Meeting
with
Foam
Supplies,
Inc.
November
5,
2003
Participants
Foam
Supplies:
Tim
Kalinowski
EPA:
Anhar
Karimjee,
Suzie
Kocchi
This
meeting
was
requested
by
Foam
Supplies
to
provide
EPA
an
update
on
their
product,
Ecomate,
and
to
discuss
transition
from
HCFC­
141b
to
alternatives
in
the
foam
industry.
Foam
Supplies
met
with
EPA
to
discuss
the
status
of
the
transition
post
HCFC­
141b
production
phaseout
Foam
Supplies
noted
the
successful
performance
and
results
from
Ecomate.
Also,
Foam
Supplies
noted
that
the
industry
would
likely
not
complete
the
transition
to
alternatives
as
long
as
HCFC­
141b
was
available
either
in
stockpiles
or
coming
in
via
the
import
of
blended
systems
from
Mexico.

EPA
informed
Foam
Supplies
it
is
considering
ways
to
address
the
import
of
blended
systems
containing
HCFC­
141b
from
Mexico,
including
finalizing
the
2000
proposed
ban
on
the
use
of
HCFC­
141b
in
all
foam
blowing
applications.
