Domestic refrigeration. Fact Sheet 3.

Summary

This market sector includes domestic refrigeration appliances used for the storage of chilled and frozen food and drink products. There is wide-spread use of hydrocarbons (HCs) in this market sector. In 2014 the RTOC estimated that 75% of new domestic refrigeration appliances globally will use HC-600a by 2020, without any further regulatory intervention. In the EU over 90% of new domestic refrigeration appliances already use HC-600a.