Aksa, the world’s leading provider of acrylic fiber, and The Dow Chemical Company, one of the world’s leading science and technology companies, have formed a joint venture, DowAksa, to develop, manufacture and globally market carbon fiber and derivatives to support the rapidly expanding carbon-fiber-based composites industry. DowAksa will expand on Aksa’s existing carbon fiber production assets in Yalova, Turkey, and will combine the strengths of its partners to supply high-tech transportation, energy and infrastructure solutions at lower total cost to the customer. Development plans include integrated production capability for the manufacture and supply of advanced carbon fiber composites. Upon completion, DowAksa will be the carbon fiber composites industry’s only large-scale, full-service, integrated solution provider.

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