Komat

1978	SEKISUI receives award for the development of the Eslon Neo Lumber FFU synthetic wood
1980	Application of the newly developed FFU synthetic wood sleepers in Field trials for two projects Miometagawa bridge of the Uetsu line (JNR) in the district of Niigata Kanmon Tunnel of the Sanyo line (JNR) in the region of Kyushu (JNR=Japan National Railways)
1985	Very good test results in the five-year field trials resulted in official approval of FFU rail sleepers by the JNR in the Japanese railway network.
1991	Technical Railway Institute publishes the test results of the FFU railway sleepers after 10-years utilization period. Almost no ageing appearances.
1996	Technical Railway Institute publishes the test results of the FFU railway sleepers after 15-years utilization period. Strength values imply a minimum life of 50 years.
2004	Komat completes first project in Europe Zollamt bridge of the Wiener Linien.
2005	First project for the ÖBB (Austrian Railways)
2007	FFU synthetic wood is standardized by the JIS (Japanese Industrial Standard) E 1203.
2008	Research report of the TU Munich for EBA approval. Approval of FFU railway sleepers by the Serbian State Railways. LCC analysis of the TU Graz at the request of the ÖBB for the use of FFU bridge sleepers for railway bridges with open steel structures.