Colombia Clothing Industry
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Colombia is strategically located in the northwest corner of South America, at the crossroads of the Americas. It is virtually the geographic hub of this hemisphere: Colombia is only 3 hours by air and 3 days by ship from Miami. With an area of 1.14 million square kilometres (712.5 million square miles approximately), Colombia has two major ports on the Atlantic and two on the Pacific, a position that shapes the trade of its clothing and textile industry.
This directory covers the apparel, fashion and textile industry of Colombia: the companies that make clothing and textiles, the suppliers that provide the buttons, labels and hangers garments need, the institute that organizes the country's trade fairs, and the export services that connect Colombian producers with international buyers. The listings are concentrated in two areas. Bogota, the capital, holds a suit and shirt factory and the headquarters of a vertically integrated textile company. Envigado, in Antioquia near Medellin, holds three of the suppliers: a button and bead maker, a garment label factory and a plastic hanger manufacturer.
Medellin is the fair city in these listings. INEXMODA, the Fashion and Export Institute of Colombia, created in 1987, works for the fiber-textile-apparel-retail sector and organizes two specialized trade fairs there: Colombiatex, for apparel and home furnishing textiles and supplies, and Colombiamoda, for designers, apparel and household textiles. Export support comes from Proexport, which offers international buyers general information on Colombia, including geographic data, economic indicators, foreign trade, main exports and imports, tax and customs regulations, tariffs, trade agreements and transportation services, along with information on Colombian exporting companies and their products.
Read the listings by what each company does. Confecciones Jhorman makes men's suits, jackets, pants and suit shirts in Bogota, with over 100 dedicated tailors producing 2500 suits and over 7000 shirts each month for Central and South America markets, on a full package or CMP basis. Lafayette is a vertically integrated textile company headquartered in Bogota, with over 1600 employees and a production facility of approximately 900,000 square feet. The Envigado suppliers work at production scale: Marquillas FAST produces woven labels, PVC patches and hang tags in a 4,500 square metre plant, Induboton makes polyester buttons and beads for the apparel, garment, bijoutery and leather industry, and Plastinovo supplies plastic hangers to apparel manufacturers nationally and internationally. PRAXEDIS DE ARTUNDUAGA produces children's blouses, dresses and pants in sizes 4-16.
Colombia Fashion Industry Resources
Colombia's Regions
Geographers have devised different ways to divide Colombia into regions. It is most appropriate to divide the country into four geographic regions: the Andean highlands, consisting of the three Andean ranges and intervening valley lowlands; the Caribbean lowlands coastal region; the Pacific lowlands coastal region, separated from the Caribbean lowlands by swamps at the base of the Isthmus of Panama; and eastern Colombia, the great plain that lies to the east of the Andes Mountains.
Colombia Fashion Industry Companies
Listings are given with the products, addresses, phone numbers and contacts supplied for each business.
Confecciones Jhorman
35 years of experience in producing high quality products at incredibly low prices. Conveniently located factory with over 100 dedicated tailors. Currently exporting to Central and South America markets. They are very versatile and can produce on short demand. 2500 suits and over 7000 shirts produced each month. Full package or CMP. Quality and Economy!
Address: Cra 18 # 18-40 sur, Bogota, Colombia. Phone: (571)2720035. Email: msacrist@hotmail.com. Contact: Mario Sacristan, General Manager
Manufacturer Item # 1: Men's Suits. Manufacturer Item # 2: Men's Jackets. Manufacturer Item # 3: Men's Pants. Manufacturer Item # 4: Men's Suit Shirts
Ferrocarril
Clothing manufacturer in Colombia.
Induboton S.A.
They manufacture polyester buttons and beads, addressed to supply the apparel, garment, bijoutery and leather industry. They offer two kinds of services: line products and customized buttons and beads, according to the customer's needs.
Address: Calle 44 sur # 48-61, Envigado, Antioquia, Colombia. Phone: 57-4-3325100. Fax: 57-4-3324400. E-Mail: international@induboton.com. Contact: Margarita Villa
INEXMODA
Fashion and Export Institute of Colombia, organizes two international fairs. INEXMODA is a private non-profit organization, created in 1987, that works for the fiber-textile-apparel-retail sector, to strengthen its trade. It finances its own activities by charging for the services it gives to the whole sector, since not being an association, it does not have affiliates. They organize specialized trade fairs: Colombiatex, an apparel and home furnishing textile and supplies show, that takes place in Medellin on January 20 - 22nd, 2004, and Colombiamoda, a designers, apparel and household textile show, to be held in Medellin next August 12 - 14th, 2003.
Lafayette
Lafayette is a vertically integrated textile company headquartered in Bogota, Colombia. They rely on over 1600 employees and a production facility of approximately 900,000 square feet.
Marquillas FAST s.a
Marquillas FAST s.a. is a factory of products to identify garments, located in Colombia, South America, with a plant of production of 4,500 square meters, where they produce woven labels, PVC patches, hang tags and a variety of raw materials for labels printing, like nylon coated fabric, polyester coated fabric, satin ribbons, imitation leather, fiscagoma and ink foils for the hot stamping printing process. They provide most labelers printer factories in South America with their exclusive material for printing labels.
Woven Labels: they can make around 30 million woven labels per month, which can assure you that all your orders can be shipped just in time. They can match any color as you need it. Refer to their Color Woven card.
Rubber PVC: they can make around 5 million rubber PVC patches per month. This kind of product is best used on swim wear, lingerie, sport garments, bags and many other applications.
Printed Labels: they can make around 10 million printed labels per month. This kind of product is best used on swim wear, lingerie, sport garments, bags, t-shirts and many other applications.
Imitation Leather: this is a special product to be used on garments that will be washed by industrial laundry processes. This material adopts the fade color of jean cloth after the washing process, getting a special look of ageing without losing the printed logo. They have this material in stock to warranty a very short delivery time. They can send it to you ready slitt as you need, or in master rolls of 30 inches width x 164 yards length.
Satin: this is a special material slitt by an ultrasonic system to avoid scratching the skin. It is recommended for luxury printed labels for luxury garment clothes, and they recommend its use for shirts, lingerie and elegant clothes. The main characteristic is the brightness of the background, making this a label of elegance.
Nylon Coated Fabric: this is the best material for labels that will be used in washing industry processes or left in soaks with solvents, acetone or chlorine bleach. This material is best suitable for thermal transfer printing, hot stamping, offset and flexo systems. They have this material in stock to warranty a very short delivery time. They can send it to you ready slitt as you need, or in master rolls of 60 inches width x 500 yards length.
Polyester Coated Fabric: this is a very special material because of its covering (coating with urethane), a specially formulated textile covering developed by Marquillas FAST s.a., suitable for printed labels that will be used in washing industry processes like stone wash or stone bleach. This material can be printed by hot stamping, flexo and offset systems. They have this material in stock to warranty a very short delivery time. They can send it to you ready slitt as you need, or in master rolls of 60 inches width x 500 yards length. This material can become with heat seal.
Ink Foils: this product is a complement of their exclusive coating fabrics, dry ink foils for hot stamping systems created to withstand laundry industry processes and to be compatible with their fabrics for printing labels. They have a range of vivid colors specially formulated for this kind of printing system (hot stamping).
Address: Carrera 46 a # 29sur-120, Envigado 574, Colombia. Phone: 57-4-3316381. Fax: 57-4-3316458. Email: marqfast@epm.net.co. Contact: Mr Jeismair Medina. Manager: Mr Wadir Medina
Manufacturer Item # 1: Woven Labels. Manufacturer Item # 2: Hang Tags. Manufacturer Item # 3: Printed Labels. Manufacturer Item # 4: Imitation Leather Labels. Manufacturer Item # 5: Security Labels. Manufacturer Item # 6: Ultrasonic Slittin Edge. Manufacturer Item # 7: Raw materials for Labeling
Plastinovo Ltda
Plastinovo Ltda provides plastic hangers for all kinds of clothes, nationally and internationally, to important apparel manufacturers. They also design and manufacture customized products according to the client's needs.
Address: Carrera 48 # 48 sur - 181, Envigado Int. 104, Colombia. Phone: 574-2886677 or 574-2882188. Fax: 574-2882925. Email: ventas@plastinovo.com. Contact: Margarita Villa, National and International Sales Manager
Manufacturer Item # 1: Plastic Hangers. Manufacturer Item # 2: Two Material Handles. Manufacturer Item # 3: Mold Maker. Manufacturer Item # 4: Promotional Items
PRAXEDIS DE ARTUNDUAGA S.A
They produce children's blouses, dresses and pants, all of them in sizes 4-16, infant, junior wear, and babies.
E-mail: comext2@grupocarolina.com
Proexport
Specialized services for international buyers interested in Colombia exporting goods and services. General information on Colombia, including geographic data, economic indicators, foreign trade, main exports and imports, tax and customs regulations, tariffs, trade agreements, and transportation services. Information on an array of economic sectors and Colombian exporting companies, including export products, the tariff position on specific product lines, trade contacts, historical information, management, assets, and labor force.
Contact: Catalina Hernandez. E-Mail: chernandez@proexport.com.co
Common Questions
What kinds of Colombian companies are listed in this directory?
The listings cover a Bogota suit and shirt manufacturer, a clothing manufacturer, a polyester button and bead maker, a vertically integrated textile company, a garment label and identification products factory, a plastic hanger manufacturer, a children's clothing producer, the INEXMODA fashion and export institute, and Proexport, which provides specialized services for international buyers interested in Colombian exporting goods and services.
Which Colombian trade fairs are listed here?
INEXMODA, a private non-profit organization created in 1987 that works for the fiber-textile-apparel-retail sector, organizes two specialized trade fairs in Medellin: Colombiatex, an apparel and home furnishing textile and supplies show, and Colombiamoda, a designers, apparel and household textile show.
How can a company be added to this directory?
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