As U-3ARC’s BOARD (Union of African Associations of Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Actors), through this Open Letter, we solemnly address the Manufacturers, Equipment Manufacturers and other Suppliers and Traders of Dangerous Technologies in the field of Refrigeration and Air…

In order to preserve the ozone layer, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning sector uses now new refrigerants that are not greenhouse gases. The other side of the coin is, these new refrigerants (R600a, R32, R1234yf, R290, …) are flammable, unlike those used before. Unfortunately, accidents…

A l’occasion de la Journée Mondiale du Froid (WRD), U-3ARC, partie prenante de cette grande manifestation, invite toutes les Associations-Membres à programmer des sorties médiatiques (TV, Radio, Journaux, web, réseaux sociaux...) autour du thème « Refrigeration Talks to Humanity…

On the occasion of World Cold Day (WRD), U-3ARC, a stakeholder in this major event, invites all Member Associations to program media releases (TV, Radio, Newspapers, web, social networks, etc.) upon the topic "Refrigeration Talks to Humanity".

Here is a framework that will allow each…

In almost African countries, Refrigeration & Air Conditioning sector, paradoxically considered prestigious, is subject to exorbitant customs duties on the import of equipment. Round up of a nomenclature that weights the development.

In Africa, it is high time that the customs nomenclature…

Depuis le protocole de Montréal, sur la limitation puis l’interdiction de la production des gaz à effet de serre, renforcé par l’Amendement de Kigali, le secteur du Froid & de la Climatisation s’est attelé à une mutation. Aujourd’hui, de nouveaux réfrigérants écoresponsables…

Since the Montreal Protocol, on the limitation and then the ban on the production of greenhouse gases, reinforced by the Kigali Amendment, the Refrigeration & Air Conditioning sector has embarked on a transformation. Today, new eco-responsible refrigerants have entered the fray. However,…

U-3ARC (Union of Associations of African Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Actors), created in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, on September 24, 2020, by 30 Associations of refrigeration and air conditioning actors from 29 countries, represents more than 20 000 companies, then employing nearly…

BOL FILAS, singer from Burkina Faso, is a committed artist. Convinced of the importance of the refrigeration sector and its possible contribution to the development of the African continent, he released this opus which stands as a real hymn!

The refrigeration sector is transversal. It…

Les cinquante-quatre pays d'Afrique ainsi que tous les autres États  des Nations Unies ont ratifié le Protocole de Montréal relatif à des substances qui appauvrissent la couche d'ozone (Protocole de Montréal), qui a déjà éliminé les réfrigérants chlorofluorocarbones (CFC)…

L’Union des Associations Africaines des Acteurs de la Réfrigération et de la Climatisation (U-3ARC) poursuit sa volonté d’asseoir plus de visibilité dans le paysage médiatique africain. Ce dimanche 23 octobre 2022 a coïncidé avec le lancement de l’U-3ARC Médias Team, au cours…

After two years of intense work, U-3ARC finally gathered all 54 African countries in its Continental Union to promote the refrigeration sector for the socio-economic development of Africa. A milestone never achieved before by a civil society association in Africa in such a short time. Proof…

From September 24 to 26, 2020, unforgettable events of utmost importance took place in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso. Indeed, it is on these dates that the African actors of refrigeration put on the baptismal font their Pan-African association called Union of African Associations of…

The first General Assembly of the newly founded Pan-African Union of Associations of African Actors in Refrigeration and air-Conditioning (U-3ARC) took place on 24 September 2020, seen by many as the beginning of a new chapter in the history of refrigeration.

Taking inspiration from the…