Meeting
with
Honeywell
International
and
BASF
November
24,
2003
Participants
Honeywell:
Rich
Preziotti,
Steve
Bernhardt,
Carol
Bibb,
Charles
Ingebretsen
BASF:
Joe
Steiner
EPA:
Drusilla
Hufford,
Jeff
Cohen,
Tom
Land,
Suzie
Kocchi
This
meeting
was
requested
by
Honeywell
and
BASF
to
discuss
the
transition
from
HCFC­
141b
to
alternatives
in
the
foam
industry.
Honeywell
and
BASF
met
with
EPA
to
talk
about
the
status
of
the
transition,
post
HCFC­
141b
production
phase­
out
and
the
continued
import
of
HCFC­
141b
to
the
US
through
blended
systems
from
Mexico.
Honeywell
noted
that
the
industry
would
likely
not
complete
the
transition
to
alternatives
as
long
as
HCFC­
141b
was
available
either
in
stockpiles
or
through
the
import
of
blended
systems
from
Mexico.
BASF
noted
the
industry
would
benefit
from
certainty
on
if/
when
the
Agency
would
address
the
import
of
blended
systems
containing
HCFC­
141b
from
Mexico.
Honeywell
also
wanted
to
discuss
issues
surrounding
the
pending
phaseout
of
HCFC­
22
but
decided
to
set
up
a
separate
meeting
with
Tom
Land
on
those
issues.

EPA
informed
Honeywell
and
BASF
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.
