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1,1,1,2,3,3,3-heptafluoropropane; HFA propellant used in some pMDIs (GSK fluticasone products, AstraZeneca Pulmicort pMDI). GWP of 3,350 — the highest-GWP pMDI propellant; subject to accelerated phase-out pressure. Also used in pharmaceutical-grade fire suppression (FM-200), creating industrial competition for supply.
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What depends on it
1 essential American goods rely on hfa-227ea propellant (apaflurane) somewhere upstream in their supply chain.
Who makes it
1 company produce hfa-227ea propellant (apaflurane).
Division of Orbia (formerly Mexichem). World leader in pharmaceutical-grade HFA propellants under the Zephex brand. Zephex 134a in ~75% of global pMDIs. Only FDA-registered active HFA-134a supplier in the US. Opened world's first commercial HFA-152a pharmaceutical manufacturing facility at Runcorn, UK in March 2022.
