The EUDR is an EU regulation that aims to reduce global deforestation and forest degradation. The regulation requires that certain raw materials and products that are often linked to deforestation must fulfil specific requirements for traceability and due diligence processes in order to be traded within the EU or exported from the EU. Raw materials covered by the EUDR are soya, oil palm, coffee, cocoa, rubber, cattle (meat) and wood. These raw materials are the start of the value chain, and products originating in these raw material categories are also covered by the regulation.
Moelven has been working on adapting to the EUDR since autumn 2023. The work was intensified in the autumn of 2024 through a working group set up by Group Management. The working group's mandate was to identify and implement routines and technical solutions to ensure that Moelven could comply with EUDR from the turn of the year 2024/2025. This was the original date of entry into force before agreement was reached within the EU in December 2024 to postpone implementation until the turn of the year 2025/2026.
The starting point for the work was mapping physical flows of goods and associated data flows and IT systems. There has been some uncertainty about how the regulation should be practised. Robust solutions have therefore been chosen that enable adaptations to change in requirements from the EU or authorities.
During the first half of 2025, Moelven will contact its suppliers to enquire about the status of their EUDR preparations and whether they can provide an EUDR reference for goods covered by the regulation. In order for goods produced before the turn of the year to be traded within the EU after the EUDR has been introduced, it will be necessary to start exchanging EUDR references well before the turn of the year. If the EUDR reference cannot be obtained and sent with the goods, must the geo-reference all the way back to the raw material outlet be documented and accompany the delivery.
View our EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) commitment statement here.