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Yarn mill · Callao, Peru
Spinning quality since 1945
Pima, Tangüis and blended cotton yarns — raw and dyed to each customer’s specification, with state-of-the-art textile technology.
Since 1945
A Peruvian spinning mill with international reach
La Colonial Fábrica de Hilos S.A. is a Peruvian textile company founded in 1945, with long experience and presence in key markets worldwide. Our extensive facilities and latest-technology machinery allow us to offer a wide variety and large production capacity of raw and dyed yarns in 100% cotton and blends.
About the company-
81 years
spinning quality since 1945
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Ne 05–80
yarn count range
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8–700 kg
dyeing capacity per colour
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Pima · Tangüis
Peruvian cotton and blends with alpaca, modal, Tencel, viscose, linen and bamboo
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ISO 9001
Certified quality management system
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LATAM
Ecuador, Chile, Colombia, Bolivia, Venezuela, Dominican Republic and more
Portfolio
Our product lines
From fine Pima cotton yarns to industrial sewing threads: every line is produced and dyed to your project's specifications.
Plant · Callao
La Colonial in motion
Tour our plant: spinning, automated dyeing and quality control at every stage.
Track record
Trade fairs & events
We present our yarns at the region's leading textile showcases.
Latest
News
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Present at Perú Moda
We took part in Perú Moda and Perú Gift Show 2013 , organised by PROMPERÚ with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism…
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Peru is Fashion
The 16th Perú Moda International Fair is just around the corner. From 10 to 12 April 2013 it will bring together the best of Peru's offer…
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Current · Verifiable
Certifications
A certified quality management system and product certifications for specific yarns. Each one states its scope and validity and can be verified with the issuing body.
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Management system
ISO 9001:2015
- Certificate
- PE11/174673
- Certification body
- SGS United Kingdom Ltd
- Valid until
- 30/01/2029
Certified quality management system, subject to surveillance audits.
Scope: production and service of cotton spinning and dyeing.
Verify in the SGS directory (opens in a new window) -
Product certification
OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100
- Label number
- 10.HPE.73955
- Institute
- Hohenstein HTTI
- Product class
- I · Anexo 4
- Valid until
- 31/03/2027
Our OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100 certified yarns have been independently tested for harmful substances according to extensive scientific criteria that go beyond global regulations.
Scope (as certified): Yarns made of 100 % cotton raw, bleached, reactive dyed and softener finished or yarns made of 100 % cotton, gassed, mercerized, raw, bleached, reactive dyed and softener finished.
Only the yarns within the scope of certificate 10.HPE.73955 are certified.
Verify with OEKO-TEX® Label Check (opens in a new window) -
Product certification
GOTS · Global Organic Textile Standard
CU 810601
- License
- CB-GOTS-CU-PE-33-810601
- Certifier
- Control Union Services S.A.C.
- Valid until
- 20/01/2027
International standard for textiles made from organic fibres, with environmental and social criteria along the entire processing chain.
Scope: grey and dyed yarns, carded and combed, of organic or in-conversion cotton, pure or blended.
We offer GOTS-certified yarns, which are identified separately in each shipment with their transaction certificate.
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Product certification
OCS · Organic Content Standard
- License
- CB-CUS-810601
- TE-ID
- TE-00134579
- Valid until
- 20/01/2027
La Colonial Fábrica de Hilos S.A. is certified to the Organic Content Standard (OCS), certified by Control Union CB-CUS-810601 (TE-00134579). The OCS verifies organically grown content and tracks it from source to final product.
Only the products which are covered by a valid transaction certificate are OCS certified. Products certified to OCS 100 contain at least 95% certified organically grown material; OCS Blended products contain between 5–94%.
Verify at Textile Exchange (TE-00134579) (opens in a new window)
Need custom yarns?
Tell us about your project — count, composition, colour and volume — and we will get back to you with a proposal.