Micael Antonsson
Senior Adviser
CCR
Performance
Yes
Impact report · 2026
OLAB SRL
Founded in 1988 by Cesare Bottura in Torbole Casaglia, Italy, OLAB S.r.l.
ALMENNO SAN BARTOLOMEO, ITALY
2.29M
Cumulative tonnes CO₂e avoided
since 2025 · GWP 20
since 2025 · GWP 20
1.29M
tonnes CO₂e
in 2026 · GWP 20
in 2026 · GWP 20
3t
TFA avoided
in 2026
in 2026
2nd
consecutive year
ATMO Approved
ATMO Approved
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Why this matters
Most refrigeration runs on chemicals that warm the planet — or quietly poison it.
HFCs warm the atmosphere up to 14,000× more than CO₂. Their HFO replacements break down into TFA — a forever chemical now detectable in rain, ice, and human blood.
The answer
CO₂, ammonia, hydrocarbons — proven for over a century. They don't warm the planet, and they don't leave a forever chemical behind.
Natural refrigerants avoid both.
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Primary metric
A year of avoided emissions, made visible.
GHG emissions OLAB SRL avoided over the lifetime of 2025's equipment.
Stage 1 · Scale check
1 metric ton of CO₂e is an 8-meter cube.
A petrol car emits roughly that much in six months.
In real-world terms
What it adds up to.
174k
homes / year
powered for a year on the same footprint
302k
petrol cars off the road
for one year of driving emissions avoided
5.3B
km not driven
distance equivalent never burned in a tank
03
Hidden pollutant
TFA: the forever chemical you haven't heard of.
Trifluoroacetic acid is an ultra-short-chain PFAS that leaks from synthetic refrigerants and accumulates in rainwater. Natural-refrigerant systems leak zero.
Stage 1 · Emission
HFCs and HFOs leak from refrigeration systems.
Synthetic refrigerants escape over the lifetime of every system — installation, service, end-of-life. The leaks are small, but they add up across millions of installations worldwide.
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Growth
Cumulative avoided CO₂e emissions over the years.
OLAB SRL has been ATMO Approved since 2025 — 2 consecutive years of independently verified impact.
0
metric tons of CO₂e · GWP 20 years
2025
0
metric tons of CO₂e · GWP 100 years
2024
2025
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Voices from the field
What operators say after a year on natural refrigerants.
Micael Antonsson
Senior Adviser
CCR
Quality & Reliability
High Quality
Micael Antonsson
Senior Adviser
CCR
Safety
Yes
Micael Antonsson
Senior Adviser
CCR
Service
Yes
Micael Antonsson
Senior Adviser
CCR
Satisfaction
Yes, high quality products.
Micael Antonsson
Senior Adviser
CCR
Training
No.
Aleksej Pavšukov
CEO
REFRA
Performance
Yes, the manifold and all components going alongside this manifold is helping us to achieve faster assembly and leak free pressure safety chain.
Aleksej Pavšukov
CEO
REFRA
Quality & Reliability
Product is in use for 9 months so in this period there was no abnormalities.
Aleksej Pavšukov
CEO
REFRA
Safety
Yes, the product is created for fast assembly and provides a leak-free solution with PFAS-free gaskets.
Aleksej Pavšukov
CEO
REFRA
Service
Battista and Alberto are super motivated so doing always their best to deliver solutions. All projects are going within the deadlines
Aleksej Pavšukov
CEO
REFRA
Satisfaction
So far, the experience has been very positive - especially due to the strong drive and dedication of the team at OLAB.
Aleksej Pavšukov
CEO
REFRA
Training
Yes, we had full day product design session in Italy.
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The company
OLAB SRL: company profile.
Founded in 1988 by Cesare Bottura in Torbole Casaglia, Italy, OLAB S.r.l. is a family-run company renowned for its innovative contributions to sustainable CO₂ refrigeration across industrial, commercial, transport, and civil sectors. Every component is 100% made in-house in Italy, following sustainable, DEKRA 14001-certified processes.
Work with OLAB SRL
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Become ATMO Approved
Does your company use natural refrigerants?
The ATMO Approved label is independently verified — not self-declared, not marketing. If your equipment runs on CO₂, ammonia, hydrocarbons, or water, you may qualify.