China Manufactures CFC Substitute ����China's first production line of R-134a, a freezing agent substitute for the environmentally damaging chlorofluorocarbon (CFC), went into operation in Xi'an Saturday. ����It is expected that 200 tons of R-134a will be produced every year and a second phase of the project will produce 5,000 tons when completed. ����It has been unequivocally proved that CFC, used widely in the world's cooling industry, is gradually destroying the planet's ozone layer, leading to "greenhouse effects". ����According to international agreements, the world's developed countries ceased producing and using ozone-depleting materials in 1996, and the deadline for developing countries is 2010. ����China has announced that it would stop producing this kind of product by 2005. ����The new substitute, which is being produced by the Xi'an-Jinzu Modern Chemical Industry Co. Ltd., is expected to contribute to China's realization of that goal. Economicnews 1999-04-25 Page1 Full Story in Chinese