SCA is committed to SweTree Technologies’ pilot facility for SE plants

SCA has become a co-owner of SE technology and the pilot facility developed and operated by SweTree Technologies. With SE technology, it is possible to quickly and efficiently produce more plants from the best seed material from forest breeding.

SweTree Technologies is running a pilot project to develop automated plant production via Somatic Embryogenesis (SE) in collaboration with forestry companies Stora Enso, Sveaskog, Södra, and Holmen. Now, SCA has also joined the project as an SE company and become a co-owner of SE technology and the pilot facility developed and operated by SweTree Technologies.

So far, the development has focused on spruce plants, but with SCA’s involvement, SweTree has also started the development of SE technology for pine. This is being done jointly with all participating companies, parallel to the ongoing development for spruce.
more at: https://www.sca.com/en/media/news/2024/sca-is-committed-to-swetree-technologies-pilot-plant-for-se-plants/

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