerants has raised new requirements for production equipment, product design, and installation and after-sales, which will also lead to increased production costs for enterprises. It is bound to reflect the terminal price. Air-conditioning refrigeration market experts pointed out that, compared with the replacement of the production end, it is more difficult to replace the market stock product.