# Sumitomo Rubber breaks ground on €3.4B medical rubber parts plant in Slovenia

Sumitomo Rubber Industries held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new factory in Rogatec, Slovenia, to produce precision rubber parts for medical use. Total investment is €3.4 billion (approx. 44 billion yen), with production starting in February 2019 and capacity of 420 tons/month by end of 2019.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2018-05-18
- Where: Rogatec, Slovenia, Slovenia
- Value: $4.00B (3.40B EUR)
- Starts operating: Feb 2019
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 420 tons/month
- Products: precision rubber parts for medical use
- Sectors: [Medical Devices](https://endata.com/sectors/medical-devices.md)

## Companies

- [Sumitomo Rubber Industries](https://endata.com/companies/16875.md)
- [Lonstroff Medical Elastomers doo](https://endata.com/companies/31950.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [en.lnews.jp](https://en.lnews.jp/2018/05/k051804.html), 2018-05-18: "We are grateful for the establishment of factories with advanced technology, as they will contribute to economic development and an improvement in the quality of life."

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