CONCEPT
MESSAGE

CONCEPT

There is great potential for trees.
That potential ranges from global, urban and living environments, to the health of our minds and bodies.
Trees are expected to be an important solution to the challenges faced by those of us living today.

We research trees.
You could say that we are looking for seeds of hope for the future.

The Sumitomo Forestry Tsukuba Research Institute uses experience and data
from over 100 years of tree-related business development by Sumitomo Forestry.
Furthermore, as one of the world’s few research institutes for trees our institute can be a place to connect knowledge from Japan with the world.
We aim to make the future of the world more wonderful by drawing out and maximizing the value of trees.

MESSAGE

Challenges of Tsukuba Research Institute

To fulfill our long-term vision toward decarbonizationfor 2030, “Mission TREEING 2030” ~Making our planet safer and more secure for future generations~, Tsukuba Research Institute is a R&D base facility with 7 groups in the area of forest, wood and architecture.
Based on our R&D concept, “W350 plan” ~Expanding the value of forests and wood toward 2041 which will be the 350th anniversary from our founding~published in 2018, we have formulated a R&D roadmap along our business directions and strategies. We promote our R&D activities not only to accelerate the business strategy execution and also to create the new business opportunities and value.

Masakazu Takahashi
Supervisory Officer / General Manager
Tsukuba Research Institute