Press release No. 218 of 18 June 2018
WIESBADEN – In 2017, German gas traders sold roughly 976 tonnes of sulphur hexafluoride (SF6) for use in various economic sectors. Sulphur hexafluoride is a greenhouse gas with an extremely strong impact on the climate. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that this was a marked decrease of just under 15%, or 166 tonnes, from the previous year.
