# Fluorochemicals and refrigerants and Heat pumps, air conditioning and refrigeration

Heat pumps, air conditioning and refrigeration needs fluorochemicals and refrigerants; their prices have moved together.

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[Fluorochemicals and refrigerants](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/fluoro_intermediates/) (chemical) and [Heat pumps, air conditioning and refrigeration](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_heat_pumps/) (energy): 2 relationships.

## How they are linked

### 1. Material need

*Physical flow · Direct · Fluorochemicals and refrigerants → Heat pumps, air conditioning and refrigeration*

Building or running Heat pumps, air conditioning and refrigeration needs fluorochemicals and refrigerants.

### 2. Price link: refrigerant demand

*Cost and price · Moderate · Both ways*

Air conditioners, refrigerators and heat pumps need refrigerant charges and refills. The equipment index correlates at 0.12 for monthly moves and 0.43 for yearly moves, while HFC phase-down quotas also drive refrigerant prices.

- **0.12** monthly change correlation
- **0.43** 12-month change correlation
- **1.56** fitted elasticity

Built from the site data on production routes, energy flows, industry value chains, input-output tables and prices.