According to the presentation by Agustín Sánchez Guevara, National Coordinator of Mexico’s Ozone Protection Unit, the HCFCs Phase-out Management Plan (HPMP) implementation, and the introduction of natural refrigerants in Mexico, poses many challenges. The country has large consumption of HCFCs in many different industrial sectors. At the same time, HFCs have been largely phased-in as replacements for HCFCs in Mexico. Whilst Guevara said that Mexico would like to int
According to the presentation by Agustín Sánchez Guevara, National Coordinator of Mexico’s Ozone Protection Unit, the HCFCs Phase-out Management Plan (HPMP) implementation, and the introduction of natural refrigerants in Mexico, poses many challenges. The country has large consumption of HCFCs in many different industrial sectors. At the same time, HFCs have been largely phased-in as replacements for HCFCs in Mexico. Whilst Guevara said that Mexico would like to introduce natural refrigerants as HCFC alternatives, there exists a technology gap for natural refrigerant solutions in the Mexican market.