BEIJING, May 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Chemours
Company has achieved a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the
Beijing National Aquatics Center, Beijing National Indoor Stadium
and Wukesong Sports Centre for use of Opteon™ lower global
warming potential (GWP) refrigerants at the three venues.
Participating in the MoU signing ceremony were Ms. Gui Lin, Chief
of General Planning Division, Venue Planning and Construction
Department of Beijing Organising Committee for the 2022
Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, Mr. Yang Qiyong, General
Manager of Beijing National Aquatics Center, Mr. Wang Yue, General Manager of Beijing National
Indoor Stadium, Mr. Ma Xin, Vice
President of Wukesong Sports Centre, Mr. Alec Yan, Asia Pacific Senior Business Director
of The Chemours Company. This agreement supports the adoption of
more sustainable solutions for the ice rink venues to help reduce
the overall carbon footprint.
Chemours is a leader in the refrigeration industry with more
than 85 years of experience in innovative thermal solutions.
Chemours Opteon™ refrigerants offer low-GWP, non-ozone depleting,
and high-performance solutions. Since 2018, Chemours has
supported the sports community with sustainable refrigerant
solutions through their partnership with the National Hockey
League (NHL®).
Beijing National Aquatics Center, Beijing National Indoor
Stadium and Wukesong Sports Centre were main venues for 2008
Beijing Summer Olympic Games, and will be hosting hockey and
curling ice games during the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter
Games. To support the mission of being "green, open, inclusive and
clean" and to adopt more sustainable solutions, the venues in
consultation with equipment suppliers, design engineers and service
providers, selected Opteon™ XP40 (R-449A) refrigerant to
provide reliable performance at the demanding low temperatures
required for operating their facilities. Opteon™ XP40 provides a
~65% reduction in global warming potential (GWP) over
hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) refrigerants used previously, while
cost-effectively enabling an energy efficient system design.
"Three ice making units of Ice Cube have been charged with
Opteon™ XP40," said Mr. Yang Qiyong, General Manager of Beijing
National Aquatics Center. "This project saves 4% of the charge
compared to other refrigerants and saves installation costs. During
the test games in 2019 and in April
2021, the ice making units performed well and have
guaranteed excellent ice surface temperature.
"We commend the efforts of the venues to adopt a refrigerant
with significantly lower GWP," said Alisha
Bellezza, President of Thermal & Specialized Solutions
at Chemours. "This sets an example that positive steps can be
made towards environmental sustainability, without sacrificing
system performance or economic sustainability."
After redesign and retrofit, ice making units and systems that
are charged with Opteon™ XP40 have been installed in Beijing
National Aquatics Center and Beijing National Indoor Stadium.
Wukesong Sports Centre, which was equipped with refrigeration pipes
at construction in 2006, changed out their old ice making units.
The new units have also adopted Opteon™ XP40 which brings more
energy efficiency and lower environmental impact.
In a series of testing games that have been held, the ice
surface of the three venues has been well received by the
participating athletes, which has successfully ensured the
operation of the games, and has effectively reduced the
environmental impact.
Watch the latest video to learn more about the three ice
venues and Opteon™ refrigerants.
About The Chemours Company
The Chemours Company
(Chemours or the Company) (NYSE: CC) is a global leader in Titanium
Technologies, Thermal & Specialized Solutions, Advanced
Performance Materials, and Chemical Solutions providing its
customers with solutions in a wide range of industries with
market-defining products, application expertise and chemistry-based
innovations. We deliver customized solutions with a wide range of
industrial and specialty chemicals products for markets, including
coatings, plastics, refrigeration, and air conditioning,
transportation, semiconductor and consumer electronics, general
industrial, mining and oil and gas. Our flagship products
include prominent brands such as Ti-Pure™, Opteon™, Freon™,
Nafion™, Krytox™, Teflon™, and Viton™. In 2019, Chemours was named
to Newsweek's list of America's Most Responsible Companies. The
company has approximately 6,500 employees and 30 manufacturing
sites serving approximately 3,300 customers in approximately 120
countries. Chemours is headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware and is listed on the NYSE
under the symbol CC.
For more information, we invite you to
visit chemours.com or follow us on
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In addition, the current COVID-19 pandemic has significantly
impacted the national and global economy and commodity and
financial markets, which has had and we expect will continue to
have a negative impact on our financial results. The full extent
and impact of the pandemic is unknown and to date has included
extreme volatility in financial and commodity markets, a
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predictions of a global recession. The public and private sector
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Commission, including in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended March 31, 2021 and in
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