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AKSA to set up second carbon fibre production line

12 Feb '11
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Akrilic Kimya Sanayi AS (AKSA) of Istanbul, Turkey, is accelerating its investments in the field of carbon fibre production.

The Board of Directors of AKSA decided to increase its investment in carbon fibre as a strategic raw material for the 21st century.

The Board decided that the annual capacity of the existing line should be improved by 300 t, and that a $65 million investment be made to erect a second carbon fibre production line, with a nominal capacity of 1700 t per year, and that the new line be commissioned by July 2012.

AKSA had previously, during 2008--2009, made an $85 million investment in carbon fibre technology and an initial production facility, entirely engineered by Turkish engineers. The plant was formally opened in July 2010.

Playing an influential role in world markets in acrylic fibre with its market share of 12.5%, and aiming to achieve the same success for carbon fibre sold worldwide under its AKSACA brand, AKSA has pressed the button for the building of its second carbon fibre production plant.

A member of the Akkok Group of Companies, AKSA manufactures acrylic fibre, classified as synthetic-based fibre, which is used as a primary input in the world textile sector, and contributes to the textile and industrial textile industries of more than 50 countries in five continents.

BNET

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