News 5 Honeywell invests in HFO-1234ze


HONEYWELL HAS STARTED full-scale commercial production in the United States of HFO-1234ze, a low-global-warming-potential (GWP) material used as an aerosol propellant, insulating agent and refrigerant. The material is marketed by Honeywell under its Solstice line of low-global- warming materials, and is being produced at the Honeywell Fluorine Products facility in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.


“We are seeing increasing demand for our entire Solstice line of low GWP


materials, and this new product has already been adopted by a range of customers globally,” said Ken Gayer, vice president and general manager of Honeywell’s Fluorine Products business.


Honeywell’s Baton Rouge facility was built in 1945 and continues to serve as one of Honeywell’s main manufacturing sites for its Performance Materials and Technologies business. The site employs more than 200 people.


In September 2014, at an event sponsored by the


White House, Honeywell announced that it will increase production of its low GWP refrigerants, insulation materials, aerosols and solvents, and, prior to 2020, will drive a 50% reduction in its annual production of high GWP


hydrofluorocarbons on a CO2 equivalent basis.


The company projects that use of its low GWP Solstice materials to replace HFCs will eliminate more than 350m


metric tons in CO2 equivalents by 2025, equivalent to removing 70m cars from the road for one year.


UTC expands range with CIAT acquisition


UTC Building & Industrial Systems has completed its acquisition of CIAT, a France-based heating, ventilating and air- conditioning company. UTC Building & Industrial Systems is a unit of United Technologies, a leading provider to the aerospace and building systems industries worldwide.


“This strategic acquisition creates new opportunities in the European HVAC segment by enhancing the breadth of our portfolio and reach of our business,”


said Didier Da Costa, president, HVAC Europe, UTC Building & Industrial Systems. “The addition of CIAT’s talented workforce, technology assets and legacy of innovation strengthens our ability to serve our customers.”


“The acquisition has provided an exceptional opportunity for us to continue to serve our customers while developing the CIAT brand in a complex European sector,” said Francis Guaitoli, chief executive, CIAT.


“This move allows us to fully leverage our technological expertise and the capabilities of our employees.”


UTC Building & Industrial Systems first announced its intention to acquire CIAT in July 2014.


With sales in more than 20 countries in Europe, CIAT now becomes part of the UTC Building & Industrial Systems’ European HVAC division, which provides HVAC systems and services to customers across Europe.


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