{"id":20081,"date":"2025-03-24T09:35:35","date_gmt":"2025-03-24T00:35:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iomtek.com\/iomtech-eco-rail-sleeper\/"},"modified":"2026-01-06T13:53:24","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T04:53:24","slug":"iomtech-eco-rail-sleeper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iomtek.com\/en\/iomtech-eco-rail-sleeper\/","title":{"rendered":"POSCO First In-House Venture EOMTech\u2026 Successfully Develops Eco-Friendly Railway Sleepers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Simultaneously Achieves Environmental Protection and Cost Reduction with \u201cSlastic\u201d Technology Combining Steelmaking Byproducts and Waste Plastics<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">EOMTech, a POSCO in-house venture company, has successfully developed an innovative railway sleeper utilizing steelmaking byproduct slag and waste plastics. This development is drawing attention as a case that simultaneously addresses industrial waste recycling and railway infrastructure improvement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">EOMTech was founded in 2019 through POSCO\u2019s first in-house venture program. Under the leadership of CEO Young-jun Park, the company successfully developed a composite material called \u201cSlastic,\u201d according to company officials. Railway sleepers\u2014rod-shaped structural components that support rails for train operations\u2014are a critical element of railway safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With support from POSCO\u2019s Performance-Sharing System, EOMTech significantly reduced production costs by replacing expensive glass fiber materials traditionally used in sleepers with Slastic. Notably, the newly developed sleepers are 100% recyclable, further enhancing their environmental value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The development process was not without challenges. According to EOMTech, early-stage testing failed due to the extreme high-temperature and heavy-load conditions found in steel plant environments. However, through continued technical collaboration with POSCO, the company redesigned the sleepers and sustained its R&amp;D efforts, ultimately succeeding in developing the Slastic composite material.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThrough the development of Slastic sleepers using steelmaking byproduct slag and waste plastics, EOMTech is helping to create a sustainable future,\u201d said CEO Young-jun Park. He added, \u201cBuilding on this technological capability, we plan to move forward with the development of a wider range of products.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.enewstoday.co.kr\/news\/articleView.html?idxno=2253744\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u25b6 View All<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Simultaneously Achieves Environmental Protection and Cost Reduction with \u201cSlastic\u201d Technology Combining Steelmaking Byproducts and Waste Plastics EOMTech, a POSCO in-house venture company, has successfully developed an innovative railway sleeper utilizing steelmaking byproduct slag and waste plastics. This development is drawing attention as a case that simultaneously addresses industrial waste recycling and railway infrastructure improvement. EOMTech [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19710,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20081","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-press"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iomtek.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20081","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iomtek.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iomtek.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iomtek.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iomtek.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20081"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/iomtek.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20081\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iomtek.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19710"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iomtek.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20081"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iomtek.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20081"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iomtek.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20081"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}