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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.
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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.
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Scion ConnectionsConnections Issue 10 - 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. -
Media Release 27 November 2013Pan sector workshop aims to transform the forestry value chain
Getting significantly more out of the forestry and wood products value chain will keep international and national experts fully occupied for two days next week. -
Media Release 25 October 2013ATLAS Technology changes hands
Crown Research Institute Scion is pleased to announce the sale of its commercial software brand ATLAS Technology to software development company Integral Limited. The sale takes effect from 1 January 2014. -
Media Release 3 October 2013A successful year for Scion
Scion reported many successes in its Annual Report for the year ending 30 June 2013, from a revenue growth of 3.7% (including interest income) to many research and technology advancements. The report is presented in two parts – Highlights and Reports & Financial Statements. -
Scion ConnectionsConnections Issue 9 - September 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.
