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Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs): Issuing Allowance Allocations for 2024

HFC Phasedown

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  • Background
  • Issuance of 2024 HFC Allowances

Background

What is the AIM Act?

The American Innovation and Manufacturing (AIM) Act was enacted on December 27, 2020. The AIM Act directs the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to address HFCs. Specifically, the AIM Act directs EPA to phase down production and consumption[1] of HFCs to 15% of their baseline levels in a stepwise manner by 2036 through an allowance allocation and trading program. 

How do Allowances Work?

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EPA uses an allowance as the unit of measure that controls production and consumption. EPA will issue allowances that will be valid between January 1 and December 31 of a given year, known as a “calendar-year allowance.” A calendar-year allowance represents the privilege granted to an entity to produce or import regulated substances in that year.

Entities will need to expend allowances in order to produce or import bulk HFCs. Producing HFCs will require expending both production allowances and consumption allowances. Importing HFCs will require expending only consumption allowances. A third category of allowances called “application-specific allowances” can be used to either produce or import HFCs for use in the six applications listed in the AIM Act.

EPA has developed a calculator to help allowance holders understand how allowances translate to quantities of various HFCs they intend to produce or import.

  • HFC Allowance Calculator (xlsx) (103.41 KB)

Under the HFC Allocation Framework Rule, EPA can issue administrative consequences for activities including, but not limited to, submitting false, inaccurate, or misleading information; importing HFCs without expending the requisite number of allowances; and failing to report required information. Under these provisions (see 40 CFR 84.35), EPA may retire, revoke, or withhold the allocation of HFC allowances or ban a company from receiving future allowances.

Issuance of 2024 HFC Allowances

How do Entities Receive Allowances for 2024?

EPA issued allowances to entities that produced and/or imported HFCs in 2021 or 2022, or both 2021 and 2022, based on the three highest years of production or consumption between 2011-2019. EPA has also issued allowances to entities that were previously allocated allowances as new market entrants on March 31, 2022. EPA also issued “application-specific allowances” directly to the entities that operate within the six applications listed in the AIM Act. These entities will be able to confer their allowances to producers or importers to acquire needed HFCs.

EPA signed "Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Notice of 2024 Allowance Allocations for Production and Consumption of Regulated Substances under the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020," on September 29, 2023, to provide notice in the Federal Register of EPA’s allocation of calendar year 2024 allowances. When the notice is published in the Federal Register, the link will be updated.

  • Federal Register link to HFC Allowance Allocations for 2024
  • Overview of Allowances and Exchange Values (pdf) (171.22 KB)
  • Prior year allocations

How Did the Administrative Consequences Affect the Number of Allowances Available?

EPA finalized a number of independent administrative consequences effective September 29, 2023 (see the full list of finalized administrative consequences). These are final agency actions subject to judicial review. In some instances, EPA revoked calendar year 2024 consumption allowances; when the Agency revokes an allowance, it is taken back from an allowance holder and redistributed to all other allowance holders. EPA redistributed consumption allowances that were revoked to consumption allowance holders that were not subject to a final administrative consequence effective September 29, 2023, or had an administrative consequence solely withholding allowances.

Accordingly, the Agency is also announcing the number of available consumption allowances as of September 29, 2023, for all eligible consumption allowance holders due to finalized administrative consequences. More information is also available in the Federal Register Notice to announce EPA’s issuance of calendar year 2024 allowances.

Application-specific Allowance Allocations for 2024

The figure and table below illustrate the application-specific allowances allocated to each entity for 2024. In the figure, click on an application (i.e., inner slice) to view all entities allocated allowances for that application along with their respective allowances. Click the inner circle again to return to the full figure. Hover over any slice to view the allowances allocated for that entity or application.

Distribution of Application-specific HFC Allowances for 2024

 

Application-specific HFC Allowances for 2024

Entity Application Application-Specific Allowances (MTEVe) Allocated
Total Issued All 5,836,924.3
Analog Devices Semiconductors 18,130.0
Applied Materials Semiconductors 10,666.7
Armstrong Pharmaceuticals Propellants in MDIs 230,001.2
ASML US Semiconductors 1,033.8
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals Propellants in MDIs 3,848.9
Aurobindo Pharma USA Propellants in MDIs 28,316.9
Broadcom Semiconductors 213.1
Compsys Structural Composite Preformed Polyurethane Foam 19,928.6
Defense Technology Defense Sprays 1,537.4
Diodes Incorporated Semiconductors 2,584.5
General Electric Semiconductors 73.9
GlaxoSmithKline Propellants in MDIs 523,906.9
GlobalFoundries Semiconductors 152,916.2
Guardian Protective Devices Defense Sprays 7,467.0
Hitachi High-Tech America Semiconductors 537.9
IBM Corporation Semiconductors 369.4
Intel Corporation Semiconductors 597,502.0
Invagen Pharmaceuticals Propellants in MDIs 156,427.2
Jireh Semiconductor Semiconductors 1,600.2
Keysight Technologies Semiconductors 537.7
Kindeva Drug Delivery Propellants in MDIs 335,693.4
LA Semiconductor Semiconductors 2,584.5
Lam Research Corp. Semiconductors 182,210.4
Lupin Propellants in MDIs 21,415.7
Medtronic Tempe Campus Semiconductors 457.1
Microchip Technology Semiconductors 43,757.2
Micron Technology Semiconductors 40,557.8
Newport Fab DBA TowerJazz Semiconductors 6,414.4
Northrop Grumman Corporation Semiconductors 2,116.0
NXP Semiconductor Semiconductors 72,169.2
Odin Pharmaceuticals Propellants in MDIs 1,075.7
Polar Semiconductor Semiconductors 11,718.5
Proteng Distribution Onboard Aerospace Fire Suppression 6,723.4
Qorvo Texas Semiconductors 1,065.3
Raytheon Technologies Onboard Aerospace Fire Suppression 1,535.4
Renesas Electronics America Semiconductors 1,065.3
Samsung Austin Semiconductor Semiconductors 334,439.8
Security Equipment Corporation Defense Sprays 53,652.3
Semiconductor Components Industries DBA ON Semiconductor Semiconductors 19,001.0
SkyWater Technology Semiconductors 18,718.8
Skyworks Solutions Semiconductors 536.8
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Arizona Corporation (TSMC Arizona Corporation) Semiconductors 34,250.1
Texas Instruments Semiconductors 193,836.7
The Research Foundation for The State University of New York OBO SUNY Polytechnic Institute Semiconductors 1,034.4
Tokyo Electron America Semiconductors 558.8
Tower Semiconductor San Antonio Semiconductors 8,502.2
UDAP Industries Defense Sprays 37,629.1
Wabash National Corporation Structural Composite Preformed Polyurethane Foam 66,340.0
WaferTech Semiconductors 18,103.3
Wolfspeed Semiconductors 48,648.1
X-FAB Texas Semiconductors 2,432.6
Department of Defense Mission-critical Military End Uses 2,511,081.5

Consumption Allowance Allocations for 2024

The figures and table below illustrate the consumption allowances allocated to each entity for 2024. The first figure shows allowances for entities receiving greater than 0.5% of all consumption allowances and aggregates those entities receiving fewer than 0.5% of all consumption allowances. The second figure shows allowances for entities receiving less than 0.5% of all consumption allowances (i.e., those aggregated in the first figure). In the figures, hover over an entity (i.e., slice) to view its allowances. In the legend, double click on an entity to show only that entity in the pie chart. Click on an entity in the legend to hide it from the pie chart, and click it again to add it back.

Distribution of HFC Consumption Allowances for 2024, with Entities Receiving <0.5% Aggregated

 

Distribution of HFC Consumption Allowances for 2024, Showing Only Entities Receiving <0.5%

 

HFC Consumption Allowances for 2024

Entity Allowances Allocated from Methodology in 40 CFR 84.13 (MTEVe) Available Allowances as of September 29, 2023 (MTEVe)1, 2, 3
Application-specific allowances4 5,836,924.3 5,836,924.3
Total2, 3 181,522,990.0 181,276,949.7
A.C.S. Reclamation & Recovery (Absolute Chiller Services) 128,987.8 129,280.9
Ability Refrigerants 128,987.8 129,280.9
ACT Commodities 50.4 50.5
Advance Auto Parts 461,215.3 462,263.3
Advanced Specialty Gases 184,102.8 184,521.1
AFK & Co. 124,689.8 116,136.9
AFS Cooling 128,987.8 129,280.9
A-Gas 2,199,784.7 2,204,783.0
Air Liquide USA2 321,682.9 322,413.8
AllCool Refrigerant Reclaim 128,987.8 129,280.9
American Air Components 128,987.8 0.0
Arkema 20,051,844.9 20,097,406.2
Artsen 663,053.3 662,533.2
Automart Distributors DBA Refrigerant Plus 128,987.8 129,280.9
AutoZone Parts 1,304,000.7 1,306,963.6
AW Product Sales & Marketing 77,991.8 78,169.0
Bluon 21,590.6 0.0
CC Packaging 125,118.2 125,402.5
Chemours 22,115,332.4 22,165,582.4
Chemp Technology 128,987.8 129,280.9
ChemPenn3 14,336.2 14,320.0
ComStar International 232,510.8 233,039.1
Creative Solution2 128,987.8 129,280.9
Cross World Group 128,987.8 129,280.9
Daikin America 2,013,820.3 2,018,396.1
EDX Industry 370,884.7 371,727.4
Electronic Fluorocarbons 67,293.9 34,827.9
Fireside Holdings DBA American Refrigerants 128,973.9 129,266.9
First Continental International 496,747.8 497,876.5
FluoroFusion Specialty Chemicals 1,647,053.3 1,641,548.1
Freskoa USA 128,987.8 129,280.9
GlaxoSmithKline 347,339.2 348,128.4
Golden Refrigerant 128,987.8 129,280.9
Harp USA 493,996.4 495,118.8
Honeywell International 53,136,510.9 52,905,176.9
Hudson Technologies 1,928,081.5 1,932,462.4
Hungry Bear 128,987.8 129,280.9
ICool USA 2,198,406.6 2,203,401.8
IGas Holdings 16,846,810.7 16,885,089.6
Iofina Chemical 817.1 819.0
Kidde-Fenwal 128,987.8 129,280.9
Lenz Sales & Distribution 716,447.4 718,075.3
Lina Trade 128,987.8 129,280.9
Linde 343,607.9 344,388.6
Matheson Tri-Gas2 22,015.7 22,065.7
MEK Chemical Corporation 53,572.5 53,694.2
Meraki Group 128,987.8 129,280.9
Metalcraft 103,835.2 104,071.1
Mexichem Fluor DBA Koura 16,441,211.7 16,478,569.0
Mondy Global 205,649.7 206,117.0
National Refrigerants 12,780,590.6 12,809,630.4
Nature Gas Import and Export 528,873.0 530,074.7
North American Refrigerants 128,987.8 129,280.9
O23 Energy Plus 128,987.8 129,280.9
Perfect Score Too DBA Perfect Cycle 24,427.9 24,483.4
Reclamation Technologies 256,685.4 257,268.6
Resonac America (formerly Showa Chemicals of America) 42,851.2 0.0
RGAS (formerly listed as Combs Gas) 2,951,990.2 2,958,697.6
RMS of Georgia 1,063,455.0 1,065,871.4
Sciarra Laboratories 5,604.6 5,617.3
SDS Refrigerant Services 128,987.8 129,280.9
Solvay Fluorides 711,375.5 712,991.9
Summit Refrigerants 128,987.8 129,280.9
SynAgile Corporation 725.8 727.4
Technical Chemical 2,203,622.1 2,208,629.1
TradeQuim 128,987.8 129,280.9
Transocean Offshore Deepwater Drilling 11.0 11.0
Tulstar Products3 473,694.4 428,260.9
Tyco Fire Products 128,987.8 129,280.9
USA United Suppliers of America DBA USA Refrigerants 273,401.8 274,023.0
USSC Acquisition Corp3 84,777.8 84,966.9
Walmart 1,471,574.6 1,474,918.3
Waysmos USA 361,839.8 362,662.0
Wego Chemical Group 36,492.6 36,575.5
Weitron 4,089,895.7 4,099,188.7
Wesco HMB 128,987.8 129,280.9
Wilhelmsen Ships Service 26,063.9 26,123.1

1 These values account for administrative consequences for certain entities that are effective on September 29, 2023. Additional details can be found in the Federal Register notice and on EPA’s administrative consequences webpage.
2 Updated to reflect allocation of previously withheld allowances to Matheson Tri-Gas, Air Liquide USA, and Creative Solution, effective January 25, 2024.
3 Updated to reflect finalized administrative consequences for Tulstar Products and USSC Acquisition Corp effective March 31, 2024, and ChemPenn effective June 6, 2024.
4 For more details, see Application-specific Allowances allocated under 40 CFR 84.13.

Production Allowance Allocations for 2024

The figure and table below illustrate the production allowances allocated to each entity for 2024. In the figure, hover over an entity (i.e., slice) to view its allowances. In the legend, double click on an entity to show only that entity in the pie chart. Click on an entity in the legend to hide it from the pie chart, and click it again to add it back.

Distribution of HFC Production Allowances for 2024

 

HFC Production Allowances for 2024

Entity Allowances Allocated from Methodology in 40 CFR 84.9 (MTEVe)
Application-specific allowances1 5,836,924.3
Total 229,521,263.0
Arkema 26,990,669.0
Chemours 50,038,369.2
Honeywell International 113,275,864.9
Iofina Chemical 1,160.9
Mexichem Fluor DBA Koura 33,378,274.7

1 For more details, see Application-specific Allowances allocated under 40 CFR 84.13.


[1] Consumption is the amount of HFCs newly added to the U.S. market through production and import, minus exports and destruction.

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