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Ozone Protection Fund

Supporting developing and emerging countries in meeting their obligations of the Montreal Protocol – this is the aim of Proklima’s ozone protection projects within the Multilateral Fund (MLF). Therefore, Proklima currently offers individual services for more than 10 countries.

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Partner Countries

We have been supporting our partner countries with the development and implementation of their HCFC Phase-Out Management Plans (HPMP) since the 1990s. Due to the Kigali Amendment, more and more projects are concentrating on the HFC phase-down (Kigal Implementation Plans, KIPs). Furthermore, we support energy efficiency projects. Proklima’s activities include policy advice, trainings on the safe handling of natural refrigerants, technology transfer, and recommendations for the recovery and recycling of HCFCs and HFCs.

The activities are conducted on behalf of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) in conjunction with the German Ozone Fund.

Proklima realised more than 280 bilateral ozone protection projects within the Multilateral fund.

The Multilateral Fund was set up for the implementation of the Montreal Protocol and is dedicated to reversing the deterioration of the Earth's ozone layer. The main objective is to assist developing country parties whose annual level of consumption of ODS, CFCs and halons is less than 0.3 kilograms per capita (Article 5 countries) to comply with the control measures of the Protocol.

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Natural Foam Blowing Agents: Sustainable Ozone- and Climate-Friendly Alternatives to HCFCs

09/2012 , Publication - Technical Publication :

This volume covers policy-related aspects of technology transition towards natural foam blowing agents and deals with the use in rigid and XPS foam as well as the conditions for conversion and special technolgies. Further, it presents case studies from developing countries including typical challenges and solutions.

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This volume is a collection of articles by experts from academia and governmental institutions, along with representatives from manufacturers, suppliers and end-users of HCFCs in the foam sector. It attempts to provide guidance to those involved in implementing the HCFC phase-out under the Montreal Protocol and all other kinds of climate protection projects in developing countries: policy stakeholders as well as manufacturers and end-users of HCFCs in the foam sector from both developed and developing countries.

Various issues relevant to the introduction of natural blowing agents will be covered:

  • legislative and policy-related aspects, general properties, assets and drawbacks of natural blowing agents
  • different applications in the manufacturing of foams
  • innovative technology solutions, and case studies from Article-5 countries on how the technology conversion towards natural substances has successfully been implemented.

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