Plastic Omnium, through its PO-Rein joint venture, is launching the construction of its high-pressure H₂ vessels mega-plant in Jiading, Shanghai. Scheduled to be operational in 2026, the new plant will produce annually up to 60,000 H₂ vessels and high-pressure H₂ storage systems for the Chinese commercial vehicle market.

This future 28,000-square-meters mega-plant will be located in Jiading Hydrogen Park, one of the country's main H₂ development hubs. It will complement Plastic Omnium's production capacities in Shanghai, where the group already has its first H₂ vessels production plant, operational since 2024.

This PO-Rein joint venture enables both partners to take full advantage of Plastic Omnium's technological leadership in the field of high-pressure H₂ storage and to benefit from Rein's industrial footprint in the production of H₂ transport and storage systems dedicated to the Chinese market.

Laurent Favre, Plastic Omnium's Chief Executive Officer said, “This new plant is the concrete expression of our PO-Rein joint venture's ambitions in the Chinese H₂ mobility market. It gives us the production capacity we need to seize every opportunity and become one of the big winners in the transformation of mobility in the country. At the same time, we are accelerating the development of the entire H₂ value chain and contributing to China's carbon neutrality roadmap.”

Ni Bin, President of Shenergy Group said, “We expect that PO-Rein will seize the opportunities, actively push forward with the construction of the plant, and ensure that advanced H₂ storage products can be brought to market as soon as possible. This will not only add new momentum to the company's development but also make a fresh contribution to the growth of the H₂ energy industry. It will support the construction of Shanghai as a demonstration city for H₂ energy and set an example for Sino-French commercial and cultural exchanges.”

Plastic Omnium expands its expertise, product portfolio and industrial footprint to reach sales of €3 B in H₂ by 2030.