Backsliding: Halon Production Is Rising Again
Notes:
Annual Production of Halons, 1986-95
From 1986-1995, production of CFCs rose nearly 2.5 times in the developing world, while consumption rose nearly 40 percent. Most of this growth has taken place in a few rapidly industrializing nations: Brazil, India, Mexico, and particularly China. For example, China increased its production of halons -- typically used as fire retardants -- from 4,000 metric tons in 1991 to more than 10,000 metric tons in 1995. For more information see http://www.wri.org/trends/ozone1.html.
Source: Sebastian Oberthur, Production and Consumption of Ozone-Depleting Substances, 1986-1995 (Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Technische Zusammenarbeit, Bonn, Germany, 1997), p. 30.
Note: Ozone-depleting potential (ODP) tons is a measure by which ozone-depleting substances are weighted according to their ability to destroy ozone.