Decision 84/78

The Executive Committee decided:

1. To approve the project for the conversion of Symbol Industries from the use of HCFC‑142b/HCFC-22 to HFO/CO2/DME in the manufacture of extruded polystyrene (XPS) foam boards in the amount of US $619,938, plus agency support costs of US $43,396 for UNIDO;
2. To deduct 4.68 ODP tonnes (1.69 ODP tonnes of HCFC-22 and 2.99 ODP tonnes of HCFC-142b) from the remaining HCFC consumption eligible for funding;
3. To note:
   1. That there would be no remaining consumption of HCFC-142b eligible for funding;
   2. The commitment of the Government of Pakistan to ban the import of HCFC‑142b starting 1 January 2023 and the manufacturing of HCFC-based XPS foam once the conversion project had been completed; and
   3. That the Agreement between the Government of Pakistan and the Executive Committee for stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan would be revised to include the approval of the project referred to in sub-paragraph (a), above, and the deduction of the HCFC tonnage referred to in sub‑paragraph (b), above, and that it would be submitted, together with the request for the third funding tranche, at the 85^th meeting.