Orbia Fluor & Energy Materials Launches Klea® 473A

Boston, MA, USA Jan 2021 – Orbia Fluor & Energy Materials, a global leader in the development, manufacture, and supply of fluoroproducts, has today launched the first of its next generation low GWP refrigerants, Klea® 473A, following proposed classification as an A1 refrigerant by the ASHRAE SSPC34 committee.  

Klea® 473A is designed to achieve high performance with a significantly lower global warming potential (GWP) than existing refrigerants in ultra-low temperature cooling applications such as high value cold chains, vaccine storage, climate test chambers, transportation and other medical uses.  

Today, manufacturers and users of ultra–low temperature refrigeration systems are forced to choose between acceptable cooling performance and the environmental impact of these systems.  Existing non-flammable refrigerants used in ultra-low temperature systems typically have a high Global Warming Potential (GWP).  KLEA® 473A breaks this trade off with capacity and energy efficiency better than R23 and a GWP of 1,830, which is an 85% reduction compared to either R23 (GWP 14,800) or R-508 (13,396 GWP)  

Klea® 473A is a game changing solution to the ever- increasing demand for ultra-low temperature refrigerants across various industries. Orbia Fluor & Energy Materials is currently in discussions with relevant stakeholders in a range of applications including deep sea shipping and bio-medical storage including potential application in vaccine storage to support the fight against Covid-19.   

Orbia Fluor & Energy Materials is investing in significant innovations in its Klea® range of refrigerant products and the launch of Klea® 473A is the start of the commercialisation of sustainable, energy efficient and low GWP refrigerant solutions with more products to come.  

Dave Smith, Downstream Business Director at Orbia Fluor & Energy Materials said, “The launch of Klea® 473A is an exciting milestone in our next generation refrigerant programme which aims to develop a new portfolio of sustainable, energy efficient, low GWP refrigerant solutions for a variety of heating, cooling and refrigeration applications.”  

Part of the Orbia community of companies, working together to tackle some of the world’s most complex challenges, Orbia Fluor & Energy Materials is a leading provider of products and solutions across multiple industries including petrochemical, construction, automotive and pharmaceutical. Klea® refrigerant gases are trusted by the world’s biggest organisations across commercial refrigeration, automotive and stationary air conditioning applications.  

For more information on Orbia Fluor & Energy Materials, please visit: https://orbia-fem.com/

Notes for editors: 

Klea® 473A key attributes  

• Low GWP of 1,830 – 85% reduction compared to R23 (R23 GWP: 14,800, R508 GWP: 13,396)  
• Exceeds F-Gas regulations 
• Non-flammable 
• Effective to at least –75°C 
• Improved cooling capacity and energy efficiency compared to R23 

Applications:  

• High value cold chain 
• Medical 
• Pharmaceutical 
• Test chambers 

Orbia Fluor & Energy Materials Launches Klea® 473A

Boston, MA, USA Jan 2021 – Orbia Fluor & Energy Materials, a global leader in the development, manufacture, and supply of fluoroproducts, has today launched the first of its next generation low GWP refrigerants, Klea® 473A, following proposed classification as an A1 refrigerant by the ASHRAE SSPC34 committee.  

Klea® 473A is designed to achieve high performance with a significantly lower global warming potential (GWP) than existing refrigerants in ultra-low temperature cooling applications such as high value cold chains, vaccine storage, climate test chambers, transportation and other medical uses.  

Today, manufacturers and users of ultra–low temperature refrigeration systems are forced to choose between acceptable cooling performance and the environmental impact of these systems.  Existing non-flammable refrigerants used in ultra-low temperature systems typically have a high Global Warming Potential (GWP).  KLEA® 473A breaks this trade off with capacity and energy efficiency better than R23 and a GWP of 1,830, which is an 85% reduction compared to either R23 (GWP 14,800) or R-508 (13,396 GWP)  

Klea® 473A is a game changing solution to the ever- increasing demand for ultra-low temperature refrigerants across various industries. Orbia Fluor & Energy Materials is currently in discussions with relevant stakeholders in a range of applications including deep sea shipping and bio-medical storage including potential application in vaccine storage to support the fight against Covid-19.   

Orbia Fluor & Energy Materials is investing in significant innovations in its Klea® range of refrigerant products and the launch of Klea® 473A is the start of the commercialisation of sustainable, energy efficient and low GWP refrigerant solutions with more products to come.  

Dave Smith, Downstream Business Director at Orbia Fluor & Energy Materials said, “The launch of Klea® 473A is an exciting milestone in our next generation refrigerant programme which aims to develop a new portfolio of sustainable, energy efficient, low GWP refrigerant solutions for a variety of heating, cooling and refrigeration applications.”  

Part of the Orbia community of companies, working together to tackle some of the world’s most complex challenges, Orbia Fluor & Energy Materials is a leading provider of products and solutions across multiple industries including petrochemical, construction, automotive and pharmaceutical. Klea® refrigerant gases are trusted by the world’s biggest organisations across commercial refrigeration, automotive and stationary air conditioning applications.  

For more information on Orbia Fluor & Energy Materials, please visit: https://orbia-fem.com/

Notes for editors: 

Klea® 473A key attributes  

• Low GWP of 1,830 – 85% reduction compared to R23 (R23 GWP: 14,800, R508 GWP: 13,396)  
• Exceeds F-Gas regulations 
• Non-flammable 
• Effective to at least –75°C 
• Improved cooling capacity and energy efficiency compared to R23 

Applications:  

• High value cold chain 
• Medical 
• Pharmaceutical 
• Test chambers