Digital EU product passport comes with infrastructure from Vechain and Rekord
- The European Union is preparing a comprehensive new industry policy regulation with the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) – Vechain and Rekord have the solution.
- At its center is the Digital Product Passport (DPP), which will become mandatory for the first product groups from 2026.
While most companies still have to deal with unclear specifications and sometimes complex, sometimes contradictory data requirements, VeChain and Rekord are proving to be competent partners for solving the problem.
Both processed more than 100,000 DPP-relevant data transactions in a month-long live operation, thereby demonstrating that the infrastructure for the new EU transparency obligation already exists.
Regulatory pressure is building – but the industry is not prepared
In the future, the Digital Product Passport will map the entire value chain of a product: origin, materials, supply chain, repairs, sustainability metrics and recyclability. The EU is pursuing the goal of anchoring transparency and circular economy throughout the entire manufacturing industry.
But according to current industry surveys, less than half of companies know what data they will have to collect and store in the future. At the same time, time pressure is increasing because the first mandatory DPP categories are due to be introduced in 2026. You therefore quickly need applications that can be integrated without extensive system modifications and that reflect the requirements of the new regulation at an early stage.
Rekord and VeChain: Security through industrial data integration
The cooperation between Rekord and VeChain is intended to provide these applications. Rekord provides an “API‑first trust layer” that captures company data in a tamper-proof manner and integrates it into existing systems without having to change production or ERP structures.
With the VeChainThor blockchain, VeChain delivers an energy-efficient, scalable and cost-effective infrastructure that has proven itself in industrial supply chains for years. Together, the two partners enable the capture, validation and tamper-proof storage of DPP data throughout the entire product life cycle.
The approximately 100,000 on-chain transactions that have already been processed show that the method is not just a concept, but works as a procedure in real corporate environments.
Early implementation as a competitive advantage
While many companies are still waiting for final technical specifications from the EU, the VeChain record initiative shows that production-ready DPP systems can already be implemented today.
Companies that rely on interoperable and tamper-proof data architectures at an early stage can reduce regulatory risks and at the same time open up new business models – for example through digital guarantees, automated take-back systems or transparent sustainability reports.
For VeChain, the development means a further strengthening of its own position in the area of real industrial applications, while Rekord establishes itself as a central integration partner for DPP projects in Europe. The message of the message is clear – the Digital Product Passport can come:
We already have the technical infrastructure for this.
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