Cedro Textil concentrates yarn production in Pirapora to expand scale and efficiency

Cedro Textil, a company participating in Texbrasil (the Internationalization Program of the Brazilian Textile and Apparel Industry), a partnership between Abit (Brazilian Textile and Apparel Industry Association) and ApexBrasil (Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency), is advancing the reconfiguration of its industrial base in the state of Minas Gerais by concentrating all its yarn production in the company’s two spinning mills in Pirapora. The move involves transferring the production currently carried out at its Caetanópolis plant to those units.

The initiative reinforces the company’s strategy of operating with more integrated, modern, and efficient facilities and, according to Cedro Textil, will not result in any loss of revenue. It also concludes an investment cycle of more than R$100 million over the past two years, focused on technological upgrades and increased competitiveness.

The consolidation strengthens the modernization carried out in Pirapora, which has already incorporated new compact ring spinning, Open End, and Vortex (air spinning) technologies, using state-of-the-art German, Italian, Swiss, and Japanese equipment. Cedro Textil has also advanced its process and quality control systems, incorporating tools that use artificial intelligence and machine learning, applied at different stages of production, with real-time monitoring.

“We will expand our range of high-quality technological yarns, with greater production scale and strong flexibility to serve the market, which today demands more advanced and competitive finished products,” says Fábio Mascarenhas Alves, CEO of Cedro Textil.

Modernization – Cedro Textil’s industrial modernization is a project that began in 2024. According to the company, the investments made are already reflected in gains in efficiency and sustainability.

“We are becoming increasingly attractive to manufacturers around the world. Maintaining an industrial base that is always up to date and increasingly efficient is essential to sustain our competitiveness,” explains the CEO.

According to Cedro Textil, the reorganization will also simplify the company’s industrial logistics by eliminating travel of more than 200 kilometers between the Caetanópolis and Pirapora plants, reducing costs and increasing operational efficiency. In recent years, operations in Caetanópolis had been gradually reduced, while the plants in Pirapora and Sete Lagoas gained scale and production relevance.

Jobs preserved – Cedro Textil currently has 2,750 employees across four factories, one distribution center, and two offices. At the Caetanópolis unit, which will be discontinued, the company employs 104 people. All of them will have the option of transferring to the Sete Lagoas plant, located 30 kilometers away. The transition will take place in a planned manner starting June 1.