-
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
Feature
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
-
Forest Protection Annual Report 2014An exceptional year for forest protection research
From breeding beetles and bugs to fighting fire with software, Scion’s Forest Protection Team is a diverse group of scientists.
-
Media Release 13 February 2015Bright sparks help fight fires
The recent Onamalutu forest fire in Marlborough was brought under control by firefighters, aircraft and one scientist. Veronica Clifford from Scion’s Rural Fire Research Group, is an expert at predicting fire behaviour as well as being a rural volunteer firefighter.
-
Media Release 11 February 2015Scion becomes shareholder of KiwiNet research commercialisation consortium
Crown Research Institute Scion has become a shareholding partner of the Kiwi Innovation Network (KiwiNet), a consortium of Universities, Crown Research Institutes and Crown Entities dedicated to taking a collaborative approach to research commercialisation.
-
Media Release 14 January 2015What do Fire Danger Signs Mean?
Summertime and the living is easy, fish are jumping and the fire danger is high. But what do the familiar roadside fire danger signs really mean? -
Scion ConnectionsConnections Issue 14 - December 2013
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.
