Climate-Friendly HCR188C/R441A and HCR188C/R443A Hydrocarbon Refrigerants to be Blended and Distributed in the EU by TEGA, a Subsidiary of The Linde Group

KANEOHE, Hawaii, April 23, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Technische Gase und Gasetechnik (TEGA) GmbH, a subsidiary of The Linde Group, has signed an agreement with A. S. Trust & Holdings, Inc. to blend the climate-friendly, ASHRAE-listed hydrocarbon refrigerants HCR188C/R441A and HCR188C/R443A. TEGA, based in Wurzburg, Germany, will have exclusive blending rights within the European Union. Work is underway for the TEGA blending facility to be ETL safety certified by Intertek Germany for this production; the company expects to go into production within 30 days.

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HCR188C/R441A, a substitute for R134A refrigerant, and HCR188C/R443A, a substitute for R22 refrigerant, are both patented and trademarked zero-ozone-depleting/extremely low global-warming-potential (GWP) hydrocarbon blends. Their formulations were developed over the past fifteen years by Hawaii businessman and inventor, Richard Maruya, of A.S. Trust & Holdings. HCR188C/R441A has been listed on the U. S. Federal Register for use in vending machines, household models of refrigerators, stand-alone freezers and window-air-conditioners, and commercial models of refrigerators, freezers and stand-alone refrigerated display cases. Applications have been submitted for additional uses, including motor-vehicle air-conditioning systems, refrigerated transport (refrigerated trucks and shipping containers), and residential models of heat-pumps, portable room air-conditioners and split-system air-conditioning units.

TEGA, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Linde Group, is ISO 9001:2008 certified, and is one of the main distributors for flammable and non-flammable refrigerants in Europe.

A.S. Trust & Holdings contact: Richard Maruya, 808-235-1890 ([email protected]).
TEGA contact: Dr. Jorg Blachutzik, +49 (931) 2093-112 ([email protected])

About A.S. Trust & Holdings, Inc.
A.S. Trust & Holdings has spent more than a decade developing hydrocarbon combinations for new refrigerant fluids that are based on purely green chemistry, friendly to the climate and also energy efficient. R441A and R443A are groundbreaking technological advancements capable of revamping entire industries where coolant/refrigerants are in common use. In many applications the refrigerant can be used as a drop-in replacement without reengineering the equipment. A.S. Trust & Holdings is registered in Saipan, part of the United States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, with its U.S. headquarters in the State of Hawaii. The Company began operations in 1998 and filed its first patent in 2000. www.HCR188C.com.

About TEGA GmbH
TEGA GmbH is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Linde Group, the world's largest industrial gas company by market share as well as revenue. Headquartered in Wurzburg, Germany, the company blends and sells pressurized natural gases to consumer and industrial customers. www.tega.de.

Media Contact:
Richard Maruya
Email
808-235-1890
www.HCR188C.com

SOURCE A.S. Trust & Holdings, Inc.

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