# Aksa Akrilik announces $20M investment for Mithra UHMWPE fiber facility

Aksa Akrilik has announced a $20 million investment budget for the first unit of a new production facility for Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene (Mithra) fiber, with a starting capacity of 350 tons/year, to be commissioned from 2025 onwards. The fiber will be used in defense and maritime sectors.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2023-08-03
- Where: Türkiye
- Value: $20.0M
- Starts operating: 2025
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 350 tons/year (first unit)
- Products: Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene (UHMWPE) fiber (Mithra)
- Sectors: [Industrial Textiles](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-textiles.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [turkchem.net](https://turkchem.net/en/haberler/aksa-akrilik-mithra-uretim-tesisinin-yatirim-butcesini-acikladi), 2023-08-03: "We have begun investing in a new facility to produce high-technology value-added technical textiles under the Mithra brand, starting with a capacity of 350 tons/year and increasing gradually."

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