ABB’s MCR1000 High-Power Rectifier (HPR) has achieved an Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) following a comprehensive Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), enabling customers to make informed choices toward a low-carbon transition
As sustainability requirements become increasingly embedded in industrial procurement and international trade, manufacturers face mounting pressure to provide transparent, verifiable environmental data.
Regulatory requirements, such as the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), and rising customer expectations around supply chain emissions are driving demand for independently verified environmental performance information.
The EPD-certified MCR1000 provides customers with credible life cycle environmental data to support sustainability reporting, procurement decisions, and decarbonisation initiatives. The certification provides independently verified environmental data and supports customers across industries such as steel, non-ferrous metals, green hydrogen, and chemicals, as they advance sustainability goals.
The certification makes the MCR1000 the first product within ABB’s global HPR portfolio to achieve LCA and EPD certification, reflecting the company’s commitment to life cycle carbon footprint management and environmental transparency.
Ralph Burgener, global business unit manager for High-Power Rectifier in ABB’s Process Industries division, said, “As sustainability becomes an increasingly important consideration in industrial investment and procurement, customers need greater transparency into the environmental impact of the technologies they deploy. Achieving EPD certification for MCR1000 is an important milestone, demonstrating how we are embedding life cycle thinking into product development while providing independently verified environmental data our customers can use to support their own sustainability and decarbonization objectives. This is another step in ABB’s commitment to helping industries become more resource efficient through innovative power conversion technologies.”
The EPD certification was completed in accordance with internationally recognised ISO standards and is based on an assessment of the product’s environmental impact throughout its life cycle. Using SimaPro software and the Ecoinvent database, the assessment evaluated each stage of the product life cycle, including raw material extraction, component manufacturing, assembly, transportation, operation, and end-of-life recycling.
For ABB, the LCA provides insights into environmental impacts across the product life cycle, supporting more informed decisions on material selection, manufacturing processes, and future product development.
