Empco Directive at BITZER
On this page, we outline how the requirements of the EU EmpCo Directive 2024/825 are implemented and complied with at BITZER. The goal is to provide our business partners and customers with a clear overview of the measures, processes, and evidence that ensure our compliance.
Climate protection and sustainability at our business locations
- Environmental Report Sindelfingen, Rottenburg, Hailfingen
- Environmental Report Schkeuditz
- EMAS certification
- Examples of locations worldwide and additional certifications
- Sindolf business award in the special ‘Sustainability’ category
- Environmental Technology Award Baden-Württemberg
Innovative customer projects with BITZER products for increased efficiency
Contribution of our products to energy efficiency and emission reduction
- Declarations of legal acts and standards for BITZER products, e.g. compliance with EU Ecodesign Regulation 2015/109
- Coefficient of performance (COP), seasonal energy performance ratio (SEPR), ASERCOM certification for BITZER products
- ASERCOM certifications for BITZER condensing units
- BITZER recommendations on refrigerants for future-proof systems in Europe
- Investments in research and development
- Increased efficiency (COP comparisons) in BITZER product series
- Example calculation of greenhouse gas balance: Our refrigerant report
- Efficient capacity control saves energy and reduces consumption costs read article
- Sustainable and efficient: Ejectors for industrial refrigeration systems with refrigerant CO₂ read article
- A2L and A3 refrigerants: flammable substances with future potential read article
- 40 years of screw compressors at BITZER
read article - CO₂ booster systems in commercial refrigeration: Intelligent capacity control for system efficiency and operating reliability
read article - Save time designing a liquid chiller with the BITZER SOFTWARE
read article - Process heat with high temperature heat pumps: a focus on key components
read article - Cooling as a service: A revolution in industrial refrigeration
read article - New BITZER oil cooler series for enhanced performance
read article
Durability of our products
- Innovative customer projects with BITZER products
BITZER in Action - success stories - Declarations of legal acts and standards for BITZER products
find the declarations here - Investments in research and development
view data here
Number of compressors 2018 till 2025 repaired and remanufactured by BITZER:
2018: 12,349
2019: 13,960
2020: 13,031
2021: 14,605
2022: 12,868
2023: 15,297
2024: 18,393
2025: 16,536 not including USA
General statements such as ‘Product XY meets the requirements of the EU Ecodesign Regulation 2015/109’ or similar
Declarations of legal acts and standards for BITZER products
find the declarations here
Classification of refrigerants
Substances that also occur naturally are referred to as “natural refrigerants” – even though they are produced industrially for use as refrigerants.
further information in the BITZER refrigerant report
