Honeywell Materials Chosen by Dow for Environmentally Preferable Integral Skin Foam Products, Ahead of U.S. Regulatory Deadline

The systems take advantage of Air Products' emissions-free catalysts POLYCAT^® 203 and POLYCAT^® 204, designed specifically to be used with Solstice LBA.

"Our emission-free catalysts, and the additional catalyst tools like Dabco^® 2040 catalyst, are targeted and designed to increase shelf stability of Solstice LBA I-Skin recipes," said Jane Kniss, senior application chemist for Comfort Platform, Air Products. "The synergy of our products in Dow's new foam systems will help Dow's customers stay well ahead of the EPA scheduled deadline."

Solstice LBA, is based on hydrofluoro-olefin (HFO) technology and has an ultra-low GWP of 1, which is 99.9 percent lower than HFCs and equal to carbon dioxide. It is nonflammable (ASTM E-681) and is not a volatile organic compound per the EPA. Solstice LBA is listed under the EPA's Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) Program. In Europe, it is not listed in the Annex I of F-Gas regulation and thus not considered an F-Gas. It is also registered under the European Union's REACH program. Honeywell's Solstice LBA world-scale manufacturing plant in Louisiana started up in May 2014.

Worldwide adoption of Solstice products has resulted in the reduction of more than 30 million metric tons of greenhouse gases to date, equal to eliminating emissions from more than 6 million cars.

Solstice LBA is used in a variety of rigid foam insulation applications, including residential and commercial refrigeration equipment, spray foam insulation, and insulated metal panels, as well as flexible foam applications, such as molded and slabstock foam, and integral skin. For more information on Solstice LBA, visit www.honeywell-blowingagents.com.

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