- VeChain and Rekord AG are developing a product for the EU Digital Product Passport (DPP) together with the AMRC (University of Sheffield).
- Technically, VeChainThor verifies the evidence and data sets as layer 1, while Rekord puts a “trust layer” on top.
The VeChain Foundation and Schweizer Rekord AG are continuing to expand their partnership and want to deliver a production-ready infrastructure for the rollout of the EU Digital Product Passport (DPP).
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VeChain and Rekord are building EU DPP infrastructure
VeChain refers to the EU Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) as well as other regulations such as EUDR, CBAM and CSRD, which will make life cycle traceability a de facto condition for entry into the EU market. The mandatory DPP rollout begins in the EU for large companies from 2026. Other sectors and company sizes are to follow gradually by 2030.
VeChain and Rekord see this as an opportunity: Many manufacturers are planning but not yet productive. Record puts it like this:
“Despite the urgency, most manufacturers are still in the planning or pilot phase. Digital Product Passport initiatives and roadmaps significantly exceed the number of production-ready systems that will be live before the first enforcement dates. Our collaboration with VeChain and the AMRC aims to close this readiness gap by delivering an industrial-scale stack that can be rolled out in factories today.”
As CNF reported last week, the pilot test has already processed more than 100,000 transactions in its first month.
AMRC is an industry-focused research and development center at the University of Sheffield and part of the UK High Value Manufacturing Catapult. It works with industrial partners from areas such as aviation, automotive, energy and medical technology.
An AMRC spokesperson emphasizes the project’s great ambitions:
“Digital product passports are rapidly moving from concept to mandatory in the European Union. Working with Rekord, we see one of the first stacks that can meet ESPR and DPP requirements at realistic industrial scale – with real-time data instead of PowerPoint slides.”
Technically, the product relies on VeChainThor as a Layer 1 network to verify evidence and data sets; Rekord places a “trust layer” on top that translates raw data into verifiable, data protection-preserving evidence.
AI services are mentioned that evaluate dynamic inputs such as IoT signals, satellite images or ERP events, while VeChainThor takes over the on-chain execution. The VeChain Foundation emphasizes:
“What comes next is the tokenization and digitization of products entering the European Union to meet real-world regulatory requirements – a vision we have been building on since launch – the true embodiment of Real-World Assets (RWAs) that drive real value on-chain.”
As CNF reported, VeChain laid the technical foundation for MiCA compliance with the Hayabusa upgrade. With the “Compliance by Design” standard, the project aims to create mass adaptation in Europe.
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