# Symbio and Schaeffler form joint venture Innoplate to produce 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. The JV will be located in Haguenau, France, with start of production planned for early 2024 and a target of 50 million bipolar plates and over 120 jobs by 2030.

- Type: Partnership
- Announced: 2024-01-15
- Where: Haguenau, Alsace region, France
- Jobs: 120
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 50 million bipolar plates per year by 2030; initial capacity 4 million BPP per year
- Products: fuel cell bipolar plates
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md), [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [haythink.com](https://www.haythink.com/symbio-and-schaeffler-form-a-joint-venture-innoplate-to-produce-fuel-cell-bipolar-plates/), 2024-01-15: "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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