ABB MCR1000 High-Power Rectifier Receives International Environmental Product Declaration Certificat
Time:2026-08-28 Browse: 0
Published: August 28, 2026
ABB has announced that its MCR1000 High-Power Rectifier (HPR) has successfully completed a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and received an Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) certification. According to ABB, the MCR1000 is the first product model in the company's global High-Power Rectifier portfolio to complete an LCA and obtain EPD certification.
The certification provides independently verified environmental performance data for the ABB MCR1000, helping industrial customers better understand the environmental impact of the product throughout its life cycle. The information can also support sustainability reporting, green procurement decisions, and carbon reduction planning.
ABB MCR1000 Completes Life Cycle Assessment
The MCR1000 was developed with support from ABB's global R&D organization and continued localization by the ABB China team. The product is manufactured at ABB's Shanghai High-Power Rectifier factory.
By completing the Life Cycle Assessment, ABB has taken a broader approach to evaluating the environmental performance of the MCR1000. Instead of focusing only on manufacturing, an LCA considers environmental impacts across different stages of a product's life cycle.
The resulting Environmental Product Declaration provides verified environmental information that can be used by customers as part of their own sustainability and environmental management activities.
EPD Provides Verified Environmental Data for Industrial Customers
Environmental transparency is becoming increasingly important in industrial equipment procurement. Manufacturers and project owners are facing growing requirements to understand and report the environmental impact of products throughout their supply chains.
Regulatory developments such as the European Union Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), together with increasing customer demand for supply-chain emissions transparency, are contributing to greater demand for reliable and verifiable environmental data.
For customers using high-power rectification equipment, this information can be particularly relevant when evaluating equipment for large industrial projects.
The ABB MCR1000 EPD can provide environmental data to support applications in industries including steel, non-ferrous metals, green hydrogen, and chemical processing. Customers can use this information as a reference for sustainability reporting, green procurement, environmental assessments, and carbon reduction planning.
MCR1000 Designed for High-Power Industrial Applications
The ABB MCR1000 is part of ABB's High-Power Rectifier portfolio and is designed for demanding industrial applications requiring high-current DC power.
The product is a water-cooled medium-current rectifier platform intended for applications such as electrowinning, chlor-alkali production, and other electrochemical processes. ABB's medium-current rectifier portfolio is designed to provide reliable DC power conversion for energy-intensive industrial operations.
In these applications, rectifier performance can have a direct influence on production efficiency, system availability, maintenance requirements, and overall operating performance. The availability of life-cycle environmental information adds another dimension for customers evaluating equipment for new projects or modernization programs.
MCR1000 Becomes the First ABB HPR Product with LCA and EPD Certification
The EPD certification represents an important milestone for ABB's High-Power Rectifier business.
According to ABB, the MCR1000 is the first model in its global HPR product portfolio to complete both a Life Cycle Assessment and Environmental Product Declaration certification.
The achievement also provides a foundation for ABB to further standardize environmental assessment across its High-Power Rectifier product range. As sustainability requirements become more closely integrated into industrial investment and procurement decisions, standardized environmental data can help customers make more informed equipment selections.
Ralph Burgener, Global Head of ABB's High-Power Rectifier business, said that customers are placing greater importance on understanding the environmental impact of the technologies they purchase. He described the MCR1000 EPD certification as an important milestone in applying life-cycle thinking to product development and providing customers with independently verified environmental information.
ABB China Plans Further Environmental Assessments
ABB China also stated that it plans to continue environmental assessment and certification activities for additional High-Power Rectifier products.
The company plans to extend carbon-emissions assessment and environmental certification work to the HCR6000 and LCR900 series. The longer-term objective is to expand environmental certification coverage across ABB China's locally manufactured High-Power Rectifier portfolio.
This development reflects a broader trend in the industrial power electronics market, where environmental performance is increasingly being considered alongside traditional equipment requirements such as electrical ratings, reliability, efficiency, maintainability, and total cost of ownership.
What the MCR1000 EPD Certification Means for Industrial Equipment Buyers
For industrial customers, the MCR1000 EPD provides another source of verified environmental information when evaluating high-power rectification equipment.
The certification can be particularly useful in projects where customers need to:
Assess the environmental performance of industrial equipment
Support corporate sustainability and ESG reporting
Evaluate suppliers during green procurement processes
Improve supply-chain environmental transparency
Support carbon reduction and decarbonization planning
Incorporate life-cycle environmental information into project evaluations
The MCR1000 certification also demonstrates how environmental assessment is becoming increasingly connected with industrial power conversion technology. As industries such as metals, chemicals, and green hydrogen continue to pursue lower-carbon production, reliable environmental data is expected to play a greater role in future equipment procurement.
For industrial automation and power electronics professionals, ABB's MCR1000 EPD certification is therefore worth watching as an example of how life-cycle assessment and environmental product information are being incorporated into high-power industrial equipment.
Conclusion
ABB's MCR1000 High-Power Rectifier has become the first product in ABB's global HPR portfolio to complete a Life Cycle Assessment and obtain Environmental Product Declaration certification, according to ABB.
The certification gives customers access to independently verified environmental performance information and supports applications where sustainability data is becoming an increasingly important part of industrial procurement and project planning.
With further environmental assessment planned for the HCR6000 and LCR900 series, ABB's latest initiative also indicates a continued move toward greater life-cycle environmental transparency across its High-Power Rectifier product portfolio.
