Different countries – different trends?

The situation of natural refrigerants

IIAR

So. America

(excluding Brazil)

by

Paul Bishop, IIAR International Committee Chairman

IIAR Latin American Program

IIAR Vision Statement

The International Institute of Ammonia

Refrigeration (IIAR)’s vision is to be

recognized as the world’s leading advocate

for the safe, reliable and efficient use of

ammonia and other natural refrigerants for

industrial applications.

“We want to take the show back home”

• “It is difficult to justify the cost coming to a US conference

presented in English or even translated.”

• VISAs! “This is a real problem this year. The South

Americans can't get them. They were denied! It's easier to go

to Chillventa than the IIAR!”

• “Fire Fighting departments really need knowledge, it does not

exist in Latin America”

IIAR Conferences in South America

• 7 conferences in South America in the past 4 years.

• The majority of participants employed by industrial

refrigeration end-users.

• Average attendance 140 but as high as 240.

2 Day Events

2 Day Events

• Technical presentations presented by IIAR member

companies from Latin America, the United States

and Europe

• Trade Fair Hall - Table top displays

• IIAR contractor and manufacturer members in each

country played an important role in organizing the

events.

The Region (excluding Brazil)

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013 +

The initial event has a theme of:

• “Safety”

• “Efficiency”

• IIAR “Standard’s awareness”

Ammonia Spill?

We first considered a full blown event including an

Ammonia spill and response training;

but no availability of resources at this time,

much more planning and coordination that is needed

for such an event.

Typical Presentations

• Safe operation of systems

• Efficient operation of systems

• Accident prevention

• Various system components

• Humidity and non condensable

• CO2 and cascade systems

• Food freezing and handling

Ecuador

• The initial event theme of “Safety”, “Efficiency” and

IIAR “Standard’s awareness”

• Many plants operating in highly populated areas

• Many plants will be undergoing some modification

to comply with increasing International Trade and

quality standards

• Manufacturers see the need to have IIAR’s

sponsorship to keep the spirit of education and

uniform application of best practices

Ecuador 2009

Ecuador Results 2009

The meeting succeeded beyond the organizers

expectations:

Planned for 50 attendees and got 130.

85% of the attendees were end-users.

All the contractors in Ecuador invited.

Included local organizations such as ATEC which

represents Ecuador’s refrigeration and AC industries

Peru

Ecuador 2nd Time

South American Natural Refrigerants Industrial Refrigeration Industries

• R22 still popular

• Ammonia is the choice of the naturals

• CO2 –not much development yet

CO2

• Awareness

• Concern

• Uses in smaller retail systems

• Part of the answer

• Little if any experience

New friends and alliances

• ATEC which represents Ecuador’s refrigeration and

AC industries

• ACAIRE Colombian association of AC &R

• FAIAR Portugal, Spain, Mexico, the Dominican

Republic, Cuba, Colombia, Ecuador, Argentina,

Panama, Paraguay, Chile, Brazil and Uruguay

• CCR Chilean Chamber of Refrigeration

Chilean Chamber of Refrigeration

• Chile initiative to create national guidelines for the use of ammonia

refrigeration for operations and maintenance, system design, education and

emergency response.

• This effort started as a result of recent incidents in Chile involving ammonia

refrigeration systems which highlighted the need for a greater emphasis on

ammonia safety in the industry.

What can we learn

• Help

• Assistance

• Common interest

• Another piece of the puzzle

• The whole picture

Future Development

There is a need for industrial refrigeration training

globally. The IIAR has initiated training programs in

regions of significant growth including China, India

and Latin America.

Thank you