R-410A to A2L refrigerant transition as consolidation tailwind

The regulatory transition from R-410A to A2L refrigerants in 2024-2025 is acting as an asymmetric structural tailwind to consolidation by raising the fixed-cost barrier for small operators.

“the 2024–2025 regulatory transition from R-410A to A2L refrigerants is acting as an asymmetric structural tailwind to consolidation by raising the fixed-cost barrier to small-operator viability”

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