# Aksa Akrilik to expand Aksafil yarn plant in Yalova with $27.5M investment

Aksa Akrilik is building a new 20,000 sqm factory for its Aksafil project in Yalova, Turkey, with a $27.5 million investment. The first phase (10,000 sqm) started production in late 2021, and the second phase is expected to be completed by end of 2022, creating 200 jobs.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2022-08-14
- Where: Yalova, Türkiye
- Value: $27.5M
- Jobs: 200
- Starts operating: 2022
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 8,800 tonnes per year (2,200 phase 1 + 6,600 phase 2)
- Products: acrylic yarn
- Sectors: [Industrial Textiles](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-textiles.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [inbusiness.com.tr](https://www.inbusiness.com.tr/in-business/2022/08/15/tek-basina-cine-rakip), 2022-08-14: "Aksafil için 20 bin metrekare büyüklüğünde yeni bir fabrikayı devreye alacağız."

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