Röchling invests in R&D centre in Germany

Automotive parts supplier Röchling Engineering Plastics SE & Co. KG has invested in the expansion of its location in Haren, Germany. It is investing EUR9 million in building a new building to house its R&D centre, which will be completed by 2020.

The building will also have an exhibition area, which will provide information about Röchling, the products and applications and the location. Large, representative conference rooms with modern presentation technology are planned, as well as new offices.

Its corporate R&D is the central development department of the Industrial division which is managed from Haren. Corporate R&D bundles and coordinates all R&D activities across the German company’s 42 global locations in the division.

“The new opportunities will enable Corporate R&D to better dedicate itself to the current development issues. The department is to increase efficiency and take on upstream development issues, define and pursue core areas,” explained CEO Franz Lübbers.