OptiCept Technologies AB (publ) announced that it has received the first partial results from the pilot project to improve the rooting of cuttings in China, which initially focuses on Acacia. The root of Acacia cuttings improved by 12-33% depending on the type of Acacia treated. In May 2023, OptiCept Technologies entered an agreement with Guangxi Shichen Group ("GSG"), in collaboration with the Chinese state research institute Guangxi Academy of Forestry, to evaluate the OptiBoost technology on several different types of cuttings to improve its rooting.

Acacia cuttings treated with the patented vacuum impregnation technology show an average improved rooting of 12-33% after 45 days, with the final assessment made after 90 days. Results from the evaluation of Camelia will be available in 2024 when tests for Eucalyptus also will be carried out. Acacia is a large genus with many species.

Cultivation of Acacia is particularly common in China, Southeast Asia, South America, Africa, and in Australia, where Acacia forest is the second most common forest type after Eucalyptus forest. Acacia is one of the most cultivated trees in the southern hemisphere and is a fast-growing species that can grow in harsh conditions that other species cannot, which can quickly generate yields.