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Metyx Composites to expand production in Turkey

04 Aug '16

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Metyx Composites, a division of textiles company Telateks A.S., is in the process of doubling its production facilities at its main manufacturing centre in Manisa, Turkey.

Land and buildings adjacent to the existing factory in the Manisa Industrial Zone became available earlier this year, which Telateks recently acquired. The existing factory is being linked to the newly acquired site, which combined, provides a total of 23,000 square metres of production and warehousing space. The expanded site is almost twice the size of the current factory, providing Metyx with the space to not only double weaving capacity for glass and carbon fibre multiaxial fabrics, but to also add more tooling and kitting capacity.

The new site is planned to be fully operational later this year, with additional staff being recruited. The expanded Metyx factory will include additional new production lines for both glass and carbon fibre multiaxial fabrics and new CNC machining centres for composite plug and mould making.

To meet increasing demand, especially from the wind energy sector locally, the existing kitting services at Manisa are also being further expanded. A full kitting service is provided, supplying customers with 'make to order' kits for core material, glass, carbon fibre reinforcements, and vacuum consumables, at both Manisa and the Metyx Composites factory in Hungary, for wind energy, marine, automotive, and other industrial applications.

Additional new warehousing facilities are also being constructed at Manisa to further improve stock holding and distribution services from the main production site, which serves customers nationally across Turkey, and also supplies a growing number of Metyx Composites export customers. (GK)

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