Stephen Yurek

That [deadline] puts everyone in a difficult position, with manufacturers not knowing how to spend their resources and dollars, we just can’t go to our members and tell them not to worry about it.

I do not believe this new rule would kill business. If anything it is an amazing opportunity for American businesses to be leaders. In five, 10 or 15 years, when the rest of the world is looking to buy new technology, they will look toward to the U.S. to buy it. we understand we have to move to refrigeration [coolants] that are available, and that have low global warming potential.

Everybody is researching and trying to find the alternative that provides the best efficiency and performance – and we don’t have that yet, [The deadline is] coming fast. We want to comply but it is so disconcerting.