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We would like to thank all of our clients, partners and team members for the support and cooperation throughout the year. Happy Holidays and Happy New Year everyone! We wish you a great holiday. Take care and stay safe!
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Benefits of FFU Synthetic Railway Sleeper for bridge transom application are its light weight and longevity.
This picture was taken at Higashi-Hakuraku Station at Toyoko Line of Tokyu Railways (Japan) where FFU Synthetic Railway Sleepers are used as bridge transoms. With the identical weight of timber but much longer product life, it is the best option for ...


The bridge in this picture is one of the first sites where FFU Synthetic Railway Sleepers were installed 43 years ago. In 1980, SEKISUI and Railway Technical Research Institute (RTRI) in Japanese National Railway (at that time) co-developed FFU Synthetic Railway Sleepers and installed as trials at an open deck bridge over Miomote River in Niigata Prefecture ...


Since 1988, FFU Synthetic Railway Sleepers have been used in Shinkansen Lines (High-Speed Lines) in Japan.
The Shinkansen train shown in this picture is operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido) and runs maximum 320km/h from Tokyo Station to Hakodate-Hokuto Station. FFU Synthetic Railway Sleepers are ...


Benefit of FFU Synthetic Railway Sleeper for bridge application is its light weight and longevity.
This picture was taken at Higashi-Hakuraku Station at Toyoko Line of Tokyu Railways (Japan) where FFU Synthetic Railway Sleepers are used as bridge sleepers. With the identical weight as timber sleepers but much longer product life, FFU Synthetic Railway ...

Benefit of FFU Synthetic Railway Sleeper for bridge application is its light weight and longevity.
This picture was taken at Higashi-Hakuraku Station at Toyoko Line of Tokyu Railways (Japan) where FFU Synthetic Railway Sleepers are used as bridge sleepers. With the identical weight as timber sleepers but much longer product life, FFU Synthetic Railway ...


FFU Synthetic Railway Sleeper is mainly used at highly stressed track sections such as switches and bridges, but it is also used at regular tracks as well. According to the EBA (German Federal Railway Authority), the cross section of the sleeper can be reduced up to 26cm width and 10cm height for the regular tracks (*1). While minimizing the initial cost for ...


We are pleased to announce that SEKISUI has again been listed as one of the top 100 most sustainable corporations in the world! This marks the sixth consecutive year for SEKISUI on the list and this year we ranked number 84th.
The index is published annually by the Canadian company Corporate Knights Inc. It ranks large companies from all sectors worldwide, ...


From December 28th to January 3rd, SEKISUI FFU Railway Technology Team in Japan will be out of office for New Year Holiday. We will resume our business after the holiday, January 4th.
We would like take this opportunity to thank all of our clients, partners and team members for the support and cooperation throughout the year. We are looking forward to ...

A huge thank you goes out to everyone who follows us, likes our posts and shares our content. We really appreciate your support!
In SEKISUI FFU Railway Technology, we post installation pictures of FFU Synthetic Railway Sleepers from railways all over the world, product information, and company updates. The most updated information will be posted here, so ...


SEKISUI has been selected for 11 consecutive years by the World Index of the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI), a global stock index for ESG investment. DJSI is an index which its constituent stocks are selected by S&P Dow Jones Index, a major financial index developer, and is used to select the top-ranked business in each industry by evaluating the ...

In September 2022, SEKISUI had another project with Infrabel, a government owned railway company in Belgium. Tamines Bridge locates in Line 130 - one of the railway lines which connects Namur and Charleroi, cities in the South of Belgium.
Infrabel installed 90 sleepers (w/h/l = 270/150/2,400 mm). As FFU Synthetic Railway Sleeper has excellent workability ...


Thank you very much for those who visited our booth at “Rail Live 2022” in Málaga, Spain yesterday. If you have not, you have one more days, until Thursday 1st December, to meet our team.
We are at Stand 8. Don’t miss it!!
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In July 2022, FFU Synthetic Railway Sleepers were installed in another Network Rail’s railway bridge. It locates over Castle Mill Stream which runs in the west of Oxford, England.
BAM Nuttall is a construction and civil engineering company in UK, and they drove this railway bridge renewal project. They installed 201 pieces of FFU Synthetic Railway Sleeper ...


FFU Synthetic Railway Sleeper is not only used for passenger lines but also freight lines, high speed lines, and extra-high axle load lines as well. Since 1988 it has been used at Shinkansen lines, bullet train lines in Japan, where trains run at 320km/h at maximum. Also, the German Federal Railway Authority (EBA) has determined that it can be used in ...

FFU Synthetic Railway Sleeper is not only used for passenger lines but also freight lines, high speed lines, and extra-high axle load lines as well. Since 1988 it has been used at Shinkansen lines, bullet train lines in Japan, where trains run at 320km/h at maximum. Also, the German Federal Railway Authority (EBA) has determined that it can be used in ...

FFU Synthetic Railway Sleeper is not only used for passenger lines but also freight lines, high speed lines, and extra-high axle load lines as well. Since 1988 it has been used at Shinkansen lines, bullet train lines in Japan, where trains run at 320km/h at maximum. Also, the German Federal Railway Authority (EBA) has determined that it can be used in ...


SEKISUI will participate “Rail Live 2022” in Málaga, Spain from 29th November to 1st December with our partner ACOSTA INGENIEROS, S.L. Please visit us at Stand 8!
In Spain, we had the first project with ADIF (Administrador de Infraestructuras Ferroviarias, Spanish national railway) in 2021. 40 pieces of FFU Synthetic Railway Sleepers (L260cm x W24cm with ...


Thank you very much for those who visited our booth at CAMX - The Composites and Advanced Materials Expo 2022 last week. It was a great opportunity for us to meet you all.
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Is everyone ready? Yes, we are. Looking forward to meeting you all at booth W14 at CAMX - The Composites and Advanced Materials Expo 2022 from 17 to 20 October in Anaheim, CA, USA.
Exhibited Products;
FFU Synthetic Railway Sleepers by SEKISUI CHEMICAL
Calmmoon Sound Absorbing Sheets by SEKISUI CHEMICAL
Composite Thermoplastic Structures and Systems by SEKISUI ...