# Symbio and Schaeffler form Innoplate JV for fuel cell bipolar plates

Symbio (a Faurecia and Michelin hydrogen company) and Schaeffler Group have signed an agreement to create a 50:50 joint venture named Innoplate to produce fuel cell bipolar plates. The JV will be located in Haguenau, France, with production planned to start in early 2024, targeting 50 million bipolar plates and over 120 jobs by 2030.

- Type: Partnership
- Announced: 2022-06-07
- Where: Haguenau, Alsace, France
- Jobs: 120
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 50 million bipolar plates per year by 2030
- Products: fuel cell bipolar plates
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Faurecia](https://endata.com/companies/1483.md) (investor)
- [Schaeffler](https://endata.com/companies/2238.md) (partner)
- [Michelin](https://endata.com/companies/13430.md) (investor)
- [Symbio](https://endata.com/companies/37933.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [eqs-news.com](https://www.eqs-news.com/news/corporate/schaeffler-ag-wasserstoffmobilitat-schaeffler-und-symbio-grunden-gemeinsam-joint-venture-innoplate-zur-produktion-von-komponenten-fur-brennstoffzellen/638e444d-7706-4172-83c1-e3111e4d6071), 2022-06-07: "Symbio, a Michelin and Faurecia hydrogen company, and Schaeffler signed an agreement for the creation of a 50:50 joint venture to produce fuel cell bipolar plates for global mobility and energy solutions."

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