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EFCTC welcomes new EU measures which support the fight against illegal trade of HFC gases
EFCTC invites value chain to join new pledge in the battle against illegal trade of HFC refrigerants
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[webinar] Illegal refrigerant imports could be as much as one third of EU market
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Climate efforts hampered by growing black market for illegal gases in the EU
“The European chemical industry supports the European Green Deal and Europe’s ambition to become climate neutral in 2050. The fight against illegal trade in HFCs is crucial not only for achieving Europe’s 2050 ambition but also in the fight against organised crime, which is why Cefic fully supports the pledge to end the illegal HFC trade.”
Marco Mensink – Director General, Cefic – 2020
“ARKEMA is committed to phase down high GWP HFCs . It is essential that all companies respect the F-Gas regulation and its quota system and ensure that they are not using illegal HFCs”
Christophe Villain – Global Group president Fluorochemicals, Arkema – 2020
“The illegal importation of HFCs into Europe attacks a key tenet of the EU’s climate commitments, damages the livelihoods of small business owners, fuels organized crime, costs EU Member States millions in lost tax revenue, and represents a real and significant safety risk to refrigerant users. Honeywell is calling on policymakers across EU Member States, the industry and its value chain to work together to help defeat the scourge of illegally traded refrigerants.”
Darius Adamczyk – Chairman and CEO, Honeywell – 2020
“We at Daikin do our utmost all over the world to end the illegal trade of HFCs. And we encourage every member of the refrigerant value chain to join the fight against the HFCs black market. If all of us only sell or buy to and from reliable sources and if everyone respects the EU’s F-gas quota obligations, we can have a substantially positive impact on the refrigerant industry. But even more importantly, we help to protect the climate and ensure the well-being of future generations!”
Mikihiro Kodama – Managing Director, Daikin – 2020
“We are proud to take the fight against the illegal trade in HFCs one step further. At Koura we are committed to promoting ethical values which is why we have pledged to do what we can to stop the illegal market for HFCs. This trade is not only against the law, it also threatens Europe’s environmental goals. We cannot fight it alone which is why I would encourage you to join us in pledging to #SayNoToIllegalHFCs”
Sameer Bharadwaj – President – Koura, 2020
“At Chemours, we are committed to a greener future, which urgently demands an end to the trade of illegal refrigerants. For a cleaner, greener planet, please join us in pledging to help end the sale of illegal HFCs.”
Mark Vergnano – President and Chief Executive Officer – The Chemours Company – 2020
“The fight against the illegal import of HFCs into the EU is one of OLAF’s operational priorities, in line with the European Commission’s ambition to make Europe the first climate neutral continent by 2050 with its European Green Deal. We encourage initiatives like this pledge in order to raise awareness of this illegal trade and share best practices between all stakeholders.”
Ville Itälä – Director-General, European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) – 2020
“We need to eradicate the black market for HFCs. It is undermining EU climate goals, feeding criminal activity and compromising the transition to greener alternatives”
Murli Sukhwani, Chemours – 2020
“Inadequate enforcement makes illicit HFC trade easy. Criminal organisations infiltrate the legitimate supply chain and sell illegal products to legitimate businesses, many of them small and medium-sized enterprises (SMES) who often do not even know that they are buying illegal products”
Felix Flohr, Daikin – 2020
Thanks to a trade flow analysis carried out by Oxera Consulting LLP, we now understand the scale of this issue. We estimate that up to a staggering 34 million tonnes CO2e of HFCs could have come into Europe illegally in 2018.
Tim Vink, Honeywell – 2020
“Illegal imports are attractive to smugglers. Our collaboration with private investigator Kroll continues to reveal new depths of the problem. The many ways through which illegal HFCs are imported pose a major concern and show that the problem requires a unified approach and a multi-stakeholder solution”