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Another Country Benefits from the Expertise of the PROZON Foundation.

Last week we had the pleasure of hosting representatives from UNIDO, Egypt’s National Ozone Unit, the Central Department of Climate Change of the Ministry of Environment, and representatives of Tabrigas and AgChem — companies establishing recovery and reclamation centres in Egypt.

The PROZON Foundation organised a study visit to share its expertise and give our guests the opportunity to learn about the reclamation processes at the new facility in Grabce.

During their several-day stay, the guests visited the refrigerant separation facility, including the refrigerant blend rectification installation and the globally unique adsorption-based blend separation installation, the Foundation’s laboratory, and the refrigeration systems at the Selgros network, which use both conventional F-gases and carbon dioxide. During a meeting at the premises of one of the Foundation’s founders — Schiessl Polska — they also gained insight into the practical aspects of running refrigerant waste collection points.

Representatives of Tabrigas and AgChem, who are setting up refrigerant recovery and reclamation centres, completed a training course prepared specifically for them, covering reclamation processes and laboratory refrigerant testing in accordance with the AHRI 700 standard.

The visit was a significant element of the ongoing second phase of the HCFC Phase-out Management Plan (HPMP II) in Egypt, particularly with regard to the establishment and operation of an RRR network and reclamation centre.

For our managers, it was just a few hours of training delivery — but for our Egyptian colleagues, it was an opportunity to draw on nearly 30 years of the Foundation’s experience and to fast-track their understanding of refrigerant reclamation processes. Our guests left equipped with new knowledge and competencies, assuring us that they will put them to good use in successfully implementing Egypt’s HCFC phase-out plan.