Scrimber CSC develops CO₂-storing wood-based construction products and licenses the technology to the wood industry.
Scrimber CSC
Canton of Bern (planned pilot plant)New on Amplifa
About Scrimber CSC
Scrimber CSC is further developing the Scrimber technology, with which whole trees – from trunk to crown – are processed into large-format construction products. The products store around one tonne of CO₂ per cubic metre and are intended to enable the avoidance of steel and concrete in building construction. The technology is based on developments from Australia from the 1970s and on experience with bamboo. In an Innosuisse research project led by Prof. Dr. Heiko Thömen at the Bern University of Applied Sciences, the industrial production of Scrimber sticks and their bonding into construction products is being researched. Further partners are the University of Minnesota Duluth, the Fraunhofer WKI Braunschweig and the Wood K plus Competence Centre for Wood in Linz. Scrimber CSC is planning an industrial pilot plant in the Canton of Bern and sells the findings obtained as a licence to the wood industry worldwide.
- Site
- Canton of Bern (planned pilot plant)
- Processes
- Production of Scrimber sticks and their bonding into construction products (industrial production), Alternative wood cutting processes / macrofibre production, Development and licensing of the Scrimber technology to the wood industry, Planned industrial pilot plant in the Canton of Bern
- Materials
- Wood (whole trees, incl. low-grade assortments)
- Industries
- Timber construction, Construction industry (CO₂-neutral construction products)
- 01
Development of the Scrimber technology
- 02
Research into the production of Scrimber sticks
- 03
Bonding of the sticks into construction products
- 04
Planned industrial pilot plant in the Canton of Bern
- 05
Licensing to the wood industry worldwide
Materials and Processes
Wood (whole trees, incl. low-grade assortments)
Whole trees, including previously unusable low-grade assortments, are processed into large-format construction products.
Sites
Canton of Bern
CHPlanned industrial pilot plant
- Materials
- Wood
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Production of Scrimber sticks and their bonding into construction products (industrial production)Joining | – | – | – | – | Wood |
| Alternative wood cutting processes / macrofibre productionOther | – | – | – | – | Wood |
Additional services
History
- 1970er
Foundations of the Scrimber technology in Australia (Scrimber developments) and experience with bamboo
- 2025
Presentation at Holz Basel 2025 in cooperation with the Timber Startup Incubator
- 2025
Scrimber CSC finalist of the Innovate 4 Nature Award 2025 (nomination among 16 finalists)
- 2025
Participation in the 29th International Timber Construction Forum (IHF) in Innsbruck