CFC-11 is cheaper then alternatives. If I'm a shady factory owner making cheap fridges for shady countries, who is gonna complain?
Is it actually cheaper to manufacture CFC-11 over other refrigerants?
Since it's being done illegally, obviously no royalties or licensing would be involved. It's just a matter of actual cost to manufacture.
Can't say if it is just cheaper, but it is more efficient. It has a high boiling point, so you don't need as high of a pressure. That means can design the installation with less tolerances, not as powerful of a compressor etc.
Moreover if you already have setup that works, you don't have to spend money to retrofit it.
This assumes you're not just trolling, but actually, it applies if you are trolling as well.
You keep mentioning this.
Were you born there or did you move there?
Transparency International tries to uncover "shady" countries. You can see the results here: https://www.transparency.org/news/feature/corruption_percept...
To be honest, a good chunk of Europe and North America aren't terrible. There's room to be better. I'll let the data determine your decision.
Edit: Boy, the groupthink is strong in here. -1 for actually questioning bad practices in corrupt governments, and providing data and a tie-in to a likely phenomenon why.. And I attract trolls. Sigh.
> It sounds extremely wide and viewed from a position of privilege.
Ah well. I am not the one who used the phrase. But I lived in a shady country, if I criticize it and call it corrupt and shady do I get pass of not being from position of privilege?