Aksa

AKSA Akrilik Kimya Sanayii A.S. (Istanbul Stock Exchange: ASKA) is the world's largest producer of acrylic fiber with 308,000 tons per year capacity and more than 14,2 percent share of the worldwide market. Products include acrylic textile fibers, technical fibers, and carbon fiber. Aksa's mission is to be the choice for acrylic-based textiles and technical fibers, to work efficiently and in harmony with the environment, to be innovative and customer focused. Aksa has around 1,000 employees working at its production site in Yalova Turkey and offices in Istanbul. Aksa's turnover in 2010 was more than US$850 million, and is expected to exceed $900 million in 2011. Aksa is a member of the AKKÖK Group of Companies which is comprised of 15 companies operating in Turkey's chemical, energy, real estate and textile sectors. The Group has more than 3,200 employees. In 2010, the Group's turnover was more than US$2.7 billion.