What is expiring in December 2026
Public listings show a single Bette EPD with a December 2026 validity date. It covers glazed titanium‑steel sanitaryware at the portfolio level, namely bathtubs, shower trays or shower surfaces, and washbasins produced in Delbrück. The scope is the standard EN 15804 A2 cradle‑to‑gate with options used by European program operators.
Replacement status today
As of April 20, 2026, we did not find a newer portfolio EPD for the same Bette product family in the public operator libraries we monitor. Bette’s site highlights materials and manufacturing transparency, which is useful background for submittals, but it is not a substitute for an active, product‑specific EPD in tender rules where one is required. See Bette’s materials and production pages for context: Clean material and Our production.
Will specifiers lose data access
If this one declaration lapses without a posted renewal, project teams may default to generic sanitaryware factors or conservative allowances when modeling embodied carbon. That can make a like‑for‑like comparison harder, and it can move a buyer to a comparable tub or shower tray that still has a valid EPD on file. Under EN 15804 programs, EPDs are typically valid for five years, so timing matters when expiries cluster near bid or submittal windows (IBU, 2025) (IBU, 2025).
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Likely alternatives specifiers will reach for
Bette competes most directly with European bath brands that already list current declarations for tubs and trays. Three examples specifiers can pivot to quickly if a December gap appears:
- Villeroy & Boch Quaryl bathtubs and shower trays, valid until December 16, 2026 (EPD International, 2021) (EPD International, 2021).
- Villeroy & Boch acrylic bathtubs and shower trays, valid until December 16, 2026 (EPD International, 2021) (EPD International, 2021).
- Duravit acrylic bathtubs, shower trays and bath panels, valid to December 19, 2026 (Duravit EPD, 2021) (Duravit EPD, 2021).
If you track the broader fixture landscape, our snapshots on Kaldewei at a glance and Plumbing Fixture EPDs in Europe give more context.
What this means for commercial teams
A single expired EPD will not crater a portfolio, yet it creates avoidable friction. Sales engineers spend cycles explaining data workarounds instead of advancing the spec. Marketing must update collateral. Most importantly, projects operating under LEED v5 and owner‑driven carbon targets increasingly prefer product‑specific, current declarations because they plug directly into whole‑building accounting.
Timing watchouts that matter this year
If the expiring declaration was issued under PCR 2019:14 v1.3.4, remember that the construction PCR moved on in 2025. New or renewed EPDs should align with the updated rules now in force to avoid rework during verification, especially in the International EPD System context (EPD International, 2025) (EPD International, 2025).
Practical next steps for manufacturers
If your team owns sanitaryware in a similar position, treat December like a release deadline. Lock the reference year, confirm background datasets, and reserve verifier capacity early. Good partners streamline internal data pulls so R&D and ops stay on thier day jobs while the EPD thread advances. That keeps the spec line steady rather than letting it wobble during submittals.
Bottom line for specifiers and product managers
For Bette, only a narrow slice of the catalog is at risk if this one EPD is not renewed on time. Competitors with active tub and tray declarations are ready substitutes until a refreshed document posts. Under most European programs, a new EPD resets the clock for another five years, which is a small lift compared to the revenue stability it supports in bids and framework agreements (IBU, 2025) (IBU, 2025).
