Whilst most of us think of pine trees for their use in the building industry, or as feedstock for pulp and paper, few have perhaps thought through the chemistry of their bark, and the value of the potenital derivative chemicals and products.

Whilst most of us think of pine trees for their use in the building industry, or as feedstock for pulp and paper, few have perhaps thought through the chemistry of their bark, and the value of the potenital derivative chemicals and products.

We were engaged by Scion to help develop and facilitate a workshop with key stakeholders from New Zealand and guest presenters from Europe, to work through the details of a potential bark biorefinery in New Zealand, how this might best be structured, what level of investment was required, and whether that investment was warranted.

The session successfully raised a number of considerations for the research team at Scion, and helped set their direction of travel for this initiative.