HUDSON TECHNOLOGIES INC

General Hudson Technologies, Inc. is a refrigerant services company that offers solutions for the refrigeration industry. The company provides environmentally sustainable solutions for customer refrigerant needs, covering the entire lifecycle from the initial sale of refrigerant gas to recovery, reclamation, and reuse. It also focuses on maintaining peak operating performance of equipment through energy efficiency and emergency repair services for air conditioning and refrigeration systems, as well as final refrigerant disposal and carbon credit trading. Hudson operates as a single reportable segment. Its products and services are primarily utilized in commercial air conditioning, industrial processing, and refrigeration systems. These offerings include the sale of refrigerants and industrial gases, and refrigerant management services, which mainly involve the reclamation of refrigerants and on-site RefrigerantSide® Services. RefrigerantSide® Services involve decontaminating systems to remove moisture, oils, and other contaminants to restore them to their designed capacity. Additionally, the company participates in generating carbon offset projects as part of its products and services. The company operates principally through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Hudson Technologies Company. Hudson purchases virgin and reclaimable hydrofluoro-olefin ("HFO") and hydrofluorocarbon ("HFC") refrigerants, along with reclaimable hydrochlorofluorocarbon ("HCFC") and chlorofluorocarbon ("CFC") refrigerants, from both suppliers and customers. The production of virgin CFC refrigerants was prohibited, and the production of virgin HCFC refrigerants was limited, effective January 1, 1996, under the Clean Air Act.