The company has diversified its offer with innovative solutions in geosynthetics, safety nets and technical products for construction and infrastructure, advancing in markets such as Panama, Ecuador, Peru, Colombia and Chile.
Garware Technical Fibres, global leader in technical textiles, expands its international presence, beyond the aquaculture industry, although this is the company's strongest business area (40%). Thus, in Latin America, it strengthens its business in sports networks, security, geosynthetics and agricultural nets, with a special focus on Chilean professional football.
"Thanks to the Garware Technical Fibres Chile operation, the company has achieved an efficient distribution in the country, where our clients have consolidated in the sports networks in Chile, introducing knotless nets in hexagonal configuration, a highly innovative and attractive product for this application. It has a wide reach with professional football clubs, which has driven its adoption," explains Patrick Fuentes, Latin America market consultant of Garware Technical Fibres USA Inc.
Thus, with a strong commitment to innovation and quality, the company aims to establish itself as a reference in textile solutions for sport in the region.
Markets and technologies
The company, moreover, has diversified its offer with innovative solutions in geosynthetics, safety nets and technical products for construction and infrastructure, advancing in markets such as Panama, Ecuador, Peru, Colombia and Chile.
One of the products with the greatest projection is AquaRockBag, a novel system for protection against erosion and scouring in rivers and coasts, which has already been implemented in works by the Ministry of Public Works of Panama and the Panama Canal Authority (ACP). In parallel, the GWF PP 4x4 HP geotextiles have gained presence in Ecuador and Peru, strengthening the company's positioning in the sector. "The growth strategy is based on the "work with specialized distributors in each country and business line," explains Fuentes. In the case of synthetic geosynthetics, the focus is on technical support, with visits to projects, training and talks directed at sector entities and associations.
Through diversification and expansion, Garware Technical Fibres is establishing itself in Latin America as a supplier of high-performance technical textiles beyond salmon farming. It has served the global aquaculture market since the late ’90s and the Chilean market since 2014. It operates in major aquaculture countries across Europe, Asia, North America and Latin America. In the salmon industries of Canada, Scotland, the Faroe Islands, Norway, Australia, New Zealand and Chile. More information at www.garwarefibres.cl
