MORRIS TOWNSHIP, N.J.,
Feb. 24, 2014 /PRNewswire/
-- Honeywell (NYSE: HON) announced today
that Achilles Corp., a leading Japanese manufacturer of
industrial products, has adopted Honeywell's next-generation
Solstice® Liquid Blowing Agent (LBA) for use in its line
of spray polyurethane foam (SPF) building insulation sold under the
trade name Achilles Airlon FR-FO.
According to Achilles Corporation, spray foam systems formulated
with Solstice LBA demonstrate about 25 percent better thermal
insulation performance than water-blown systems.
Foam blowing agents allow closed-cell polyurethane foam
insulation to expand and provide the majority of the foam's
excellent insulating properties. Solstice LBA has a global warming
potential of 1, which is 99.9 percent lower than today's most
commonly-used blowing agent, HFC-245fa, a hydrofluorocarbon, while
retaining its insulating performance.
"Honeywell is committed to developing technologies that help our
customers produce energy-efficient materials that are better for
the environment," said Sanjeev
Rastogi, business director for Honeywell Fluorine Products.
"We are delighted to help Achilles introduce a new class of spray
foam insulation in Japan that
benefits from our expertise in developing and supplying
high-performance, energy-efficient, and
low-global-warming-potential solutions."
Solstice LBA is being adopted by SPF manufacturers around the
world that are looking to reduce their environmental footprint and
comply with environmental and energy efficiency regulations.
Solstice LBA is nonflammable and is not a volatile organic
compound. It is approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency under the Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP)
Program. Honeywell is currently providing commercial quantities to
customers, and is building world-scale production capacity for
Solstice LBA that is expected to come online early this year.
Blowing agents from Honeywell can be used in a wide range of
applications, including household refrigerators and freezers,
insulated architectural panels, and refrigerated shipping
containers.
In addition to Solstice LBA, Honeywell's family of
Solstice-branded products includes stationary and mobile
refrigerants, gaseous blowing agents, propellants, and solvents
based on Honeywell's new hydrofluoro-olefin technology that helps
customers lower their carbon footprint without sacrificing
end-product performance.
The Solstice products have been developed and are being
commercialized by Honeywell's Fluorine Products business, a leader
in the manufacture and supply of non-ozone-depleting refrigerants
used by top air-conditioning and refrigeration makers worldwide,
and blowing agents for energy-efficient foam insulation, as well as
hydrofluoric acid and precursors for nuclear fuel.
Honeywell Performance Materials and Technologies is a global
leader in developing and manufacturing advanced materials and
process technologies. These materials and technologies are used by
people every day in a wide range of industries and applications,
from petroleum refining to environmentally friendlier refrigerants
to bullet-resistant vests. Our advanced materials are critical in
the manufacture of products ranging from nylon to computer chips to
pharmaceutical packaging. Process technologies developed by our UOP
business form the foundation for most of the world's refiners,
efficiently producing gasoline, diesel, jet fuel and
petrochemicals. UOP is now pioneering technology to produce real
fuels from renewable energy sources.
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with aerospace products and services; control technologies for
buildings, homes and industry; turbochargers; and performance
materials. Based in Morris Township,
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