26 Sep 2022

Harvesting the international potential of harakeke

From Standing Room Only, 11:05 am on 26 September 2022

Meet Ben Scales, only in his 20s but CEO of KiwiFibre, a company landing international contracts for the fast growing natural fibre composites industry. Already a viable and more sustainable alternative to fibreglass and carbon fibre.    Ben is a finalist in the Momentum Student Entrepreneur category of the KiwiNet Research Commercialisation Awards. 

Ben Scales

Photo: Ben Scales