Delegation with 44 Brazilian companies brings innovation and technology to Colombiatex 2020
From January 21st to 23rd, the city of Medellin, Colombia, will host one of the most important trade shows for fabrics and supplies for the apparel industry in Latin America: Colombiatex. Brazil arrives in the Colombian city with 44 companies, which promise to bring innovations in textile inputs, machinery and equipment, leather, footwear and supplies.
The Brazilian manufacturers form one of the most representative foreign delegations of the fair. The group of companies participates in Colombiatex through the support of international promotion programs: By Brazil Components, Machinery and Chemicals, Brazil Machinery Solutions and Texbrasil, held through partnerships between the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (Apex-Brasil) and the Brazilian Association of Companies of Components for Leather, Footwear and Manufactured Goods (ASSINTECAL), Brazilian Machinery Builders´ Association (ABIMAQ) and The Brazilian Textile and Apparel Industry Association (Abit).
In 2019, during Brazil’s last participation in Colombiatex, the 30 companies participating in the Texbrasil Program earned more than US$ 6.7 million during the three days of the event and more than US$ 58 million in business deals the following year. The nine participating manufacturers of Brazil Machinery Solutions, from the machinery and equipment sector, negotiated more than US$ 2 million, between immediate agreements and throughout the year.
Colombia is currently Brazil’s third most important trading partner in Latin America, with an important growth process. More than 90% of Brazilian exports to the country are from manufactures, especially products for cars, iron, steel, automotive parts.
2020 – The Brazilian presence
The Brazil Machinery Solutions program brings to Colombia eight manufacturers of machinery and equipment for the textile and clothing sector. “This fair is very important for Brazilian companies. We have been working hard on innovation for several years, especially in technologies that allow us to create products, supplies, machinery and equipment that increasingly point to a sustainable concept. It is what today’s consumers are looking for, but above all what the planet needs,” says the ABIMAQ’s executive director for the external market and manager of BMS, Patrícia Gomes.
To meet the demand of Colombian buyers and those visiting Colombiatex from all over the world, the Texbrasil Program takes 32 textile input companies. “Colombiatex is the perfect showcase for Brazilian companies to present technological advances in fabrics and clothing supplies. Since the signing of the Free Trade Agreement between Colombia and Brazil, the number of exports has increased by 45 percent, as has the demand for other inputs for clothing. Faced with this growth scenario, this is the largest Brazilian delegation participating in Colombiatex,” adds Texbrasil’s executive manager and Abit representative, Lilian Kaddissi.
The commercial exhibition for the leather, footwear and shoe supplies sector will be composed of 4 companies, which will show the main trends in inputs in order to obtain comfortable footwear, with quality materials, but above all at the forefront in terms of design and technology.
“The leather and footwear industry in Brazil is one of the most important in the world. Currently, we export to over 70 countries. We are an industry that can use more than 3,500 different components in each collection, which makes us very creative and innovative,” says ASSINTECAL’s relationship analyst, Cariani de Souza.
About ABIMAQ
The Brazilian Machinery Builders´ Association (ABIMAQ) was founded in 1937 with the goal of acting for the strengthening of the domestic industry by mobilizing the sector, performing actions with the political and economic spheres, stimulating trade and international cooperation and contributing to enhance their performance in terms of technology, human resources training and management modernization. ABIMAQ is responsible for the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program – Result of the partnership between the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (Apex-Brasil) and the Brazilian Machinery Builders´ Association (ABIMAQ), the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program aims to promote Brazilian exports of machinery and equipment, as well as strengthen Brazil’s image as a manufacturer of mechanical capital goods in a sustainable way, with technology and competitiveness. The BMS Program has more than 400 members, among industries from various sectors such as agriculture, textile, mining, plastic, packaging, among others. In 2018, companies associated with the BMS Program registered exports to 159 countries. To join the Program and for more information, go to: http://www.abimaq.org.br or http://www.brazilmachinery.com.
Participants of the Brazil Machinery Solutions Program will be: Audaces, Castilho Máquinas Têxteis, Censi Máquinas, Comelato Roncato, Delta Equipamentos, Inarmeg, Orizio and SocioTec.
About Abit
The Brazilian Textile and Apparel Industry Association (Abit), founded in 1957, is one of the most important entities among the economic sectors of the country. It represents the productive force of 33,000 companies located across the country- companies of all sizes that collectively employ over 1.5 million workers and generate annual revenues of US$ 45 billion. Abit is responsible for the Texbrasil Program – the Brazilian Textile and Fashion Industry Internationalization Program (Texbrasil) works with companies in the textile and clothing industry to develop strategies to expand in the global market. During nearly 20 years it has helped close to 1,500 brands get on track to export their goods, generating US$3.6 billion in business. The Program is coordinated by Abit in partnership with the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (Apex-Brasil). Further information: https://www.abit.org.br/ or http://texbrasil.com.br/pt/
In the textile industry, the companies that accompany the Texbrasil program are: Bonor Fashion Accessories, Berlan, Canatiba Denin Industry, Cataguases, Cedar Textile, CMJ Textile, Coltex, Covolan Têxtil, Delilah Textile, Draft, Ecotag Lacres, Estrela Aviamentos, Expor Manequins, Hudtelfa, Creora, J. Serrano, La Estampa Fabric & Arts, Latina Textil, Lunelli Textil, Linhas Trichë, Tecelagem Macias, Nicoletti Textil, Paramount, Paranatex Textil, Rosset, Salotex, Sancris Threads and Closures, SantaConstancia, Santana Textiles , Santanense, Santista Jeans Wear, TBM Têxtil, Vicunha Textil.
About ASSINTECAL
For more than 35 years, the Brazilian Association of Companies of Components for Leather, Footwear and Manufactured Goods (Assintecal) has been working directly in the expansion of its footwear-leather sector. Its work is recognized for its strength and dialogue with all spheres of government, for the consolidation of the international market and for the development in research and fashion content. The entity is responsible for a sector that has 3 thousand companies. Headquartered in Novo Hamburgo (RS), it also has offices in São João Batista (SC), Nova Serrana (MG), Birigui (SP), Franca (SP) and Jaú (SP). ASSINTECAL is responsible for the By Brasil Components, Machinery and Chemicals program – Brazilian manufacturers that integrate the components sector interested in expanding their commercial relations with the foreign market have the opportunity to participate, as well as other 300 companies, in the By Brasil Components, Machinery and Chemicals project, carried out by Assintecal, Apex-Brasil and Abrameq, which intends to promote a good performance in exports and, consequently, in the sector. The project has adequate solutions for each level of internationalization, keeping actions of commercial promotion, intelligence, training, among others, within the reach of the companies. Further information: https://www.assintecal.org.br/ or https://www.bybrasil.org.br/by-brasil
From ASSINTECAL, four companies will participate: Conexão Malhas, LCM Foils, SMS Metais and Alpargateria Cervera.
About Apex-Brasil
The Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (Apex-Brasil) works to promote Brazilian products and services abroad and attract foreign investments to strategic sectors of the Brazilian economy. The Agency performs diversified actions of commercial promotion, such as prospective and commercial missions, business rounds, support to the participation of Brazilian companies in major international fairs, and visits of foreign buyers and opinion makers to learn about the Brazilian productive structure. Further information: https://portal.apexbrasil.com.br/
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