Chemours Showcases Latest Opteon(TM) Refrigerant Solutions at Kobe Symposium

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KOBE, Japan, Dec. 6, 2016 /PRNewswire＝KYODO JBN/ --

- Representatives from Chemours Presented the Latest in Low Global Warming

Potential Refrigerant Technology at the 2016 International Symposium on New

Refrigerants and Environmental Technology in Kobe, Japan.

The Chemours Company (Chemours) (NYSE: CC), a global chemistry company with

leading market positions in titanium technologies, fluoroproducts and chemical

solutions, presented  its latest refrigerant technology at last week's

International Symposium on New Refrigerants and Environmental Technology,

demonstrating the bright future of their low GWP (global warming potential)

hydrofluoro-olefin (HFO) refrigerants.  At the conference, Chemours showcased

its OpteonTM portfolio of refrigerants for applications ranging from chillers

and variable refrigerant flow (VRF) to waste heat recovery for heating and

power.

Chemours has commercialized a broad range of OpteonTM refrigerants across

multiple applications including mobile air conditioning, stationary

refrigeration and chillers. These new refrigerants have quickly been adopted by

users around the world as they offer the optimal balance of properties

including performance, environmental sustainability, safety and cost. Chemours

also has a robust developmental pipeline with additional low GWP solutions on

the way for applications including stationary air conditioning and waste heat

recovery.

The International Symposium on New Refrigerants and Environmental Technology is

a bi-annual research conference organized by the Japan Refrigeration and Air

Conditioning Industry Association. The conference offers its participants a

view of the latest in refrigerant technologies, specifically those that provide

environmentally friendly and energy efficient solutions.

"The Kobe Symposium is of great value to the industry as it allows for its best

and brightest minds to come together in one place and share the progress that

has been made over the past two years," Diego Boeri, vice president, Chemours

Fluorochemicals. "We have made great advancements with our OpteonTM portfolio

of low GWP, high performance solutions and we welcome the opportunity to help

educate the industry and demonstrate how these products offer long term low GWP

solutions for today and tomorrow."

The presentations from Chemours representatives included:

Low GWP refrigerants for Chiller Refrigeration and VRF: Thermodynamic and

Transport Properties

- Presenter: Joshua Hughes

HFO-1336mzz(Z) as a Low GWP Working Fluid for Heating and Power from Low

Temperature Heat: Thermodynamic and Transport Properties

- Presenter: Konstantinos Kontomaris

As the leading industry supplier of more environmentally sustainable

refrigerants, Chemours has invested hundreds of millions of dollars to offer

customers new products with no ozone depletion and low global warming

potential. The company has announced plans to invest hundreds of millions more

in the next five years to bring online additional capacity of these more

sustainable, high-performance products that serve a wide range of applications.

For more information visit us at Opteon.com.

About The Chemours Company

The Chemours Company (NYSE: CC) helps create a colorful, capable and cleaner

world through the power of chemistry. Chemours is a global leader in titanium

technologies, fluoroproducts and chemical solutions, providing its customers

with solutions in a wide range of industries with market-defining products,

application expertise and chemistry-based innovations. Chemours ingredients are

found in plastics and coatings, refrigeration and air conditioning, mining and

oil refining operations and general industrial manufacturing.  Our flagship

products include prominent brands such as TeflonTM, Ti-PureTM, KrytoxTM,

VitonTM, OpteonTM and NafionTM. Chemours has approximately 8,000 employees

across 35 manufacturing sites serving more than 5,000 customers in North

America, Latin America, Asia-Pacific and Europe. Chemours is headquartered in

Wilmington, Delaware and is listed on the NYSE under the symbol CC. For more

information please visit chemours.com or follow Chemours on Twitter at

@chemours.

SOURCE: Chemours Chemicals (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.