CRUW - Collaborative Research on the Ultrastructure of Wood Fibres. CRUW represents a collaborative research program between the Swedish Forest Industries, SLU, KTH and Mid Sweden University. The program is directed towards energy efficient processes for mechanical pulping and retention of the full fibre potential in chemical pulping. It is believed that research ideas based on insight into fibre ultrastructure can provide openings for breakthroughs in the applied area. The program forms part of the VINNOVA and Industry “Branschforskningsprogram för skogs- och träindustrin”.
FuncFiber - programmet har som målsättning att identifiera genetiska mekanismer som styr kvalitet och kvantitet av veden i skogsträd.
Marknads- och innovationsforskning (MIK) - I den svenska träindustrin pågår ständigt ett arbete att utveckla kunderbjudanden genom innovation, och kundanpassning. Detta är också forskningsområdet för temaprogrammet MIK, som samfinansieras av Skogsindustrierna, LRF Skogsägarna och Skogsvetenskapliga fakulteten.
Resultaten av denna forskning förmedlas till skogssektorn samtidigt som de även förmedlas till studenterna i det Skogsindustriella Mastersprogrammet vid SLU.
I de olika forskningsprojekten samarbetar vi med svenska och internationella partners.
WURC - The Wood Ultrastructure Research Centre (WURC) is a competence centre which was initiated in 1996 by NUTEK (Swedish National Board for Technical and Industrial Development) and established in cooperation with VINNOVA, SLU, eight companies from the Swedish pulp and paper industry (Stora Enso, SCA, M-real, SmurfitKappa, Sveaskog, Södra Cell, Holmen) and one chemical company (Eka Chemicals). NUTEK was replaced by VINNOVA (The Swedish Agency for Innovation Systems) January 2001.
The Centre is based at SLU, but within WURC´s organization, close cooperation has occurred over the years with STFI-Packforsk, KTH (Royal Institute of Technology), UU (Uppsala University), CTH, Chalmers University of Technology), Karlstad and Örebro Universities. WURC is financed jointly by VINNOVA, the industrial companies and by the various research organizations.
WURC provides a creative and stimulating environment for both research and education on wood fibre ultrastructure where industries within the forestry sector are active and involved in the long-term planning of its aims. The Centre´s research should increase the basic understanding of the morphological architecture and chemical structure of wood fibres and thereby contribute in the development of new wood-based processes and products. The Centre should work with a comprehensive view of wood, wood fibre ultrastructure, wood properties and its utilization.