# Sekisui to build synthetic railway sleeper plant in Roermond

Sekisui Chemical announced plans to build a new factory in Roermond, Netherlands, to produce FFU synthetic wood railway sleepers. Construction starts in 2021, production in Q1 2023, creating up to 50 jobs.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2020-12-08
- Where: Roermond, Netherlands
- Jobs: 50
- Starts operating: Q1 2023
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 1.8 times current capacity
- Products: FFU synthetic wood railway sleepers
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [roermond.nieuws.nl](https://roermond.nieuws.nl/nieuws/sekisui-bouwt-fabriek-voor-synthetische-spoorbielzen-ffu-in-roermond), 2020-12-08: "We are erg trots dat we de kans krijgen om zo'n innovatieve en toekomstgerichte productielocatie hier in Roermond te openen."

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