# Aksa Akrilik to invest $30M in UHMWPE fiber and ballistic fabric plant in Turkey

Aksa Akrilik will invest over $30 million in 2025 to build a Mithra UHMWPE fiber and unidirectional ballistic fabric production facility in Turkey. The plant will have an initial capacity of 250 tons per year, expandable to 500 tons per year.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2025-07-22
- Where: Turkey, Türkiye
- Value: $30.0M
- Starts operating: 2025
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 250 tons/year (expandable to 500 tons/year)
- Products: UHMWPE fiber, unidirectional ballistic fabric
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md), [Industrial Textiles](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-textiles.md)

## Companies

- [Aksa Akrilik](https://endata.com/companies/64721.md)

## Sources

- [dunya.com](https://www.dunya.com/sirketler/aksa-akrilik-gucunu-yeni-yatirimlarla-pekistiriyor-haberi-786296), 2025-07-22: "Bu yıl 30 milyon doların üzerinde yatırımla hayata geçirilecek olan Mithra UHMWPE elyaf ve UD kumaş yatırımı, şirketin kimya ve elyaf teknolojilerindeki köklü tecrübesini savunma sanayisine taşıyan stratejik bir hamle olacak."

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