HFO-1234yf refrigerant is the fourth generation refrigerant and has huge development potential in the domestic market.

HFO-1234yf, 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene, is a new generation ODS substitute after hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFC) and hydrofluorocarbons (HFC). As a fourth-generation refrigerant, HFO-1234yf refrigerant has the characteristics of zero ozone potential, slight flammability, low global warming potential, high refrigeration energy efficiency, and high safety. It has broad application in automotive air conditioning, household refrigeration, commercial refrigeration and other fields. Application prospects.

According to the “2022-2027 HFO-1234yf refrigerant industry market in-depth research and investment prospect forecast analysis report released by the Industrial Research Center It shows that in 2021, the global HFO-1234yf refrigerant market size will be approximately US$880 million. HFO-1234yf refrigerant has good application prospects, among which automotive air conditioning is its main consumption scenario, accounting for more than 95.0%. With the development of the new energy automobile industry, the global HFO-1234yf refrigerant market will further expand and is expected to be will grow to US$2.26 billion, when industry output will reach 50,000 metric tons.

At present, HFO-1234yf refrigerant has been vigorously promoted and applied in Europe and the United States. The market concentration of HFO-1234yf refrigerant is high, and its core technology patents are owned by Honeywell, Chemours, Arkema, Daikin Fluorochemicals, Asahi Glass, etc. International corporate monopoly. Among them, Honeywell is the market leader and one of the earliest developers of HFO-1234yf refrigerant. Currently, Honeywell has occupied more than 50% of the global HFO-1234yf refrigerant market share.

R134a is the most widely used refrigerant in automotive air conditioners. However, as environmental protection regulations become increasingly strict, starting from 2017, new models in Europe and the United States have gradually used HFO-1234yf refrigerant to replace R134a. In order to follow the international pace and implement energy conservation and emission reduction work, Zhonghuo Environmental Protection held a corporate standards seminar in Shanghai in 2021 and passed the “2,3,3,3-tetrafluoro-1-propene for automobile air conditioners (aerosol can type)” )》Enterprise standard, this is the first domestic enterprise standard for HFO-1234fy refrigerant.

Our country is a major consumer of refrigerants. Attracted by the broad market prospects, international manufacturers have built factories or authorized OEMs in China. Against this background, the scale of my country’s HFO-1234yf refrigerant industry continues to expand. However, due to patent restrictions, high prices, The standards are not unified, and there are still many problems in the market promotion and application of HFO-1234yf refrigerant in my country.

Under the general trend of domestic substitution, domestic companies are also actively promoting the localization process of HFO-1234yf refrigerant, such as Shandong Huaan New Materials, Sinochem Modern Environmental Protection, Zhejiang Huanxin Fluorine Materials, etc. In 2019, Shandong Huaan New Materials completed the construction of a 5,000-ton annual HFO-1234yf refrigerant unit with independent intellectual property rights and successfully put it into production. The purity of some products is higher than 99.9%.

Industry analysts said that as a fourth-generation refrigerant, HFO-1234yf refrigerant has outstanding environmental advantages and is in line with market consumption trends. In the future The market development prospects are broad. HFO-1234yf refrigerant has been widely promoted and applied in Europe and the United States. However, due to limitations of patented technology, price and other factors, the market application scale of HFO-1234yf refrigerant in my country is small. In the future, Chinese companies can lay out the HFO-1234yf refrigerant market by cooperating with international companies or strengthening research and development capabilities and building independent factories.