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Creating bioplastics from kiwifruit residue. -
Bioadhesives could open markets for wood panel products. -
Torrefied wood is a light, energy-dense bioenergy solution. -
Measuring fast-growing kauri for their forestry potential. -
Valuing our forests for more than timber production. -
Biosecurity efforts helped eradicate White Spotted Tussock Moth. -
Tissue culture for mass propagation of conifers. -
Industrially-friendly wood fibres to reinforce plastics.
Scion is a Crown Research Institute dedicated to improving the international competitiveness of the New Zealand forest industry and building a stronger biobased economy.
Our Science Stories
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Scion's vision: Prosperity from trees
Our vision story: Maori legend tells how a mighty tree created a world that people could live in by pushing the sky and land apart. At Scion, we know that trees create more than just a liveable world, they create a prosperous one.
What's New
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Joint Media Release – Bay Of Plenty Regional Council and Scion - 8 April 2014Scion innovation centre funding signed off
Scion and Bay of Plenty Regional Council have signed an agreement to build an innovation centre at Scion’s Te Papa Tipu Innovation Park. The centre’s purpose is to foster innovation in forestry and wood processing industries.
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Media Release 21 March 2014Scion tree robot receives national recognition
A remote controlled tree-to-tree ‘swinging’ robot designed to improve the safety of steepland forestry has been recognised with a national engineering award from the Institution of Professional Engineers (IPENZ).
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Scion ConnectionsConnections Issue 11 - March 2014
Scion Connections is a quarterly newsletter that aims to keep you up-to-date with our key science success stories and discoveries and to connect you with our people and capabilities. -
Media Release 6 March 2014Scion joins Bio-Protection Research Centre
The Bio-Protection Research Centre (BPRC) is pleased to announce that the Crown Research Institute Scion has become a partner in the Centre.
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Forest Protection Annual Science Report 2013Forest Protection Annual Science Report 2013
A summary of New Zealand forest biosecurity and rural fire research carried out by Scion in 2013.
