The HVACR industry is facing a rapid transformation driven by multiple converging factors: increasingly ambitious decarbonization targets, the progressive phase-down of high GWP refrigerants under the revised EU F-Gas Regulation, rising energy costs and growing demand for sustainable industrial heating solutions. At the same time, end users and OEMs are required to deliver higher efficiency, lower environmental impact and greater operational flexibility across increasingly demanding applications. These changes are reshaping market expectations and accelerating the need for technologies capable of combining sustainability, performance and reliability. Natural refrigerants, particularly HC such as R290, are becoming key enablers of this transition. In parallel, the growing electrification ...