# SEKISUI to build FFU railway sleeper plant in Roermond, Netherlands

SEKISUI CHEMICAL will build a synthetic railway sleeper (FFU) production plant in Roermond, Netherlands, expanding capacity 1.8 times and reducing delivery times to Europe. Construction begins in 2021, production in Q1 2023.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2020-10-20
- Where: Roermond, Netherlands
- Jobs: 50
- Starts operating: Q1 2023
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 1.8 times larger than current
- Products: synthetic railway sleepers (FFU)
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Sekisui Chemical](https://endata.com/companies/2709.md)
- [SEKISUI ESLON B.V.](https://endata.com/companies/50615.md)

## Sources

- [sekisuichemical.com](https://www.sekisuichemical.com/news/2020/1364106_38530.html), 2020-10-20: "We are very proud to have the opportunity to open such an innovative and future-oriented manufacturing site here in Roermond."

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