Castanhal produces jute with respect for the environment and people

Fully integrated into the Amazon biome, Companhia Têxtil Castanhal, a company of Texbrasil (Brazilian Textile and Fashion Industry Internationalization Program) — the result of a partnership between Abit (Brazilian Textile and Apparel Industry Association) and ApexBrasil (Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency), cultivates and extracts the jute fiber in a sustainable way and without the generation of waste. With a factory in the city of Castanhal, Pará, and branches in Amazonas and São Paulo, it has been the largest producer of jute products in the West and a market leader in Brazil for over 50 years.

Vegetable textile fiber is transformed into products such as sacks for agribusiness, carded jute for industry and civil construction, jute fabrics for fashion and decoration, and jute threads for handicrafts, among other applications. In the process of transforming the fiber into fabric, only organic additives and vegetable oils are used, which makes the products completely biodegradable.

In everyday activities, the company has several connections with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) proposed by the UN. Among them, the practice of sustainable, fair and solidary trade, with purchase of guaranteed production and correct remuneration to producers (riverside families of the Amazon).

Castanhal also develops an action aimed at enabling means of financing for the application of technology and knowledge for the improvement and availability of jute seeds to family farmers for cultivation.

About Texbrasil

The Brazilian Textile and Fashion Industry Internationalization Program (Texbrasil) works with companies in the textile and apparel sector developing strategies to conquer the global market. Over 20 years, it has helped around 1600 brands to enter the export market, generating USD 9 billion in business. The Program is carried out through a partnership between Abit and the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil).