1. Areas for further assessment for Final Report
Potential CFC-11 use in closed-cell PU foams/polyol systems.
Potential quantities of CFC-11 and CTC production needed to supply uses.
CFC-11 emissions rates from banks (installed foams) and from landfills, not as the likely source of the increased emissions but to better quantify and understand those background emissions.
CFC-11 banks, by geographic location and market sector, to better understand background emissions.
Regulations preventing use of dichloromethane in flexible foams.
Recent enforcement and/or prosecutions undertaken relating to CFC-11 and CTC production, and/or associated usage, to determine the possible scope of problem.
Evaluation of the implications of new scientific publications, e.g., Rigby et al. (Nature, May 2019).
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Bangkok, 1-5 July 2019
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2. Additional information
The Task Force would benefit from additional information on a range of topics for the Final Report:
CTC production quantities and the uses to which CTC was put, by quantity, including export amounts and locations;
CTC and HCFC-22 plant capacities;
Validation of ODS plant shutdowns and dismantling;
Quantities of CFC-11 inventory in stockpiles at the cessation of production and the fate of inventory thereafter;
Any evidence of illegal CFC-11 or CTC shipments;
The capacities and production quantities for CFC-11/12 and CTC plants for parties where less is known about historic ODS production;
CFC-11 emission sources related to equipment and foams recycling and destruction;
Foam blowing agent emissions rates that may be used for any purpose (i.e. to determine insulating capability or exposure from a public health perspective);
Specific end-of-life practices especially for foams; and,
Regulations impacting the use of dichloromethane.
41st OEWG
Bangkok, 1-5 July 2019
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