# Aksa Akrilik to invest over $30M in UHMWPE fiber and ballistic fabric production

Aksa Akrilik announced a new investment called Mithra, worth over $30 million, to produce ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) fiber and unidirectional ballistic fabric in Turkey. The facility targets an initial annual capacity of 250 tons, expandable to 500 tons.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2025-07-26
- Where: Türkiye
- Value: $30.0M
- Starts operating: 2025
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 250 tons per year (expandable to 500 tons per 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

- [yalovabasak.com](https://www.yalovabasak.com/aksa-akrilikten-savunma-sanayiine-stratejik-yatirim-mithra-ile-yerli-balistik-kumas-uretimi-basliyor-11669/), 2025-07-26: "Savunma sanayiine yönelik bu yatırımımızla, Türkiye'nin kritik malzeme üretimindeki dışa bağımlılığını azaltmaya kararlıyız."

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