Milestone - Inexmoda

1907
Milestones:
Beginning of the Textile Industry.
Fábrica de Tejidos
Hernández
Tejidos Medida
Fabrica de Hilados y Tejidos El Hato
Today: Fabricato-Tejicondor
Compañía Colombiana de tejidos
Today: Coltejer
Compañía de Tejidos de Bello
1956:
Milestones:
Birth of brands
representing finished
product.
Leonisa… a brand that leads
the way.
New textile and apparel companies
emerge increasing the size of the textile
apparel chain.
1962:
Everfit
1961:
Caribú
1961:
Paños Vicuña
1962:
Pepalfa
1965
Milestones:
Investment in Technology.
Lessons Learned:
It is necessary to invest in
infrastructure, technology and
equipment, being aware of the need
of expanding its capacity to
effectively respond to the market.
1980:
Milestones:
Governments and their Economic Plans: Betancur 1982-1986. Barco
1986-1990
Lessons:
Insertion in the world economic order.
Improvement of quality.
Need of increasing productivity.
Construction of solid and continuous economic policies.
Local Competition-Global Competition.
1987:
Milestones:
Inexmoda: Instituto para la Exportación y la Moda is born.
Lessons Learned:
Importance of a unique institute capable of generating
solutions for the sector's companies.
A door opens to the internationalization of the textileapparel-design and fashion sector in Colombia.
Adding of value for competitiveness of companies in the
chain.
Researches
Creates
commercialization
spaces
COLOMBIATEX
DE LAS AMÉRICAS
COLOMBIAMODA
Drives the sector’s
competitiveness and
builds international
relations
•Economic intelligence
•Market access
•Innovation and training
•IED
•International cooperation
1989:
Milestones:
Colombiamoda and Colombiatex de las Américas
are born. The most important tradeshows of the
textile-apparel-design and fashion sector in the
country.
Lessons Learned:
The country needs an international commercial space
as platform for business development of the sector’s
companies.
Adequate place for supply and demand to come
together.
Our tradeshows and their
evolution
Colombia referent of
Fashion.
Important designers and brands
interact with the country through
tradeshows.
Carolina Herrera
Badgley Mischka
Ronaldo Fraga - Agatha Ruíz de la Prada
Custo Barcelona
Oscar de la Renta
Casa Loewe - Walter Rodríguez
1989:
Milestone:
The Fashion Lab-Inexmoda is born.
Lessons Learned:
Companies become aware of the need and
importance of research.
1989:
Milestones:
Birth of schools and training programs for the sector.
La Colegiatura, Universidad Pontifica Bolivariana, Los Andes,
Instituto Tecnológico Pascual Bravo, La Salle College Group
Arturo Tejada, Universidad Autónoma del Caribe, Academia
Superior de Artes.
Lessons Learned:
Need of professionalization of the sector.
Relation between academia and the corporate sector.
The 90s:
Milestones:
Promotion of Competitiveness - Government of Cesar Gaviria
Trujillo: 1990-1994.
The Pacific Revolution – Government of Samper: 1994-1998.
Support of Competitiveness – Government of Pastrana: 1998-2002.
Promotion and Diversification of Exports – Government of Uribe:
2002-2010.
Competitiveness-Market Diversification –World-class Sectors.
1994 The Ten Strategic Imperatives-Monitor.
1994-1998 Creation of the National Council for Competitiveness.
1998-2002 National Development Plan.
Promotion and Diversification of Exports.
1999-2009
Red Colombia Compite.
National Policy for Productivity and Competitiveness.
2004 CONPES 3297 – “Domestic Agenda for Productivity and
Competitiveness: Methodology”.
2002-2006 National Development Plan “Towards a Communal State”permanent access to international markets.
2006 Private Council for Competitiveness (CPC).
Vision Colombia Bicentennial: 2019-prospective planning exercise.
2000-today:
Milestone:
In search for Greater Added Value.
A sector that builds Brands.
Exclusivity, Distinction.
Brands that have a history and propose a lifestyle.
Identity.
Differentiation, Specialization.
Affectionate, emotional ties with the brands.
Personalized and quality inputs and materials.
2000-2004:
Milestone:
Birth of more tradeshows for the sector
throughout the country.
Lessons Learned:
Growth of a sector throughout
the country.
Importance of commercial
tradeshow spaces as a business
platform.
2000:
Milestones:
Signature of FTAs
Colombia is currently exploring new
markets.
Lessons Learned:
The country understands the importance
of FTAs as competitiveness drivers.
Market Diversification.
Multilateral Agreements:
Andean Community of Nations: 1966.
Latin-American Integration Association (ALADI)-1980.
Free Trade Agreements in force:
Group of 3:1995, to Group of 2. Mexico & Colombia.
FTA Colombia-Northern Triangle (Guatemala, El Salvador and
Honduras): 2009-2010. The Textile-Apparel sector was only negotiated
with Honduras.
Colombia-Chile: 2008.
Free Trade Agreements entered into and pending ratification:
Colombia-United States: 2007.
Colombia-Canada: 2008.
Colombia-European Free Trade Association EFTA:2010.
Colombia-European Union: 2010.
Economic Complementation Agreements:
CAN – Mercosur.
Fixed Preferences Agreements
With Central America and the Caribbean:
Caricom, Costa Rica, Cuba, Nicaragua, Panama.
Association of Caribbean States.
Tariff Preferences :
SGP Plus (European Union): 2005.
ATPA-ATPDEA: 1991-2010.
Ongoing Negotiations :
Agreements for the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of
Investments.
Commercial Agreement between Colombia and Korea.
Commercial Agreement between Colombia and Panama.
Institutions, Programs and Projects that support a sector
2007
Milestones:
Clusters.
Productive linkage.
Corporate Networks.
University Corporation State.
Lessons Learned:
The sector requires the support of institutions, programs and
projects tending to improve competitiveness.
Need of associative thinking.
2008-2009
Milestones:
The Program for productive transformation
“World-Class Sectors” is born.
IADB Project: Innovation Platform for the TextileApparel Sector.
Lessons Learned:
The sector feels the need to work towards
competitiveness, innovation, human talent so that
the sector may be transformed into a World-Class
sector.
Need of thinking in the long term through a
Program with vision towards the year 2032.
2010
The Sector Today
Textiles and apparel represent 92% of the added value of
the value chain
. The chain contributes 8% of added value of the
Industry in Colombia, 20% of employment and 5% of exports.
Colombia exports 15% of Textile production and exports 57% of its
Apparel.
A Sector projected towards the future … the
year 2032
More and Better of the Best!
Lessons Learned
A Sector that works for the industry’s competitiveness.
Expansion of the textile-apparel industry via Internationalization:
Positioning in specialized market niches.
Institutions that support the sector as competitiveness driver:
Inexmoda 23 years at the service of the textile-apparel-design and
fashion sector.
Alliance University-Corporation-State.
Investment in Innovation.
Clear Sector Aspiration.
Lessons Learned
Generation of high added value.
Differentiation as fundamental factor.
Know-how.
Expertise.
Quality-Design.
Qualified Human Resources.
Variety of Inputs.
Cutting-edge technologies.
Working for a World-class sector.
Lessons Learned
Importance of ethical issues.
Development of socially responsible products: fair trade.
Balance between cost-speed and price.
Task subcontracting.
Opportunity of delivery.
Sector research.
Access to information technologies.