# Symbio and Schaeffler to form Innoplate joint venture for fuel cell bipolar plates

Symbio and Schaeffler signed an agreement to create a 50:50 joint venture named Innoplate to produce fuel cell bipolar plates in Haguenau, France. The JV will have an initial capacity of 4 million BPP per year, aiming for 50 million annually by 2030, and create over 120 jobs.

- Type: Partnership
- Announced: 2022-06-07
- Where: Haguenau, Alsace, France, France
- Jobs: 120
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 4 million bipolar plates per year (initial), 50 million per year (by 2030)
- Products: fuel cell bipolar plates
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Innoplate](https://endata.com/companies/63337.md)
- [Schaeffler](https://endata.com/companies/2238.md) (partner)
- [Symbio](https://endata.com/companies/37933.md) (partner)
- [Innoplate](https://endata.com/companies/63337.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [automotiveworld.com](https://www.automotiveworld.com/news/symbio-and-schaeffler-new-european-joint-venture-for-a-clean-mobility/), 2022-06-07: "The joint venture is expected to be established by the end of 2022, subject to customary conditions precedent such as applicable merger control clearances."
- [symbio.one](https://www.symbio.one/en/news-media/newsroom/symbio-and-schaeffler-join-forces-create-innoplate-new-joint-venture-produce), 2022-06-07: "The JV will be located in Haguenau, in the Alsace region, France."

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