The European Union has resisted calls from some industries and countries to delay its flagship policy to fight deforestation, a recent letter showed. The deforestation law will, from Dec. 30, require companies selling soy, beef, coffee, palm oil and other products in the 27-nation bloc to prove their supply chains do not contribute to the destruction of forests. Equally, EU companies will be banned from exporting products cultivated on deforested land. The U.S. government and industry groups including the Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI) want the policy delayed, citing complaints including that the EU's ...