“Smart textile” Support from Aksa Akrilik

Aksa Akrilik, acrylic fiber producer, will support Iltema in its "Value for Entrepreneurship" project.

  27 August 2021 09:44 Friday
“Smart textile” Support from Aksa Akrilik

Aksa Akrilik, which supports projects developing innovative and sustainable technologies with its "Value for Entrepreneurship" will invest in Iltema which specializes in manufacturing smart textiles within the classification of company assessment values at three million dollar. Iltema, which develops smart textile products that can radiate heat, will manufacture woven fabric that has conductive properties and that are uses in carbon fiber. Next-Gen patented technology applied to the manufacturing lines will also be the pioneer for the textile sector.

‘’It will be possible to save around 10 million dollar every year in imports’’

With the support given by Aksa Akrilik, radiant textiles that will be produced by Iltema will enjoy wide usage areas. Textile products we use in our everyday lives such as beds, blankets, coats, sleeping bags and automotive industry in general will benefit from this innovation. Thanks to the radiant seat fabrics and in-design radiant textiles in automobiles, domestic parts and equipment will predominate in this field. Iltema Co-Founder Ayhan Prepol, while mentioning about 10 million worth of exports in seat radiant and shared his forecast about said investment to be stayed in the country with the support by Aksa Akrilik.

Iltema that currently has two silver medals named by Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (TÜİK) has successfully gone through to finals at Techxtile Start-Up Challenge Competition where innovative initiatives that are added value to the textile sector were all competed.

‘’Entrepreneur Support Will Continue’’

Aksa Akrilik Board Member and General Manager Cengiz Taş while making a statement about the added value for the textile sector with domestic production to Turkey, ‘’Within the concept of ‘’ Entrepreneurship Value’’ Social Responsibility Project, we are able to support an innovative start-up every year and in this way, make an investment for the future of our country. Iltema will be instrumental in huge savings relate to the reduced investments in imports with its next-generation technology smart radiant fabrics. When we join carbon fiber in our team that produced by DowAksa, our joint partner in smart fabrics since 2012, we will maintain our support for our country in finance and in technology with the synergy created by carbon fiber material.’’


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