Honeywell's Low-Global-Warming-Potential Refrigerant Endorsed by SAE International...

Honeywell's Low-Global-Warming-Potential Refrigerant Endorsed by SAE
International Cooperative Research Project

SAE's International Cooperative Research Program finds new refrigerant offers
'superior environmental performance'

MORRIS TOWNSHIP, N.J., Dec. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Honeywell (NYSE: HON) announced
today that the SAE International Cooperative Research Program has endorsed
Honeywell's low-global-warming-potential refrigerant for use in mobile air
conditioning (MAC) to meet new, more stringent regulations in Europe.

The SAE program team said refrigerant HFO-1234yf "offers superior
environmental performance" and that "this alternative refrigerant -- of all
proposed alternatives -- has been judged to have the lowest risk for use in
mobile air conditioning systems in meeting environmental and consumer needs."

The SAE's research program was launched in 2007 as a response to the European
Union's MAC directive, which requires that all new vehicles produced starting
in 2011 use a refrigerant with a global warming potential below 150. Current
global mobile air conditioning systems use HFC-134a, a refrigerant with a GWP
of 1,430. HFO-1234yf has a GWP of only four.

The SAE program's extensive testing showed that HFO-1234yf is a "highly
energy-efficient refrigerant, meaning autos with HFO-1234yf use less fuel and
have fewer (greenhouse gas) emissions than those that use alternatives." The
program found that while CO2, another proposed alternative, has a global
warming potential of 1, it "is less efficient than 1234yf, resulting in
greater indirect emissions."

Rene Mueller, managing director for Europe, Middle East and Africa for
Honeywell Fluorine Products, said, the SAE program results mirror the findings
of many automakers and independent groups, whose testing shows that HFO-1234yf
use is safe and a better solution than CO2 to meet the MAC directive. "Use of
HFO-1234yf meets the ultimate goal of reducing not only the direct global
warming impact of automotive refrigerants, but also the impact of indirect
fuel emissions tied to running air conditioning," said Mueller. "Because
1234yf, unlike CO2, is efficient and effective in even the hottest regions, it
is a truly global solution."

The SAE program was conducted by international experts in the field of
refrigerants and automotive technology from major automakers, as well as Tier
1 and 2 suppliers and independent test facilities. Program members include
major automobile manufacturers from Europe, Asia, and the U.S., who together
account for approximately 70 percent of all new vehicle sales in the EU and
globally. SAE International is a global association of 115,000 engineers and
related technical experts in the automotive, aerospace and commercial-vehicle
industries

Under the SAE program, the safety and effectiveness of air conditioning
systems, performance, material compatibility and relative risks of HFO-1234yf
were extensively evaluated.

"HFO-1234yf is a near drop-in replacement for current refrigerants, meaning it
does not require a complete redesign of current air conditioning systems and
can be more easily used in the existing fleet of automobiles," said Mueller.
"This means lower overall car costs for the consumer and faster adoption by
automakers globally."

For more information on HFO-1234yf, go to www.1234facts.com.
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