Trying to predict what might happen on the refrigerant front in 2014 is as challenging as it has been every year for the past 30 years. This difficulty goes back to when the industry began its multifaceted anger with the phase out of familiar chlo-rofluorocarbons (CFCs) like R-12, R-502, and the hydrochlorofluoro-carbon (HCFC) R-22. All the new refrigerants, and the new ways of providing refrigeration that have come about over the last three decades, can only be put into context as new refrigerants sort themselves out. Some fall by the wayside and others gain prominence. Refrigeration technology always seems to work its way through the changing refrigerant landscape, which makes it tougher than ever to figure things out on a year-by-year basis.
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