WHY TREEFREE CORE.

THE 2026 PULP COMPLIANCE CLIFF

On December 30, 2025, the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) activates a binary filter on the global market. Wood pulp—the foundation of the diaper industry for 50 years—moves from a "Commodity" to a "High-Risk Asset."



If you cannot prove the plot-level geolocation of every fiber in your absorbent core, you cannot sell it in Europe. The pulp industry faces a 90% traceability failure rate. TreeFree Core® offers the only industrial exit strategy.

1. THE "IMPOSSIBLE" AUDIT

THE TRACES-NT BOTTLENECK

The new EUDR Information System (TRACES-NT) requires a "Due Diligence Statement" for every shipment of forest-derived material. For a standard pulp core, this creates an administrative firewall:

• Geolocation: You must map thousands of individual forest plots.
• Segregation: You cannot mix compliant and non-compliant fiber ("Mass Balance" is dead).
• Pre-Clearance: 48–120 hour customs delays for verification.



The Reality: Most pulp mills cannot provide this data at scale. Your supply chain is about to hit a wall.

2. THE SOLUTION

EXEMPTION BY COMPOSITION

We Don't Pass the Audit. We Bypass It.

TreeFree Core contains 0% Lignocellulosic Biomass. It is an Advanced Synthetic Matrix (ASM) engineered from non-forest feedstocks.

Because it contains no wood, it falls completely outside the scope of EUDR Annex I.

• 0 TRACES-NT Filings.
• 0 Geolocation Coordinates.
• 0 Deforestation Liability.

While your competitors hire consultants to manage the paperwork, TreeFree Core partners ship product.

3. SUPPLY CHAIN CONTINUITY

A HEDGE AGAINST BIOLOGICAL VOLATILITY

Forestry is slow, seasonal, and geographically constrained. Synthetics are fast, consistent, and globally scalable.

• Availability: We scale production by adding reactors, not by planting trees that take 15 years to grow.
• Pricing: We decouple your COGS from the volatile NBSK (Northern Bleached Softwood Kraft) index.
• Security: No harvest failures. No beetle infestations. No climate-related shortages.

The Bottom Line: TreeFree Core transforms your absorbent core from a Variable Risk into a Fixed Asset.

TreeFree Core = EUDR Exempt by Composition

TreeFree Core contains zero tree fiber.
Therefore it requires:

• No TRACES NT filing
• No geo-coordinates
• No land-use legality documents
• No deforestation certification
• No risk assessments
• No customs delays
• No audit trail

TreeFree Core is compliant by default, not compliant by paperwork.

This is the first drop-in core material in Europe that is immune to the 2026 EUDR choke point.

ZERO TRACES-NT FILINGS

Because TreeFree Core contains 0% tree fiber, it is exempt from the EUDR Information System. No due diligence statements. No pre-notification delays.

NO GEOLOCATION REQUIRED

Pulp shipments must map every plot of land. TreeFree Core ships with a simple Bill of Materials. We trade on chemistry, not geography.

AUDIT-PROOF COMPOSITION

Regulatory immunity is built into the material. A polymer cannot cause deforestation. Your compliance team doesn't need to prove it; the material proves itself.

FUTURE-PROOF SUPPLY CHAIN

EUDR is just the beginning. TreeFree Core protects you from future forest-risk legislation (UK, USA, China). You aren't just solving for 2026; you are solving for the decade.