# Lobby group representing Michelin, Goodyear and Continental pressures EU Commission to exclude rubber from deforestation law - Mighty Earth

> Environmental groups criticized lobbying by the European Tyre & Rubber Manufacturers' Association to remove natural rubber from the EU's forthcoming deforestation due diligence regulation. Civil society groups want rubber kept on the list of high forest-risk commodities.

- Date: 2021-07-01 · published 2021-07-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/46095-lobby-group-representing-michelin-goodyear-and-continental-pressures-eu
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

The rubber dispute has no direct link to feed grains or oilseeds, so it has little bearing on feed prices. It is relevant only as a sign of how broad the EU due diligence rules may become.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2021-10-25 | [Why Rubber Must be Kept in the EU’s Anti-Deforestation Law - Mighty Earth](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44593-why-rubber-must-be-kept-in-the-eu-s-anti-deforestation-law-mighty-earth.md) | +1.2% | +3.5% |
| SOY | 2019-12-16 | [Member States urge Commission to get real about fighting deforestation \| WWF](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55611-member-states-urge-commission-to-get-real-about-fighting-deforestation-wwf.md) | +2.3% | +2.3% |
| SOY | 2022-12-06 | [EU agrees law preventing import of goods linked to deforestation \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38273-eu-agrees-law-preventing-import-of-goods-linked-to-deforestation-reuters.md) | +1.6% | +2.8% |
| SOY | 2025-10-21 | [EU Commission suggests easing anti-deforestation law](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22429-eu-commission-suggests-easing-anti-deforestation-law.md) | +3.4% | +12.2% |
| SOY | 2021-11-17 | [EU proposes law preventing import of goods linked to deforestation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44100-eu-proposes-law-preventing-import-of-goods-linked-to-deforestation.md) | +1.7% | +0.9% |
| SBM | 2021-10-25 | [Why Rubber Must be Kept in the EU’s Anti-Deforestation Law - Mighty Earth](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44593-why-rubber-must-be-kept-in-the-eu-s-anti-deforestation-law-mighty-earth.md) | +1.0% | +11.1% |
| SBM | 2023-02-22 | [Food companies under pressure to source deforestation-free products under new EU law \| articles \| ING THINK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37352-food-companies-under-pressure-to-source-deforestation-free-products-under-new.md) | -2.2% | -7.2% |
| SBM | 2020-05-27 | [Fern: Pressure mounts on President-elect as EU Commission opens door to regulating supply chains to tackle deforestation - CBFP](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53150-fern-pressure-mounts-on-president-elect-as-eu-commission-opens-door-to.md) | -0.1% | +0.8% |

## Sources

- mightyearth.org: https://mightyearth.org/article/lobby-group-representing-michelin-goodyear-and-continental-pressures-eu-commission-to-exclude-rubber-from-deforestation-law/

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