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First groundbreaking at Röchling in Xanten (from left to right): Thilo Schwedmann (Economic Promoter of the City of Xanten), Roger Klein (Head of Management Systems/Director of Operations), Thomas Schlag and Ralf van Holt (both Managing Directors of Röchling Industrial Xanten), Thomas Görtz (Mayor of the City of Xanten), Raphael Wolfram (Spokesman of the Executive Board of the Röchling Group), Franz Lübbers (CEO Röchling Industrial and Member of the Executive Board of the Röchling Group), Dietmar Telgenkämper (Global Technical Director Machined Components), Marco Thieben (Architectural Office Schomaker & Henschel) and Kathrin Niehoff (Architectural Office Schomaker & Henschel) - © Röchling
02.04.2025

Röchling Industrial Starts 17-Million-Euro Construction Project in Xanten

Massive expansion of the Xanten site by 2030

The plastics processor Röchling Industrial is investing over 17 million euro in the expansion of the Xanten site. In several construction phases, the site will be extensively expanded and modernised by 2030 to drive further growth and strengthen the company's market leadership. As a competence centre for moulding, the site specialises in the development and production of large and complex moulded parts made of thermoplastics and composite materials.

Groundbreaking for the future

With the symbolic groundbreaking on 31 March, the first of five construction phases has started. Extensive expansion of the production, logistics and customer-facing areas is planned as part of the construction project. With this investment, the company is setting the course for further growth, emphasises Franz Lübbers, CEO of Röchling Industrial and Member of the Executive Board of the Röchling Group: "We are continuously pursuing our expansion course and investing this considerable sum in the Xanten site to further expand our leading market position."  

Increase in production capacities

With the first construction phase, production will be expanded to a modern and sustainable production facility on a total area of 3,100 square metres. Thomas Schlag, Managing Director of the site, says: "To meet the strong demand for our customised moulded parts, we need to increase our capacities. We achieve this with the extensive expansion of our moulding and machining operations and by investing in new, future-oriented technologies and state-of-the-art machinery and equipment"   Optimised material flow In the second construction phase, order picking and dispatch will be directly connected to the production area on an area of over 1,600 square metres. This integration enables optimisation of internal material flows and processes, emphasises Ralf van Holt, also Managing Director of the site: "By improving production routes and processes, we increase efficiency, shorten lead times, and thus reduce delivery times for our customers."  

Investment in the future: The planned plant of Röchling Industrial Xanten - © Architectural Office Schomaker & Henschel
Investment in the future: The planned plant of Röchling Industrial Xanten © Architectural Office Schomaker & Henschel
Strengthening innovation

A new Technology Center will then be built from 2026, bringing together central areas of the company in an area of 1,400 square metres. Schlag explains: "The new modern and representative building combines the areas of customer service, product development, and laboratory. This enables us to respond even faster and more flexibly to customer requirements and to focus and drive our innovations even more strongly." An extension and modernisation of the social areas is also part of the extensive construction measures.  

Signs point to growth

Röchling Industrial Xanten celebrated its 100-year success story last year. Over the past century, the company has developed into a globally operating plastics processor offering large-volume and highly durable moulded parts made of technical plastics. The focus of the site is on the customer-specific development of customised plastic products in the areas of special moulding, machining, and system part assembly. These are used in crane and lifting technology, elevators and escalators, as well as in drinking and wastewater technology and biogas plants.   Currently, Röchling Industrial Xanten employs 140 staff and 14 trainees. With the expansion, further new jobs will be created in the coming years.

(Source: Press Release by Röchling Industrial)

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