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Leading hydrocarbon supplier joins NASRC

USA: Gas Innovations, a world-wide supplier of hydrocarbon refrigerants, has joined the North American Sustainable Refrigeration Council (NASRC) as a silver member.

The NASRC is a non-profit dedicated to overcoming the hurdles preventing the widespread adoption of “natural” refrigerants in commercial applications.

“Gas Innovations is committed to providing high purity refrigerant hydrocarbons in a safe and efficient package to the refrigerant industry.  Our membership with the NASRC will allow us the opportunity to participate in the development of hydrocarbons as a natural refrigerant.” said Ashley Madray, executive vice president of Gas Innovations.

Welcoming Gas Innovations to the NASRC community, Danielle Wright, executive director of the NASRC, said: “They will be a key partner in our effort to remove barriers to and accelerate the adoption of hydrocarbon technologies.”

In addition to Gas Innovations, NASRC membership is composed of systems manufacturers, component manufacturers, service technicians, consultants, engineering firms, trade associations, nonprofits, refrigerant distributors, and nearly 14,000 US supermarket locations.

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