# Suzano Blockchain Solution for Wood Traceability

> Suzano is developing an in-house blockchain solution to optimize wood product traceability and comply with the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), which comes into effect at the end of 2025. The system is designed to enable fast, secure, and automated provision of information such as geolocation data and compliance evidence for customers and authorities. The solution complements existing systems and automates processes to address challenges in data and document processing for EUDR compliance.

**Sector:** Secondary sector · **Industry:** Wood and paper industry · **Organisation:** Suzano · **Maturity level:** Concept

Canonical URL: https://www.sapientblock.com/en/use-cases/suzano-zellstofflieferkette-transparent-machen

## Documentation status

- **Project status:** Concept
- **Evidence:** Evidence medium
- **Editorial review:** Ufuk Avci, 15 April 2026

## Description

The pulp and paper supply chain faces significant environmental compliance requirements. The EU EUDR makes blockchain-supported certificates of origin a regulatory necessity from December 2026.

Blockchain pulp traceability: forestry operations record plots with GPS precision; felling licences are on-chain; pulp mills document batches and raw material origins. FSC/PEFC as existing certification systems are made tamper-proof by blockchain-secured documentation. SAP GreenToken offers an enterprise approach for raw material supply chain transparency.

## Benefits

- Automated due diligence procedures improve the efficiency of supply chain audits and reduce compliance costs.
- Transparent product origin enables consumers to make sustainable purchasing decisions based on verified sustainability data.
- Automated compliance documentation reduces manual effort and error risks in proof of compliance.
- Transparent supply chain tracking allows early identification and avoidance of sustainability risks.
- Verifiable sustainability creates competitive advantages and access to environmentally conscious markets.
- Digital workflows replace time-consuming manual documentation processes and enable more focused work.

## Challenges

- Acceptance among suppliers and partners is critical for success and requires extensive persuasion and training.
- High implementation costs of up to 230 US dollars per tonne of pulp burden profitability in the short term.
- Complex integration with existing systems and supplier networks requires extensive technical adjustments.
- Employees must learn new blockchain technologies and fundamentally adapt existing work processes.

## Sources

- [Brazil paper and pulp industry invests in blockchain to comply with EUDR](https://news.mongabay.com/2024/12/brazil-paper-and-pulp-industry-invests-in-blockchain-to-comply-with-eudr/)