Project proposals: India
1. Modification of CFC-12 mobile air conditioning manufacturing for HFC-134a (Subros Limited);
2. Application development for the conversion of CFC-11/Polyol systems to low/non-ODS formulations (Manali Petrochemical Ltd.)
3. Applications development for the conversion of CFC-11/Polyol systems to low/non-ODS formulations (UB Petroproducts);
4. Replacement of CFC-11 blowing agent in polyurethane (PU) System with low and non-ODS materials (Expanded Incorporation);
5. IICT, Hyderabad, Basic data development - HFC-134a process.
103. The Executive Committee decided the following:
Project 1: to approve the amount requested (US $1.71 million) with the understanding that the cost estimates would be reassessed during the final appraisal and the Committee be so informed;
Project 2: to approve funding the cost of the technology transfer (US $ 219,000) on the condition that the estimate would be verified during appraisal;
Project 3: to approve funding of the technology transfer component of the project in the amount of US $200,000 subject to verification of costs;
Project 4: that the project be revised to eliminate the ineligible cost items and that the World Bank be granted permission to proceed with further development of the project as part of a strategy covering all producers of foam chemical systems in India;
Project 5: to defer the decision on the IICT project pending the development of policy guidelines on production of substitutes taking into consideration strategies for the development of indigenous technologies and the utilization of imported technologies.