PCRs under development

The following PCRs are currently being developed by the PCR moderator and the PCR Committee.

For comments, feedback and questions please either contact:

  • The PCR-moderator (see below for contact details for respective (PCR/c-PCR)

  • The Secretariat of EPD International: pcr@environdec.com


For EN standards developed by CEN/TC, read more externally about the development process and the status of current development processes.

c-PCR Bituminous mixtures (EN standard)

Estimated publication date: 2026-2027
Being developed by CEN/TC 227

c-PCR Chimneys (EN standard)

Estimated publication date: 2026-2027
Being developed by CEN/TC 166

c-PCR Road materials (EN standard)

Estimated publication date: 2026-2027
Being developed by CEN/TC 227

c-PCR Road restraint systems (EN standard)

Estimated publication date: 2026-2027
Being developed by CEN/TC 226

c-PCR Fasteners and connectors in timber structures (EN standard)

Estimated publication date: 2026
Being developed by CEN/TC 124

c-PCR Geosynthetics (EN standard)

Estimated publication date: 2026
Being developed by CEN/TC 189

c-PCR Ventilation components (EN standard)

Estimated publication date: 2026
Being developed by CEN/TC 156

c-PCR Corrosion protection of fabricated steel products

Estimated publication date: 2026
PCR Moderator: Lello Pernice, Associazione Italiana Zincatura - Italian Galvanizing Association

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c-PCR Precast lightweight concrete with an open structure and precast autoclaved aerated concreteP(prEN 18185)

Estimated publication date: 2025
Being developed by CEN/TC 177

c-PCR Wind towers onshore and offshore

Estimated publication date: Q4 2025
PCR Moderator: Javier Martín Echazarreta, Intituto Nacional de Tecnologia Industrial (INTI)

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Body in white of automative industry

Estimated publication date: Q3/Q4 2025
PCR Moderator: Xingmao Li, Xiaomi Auto.

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Lubricants and lubricating grease fluid

Estimated publication date: Q3/Q4 2025
PCR Moderator: Shuyi Wang, CECEP Eco-product Development and Research Center Co., Ltd.

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Electric motorbikes and electric micromobility vehicles

Estimated publicattion date: Fall 2025
PCR Moderator: Manfredi Vale, IMQ eAmbiente

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Technical ceramic grains and powders (non-construction)

Estimated publication date: Q3 2025
PCR Moderator: Marcel Gomez Ferrer, Marcel Gómez Consultoría Ambiental, on behalf of Saint-Gobain S.A.

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c-PCR Rooflights and roof hatches (EN standard)

Estimated publication date: First half of 2025
Being developed by CEN/TC 128

c-PCR Plastics piping systems inside buildings (pressure and non-pressure) (EN standard)

Estimated publication date: Q2 2025
Being developed by CEN/TC 155

c-PCR Buried plastics piping systems (pressure and non-pressure) (EN standard)

Estimated publication date: Q2 2025
Being developed by CEN/TC 155

c-PCR Air filters for ventilation for buildings (EN standard)

Estimated publication date: 2025
Being developed by CEN/TC 195

c-PCR Wood flooring including parquet (EN standard)

Estimated publication date: 2025
Being developed by CEN/TC 175

c-PCR Masonry products (EN standard)

Estimated publication date: Second half of 2025
Being developed by CEN/TC 125

c-PCR Aggregates intended to be physically integrated in mortar, concrete, bituminous mixtures, or hydraulically bound mixtures (EN standard)

Estimated publication date: 2025
Being developed by CEN/TC 15

c-PCR Aggregates intended as unbound mixtures, railway ballast or armourstones (EN standard)

Estimated publication date: 2025
Being developed by CEN/TC 15

c-PCR Fibre cement products (EN standard)

Estimated publication date: 2025
Being developed by CEN/TC 128

c-PCR Vitrified clay piping systems (EN standard)

Estimated publication date: Second half of 2025
Being developed by CEN/TC 165

c-PCR Steel, iron and aluminium structural products for use in construction works (EN standard)

Estimated publication date: Second half of 2025
Being developed by CEN/TC 135

c-PCR Bakery products

Estimated publication date: 2025
PCR Moderator: Paola Borla, Life Cycle Engineering

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c-PCR Fruits and nuts

Estimated publication date: 2025
PCR Moderator: Elisabetta Redavid, Life Cycle Engineering SPA

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c-PCR Levee, dykes and embankments

Estimated publication Q3/Q4 2025
PCR Moderator: Peter Chia-Pan Chen & Jose Daniel Tapia Galvan,ITRI

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Waste and scrap recovery (recycling) services

Estimated publication date: Q3 2025
PCR Moderators: Anna Bortoluzzi, Quota Sette Srl & Andrea Mio, University of Trieste

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Buttons and fasteners

Estimated publication date: Q3 2025
PCR Moderator: Paolo Tempesti, Kairos Srl

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c-PCR Industrial sensors

Estimated publication date: Q3 2025
PCR Moderator: Leo Breedveld, 2B Srl

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c-PCR Batteries and parts thereof

Estimated publication date: Q3 2025
PCR Moderator: Hailong Fan, China Merchants Testing Vehicle Technology Research Institute Ltd

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Industrial trucks

Estimated publication date: Q3 2025
PCR Moderator: Elena Neri, INDACO2 Srl

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Food and beverage products (main PCR)

Estimated publication date of new PCR: Q2/Q3 2025
PCR Moderator as of 2025-01-01: Si Gao, IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute

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Hearing protection devices

Estimated publication date: June 2025
PCR Moderator: Paolo Simon Ostan, freelance consultant

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Fibres (Development process on pause until new PCR Moderator has been assigned)

Estimated publication date: Unknown
PCR Moderator: New moderator needs to be assigned. Contact the Secretariat if you are interested.

c-PCR Road marking systems

Estimated publication date: June 2025
PCR Moderator: Áron Mári, on behalf of SVMF (Skandinaviska Vägmarkeringsföreningen)

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c-PCR desiccant dehumidifiers

Estimated publication date: June 2025
PCR Moderator: Viktor Hakkarainen, Bureau Veritas S.A., on behalf of Munters AB

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Functional food ingredients

(PCR development has been terminated. Instead a c-PCR will be developed, to complement the main PCR on food and beverage products. More information will follow.)
Estimated publication date of c-PCR: Unknown
PCR Moderator: Ricardo Méndez Escobar, Contactica

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