What Cedro Textil does

Cedro Textil (legal name CIA. DE FIAÇÃO E TECIDOS CEDRO E CACHOEIRA) is a Brazilian public textile manufacturer founded in 1872, listed on B3 under tickers CEDO3 and CEDO4, headquartered in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais. The company operates two business divisions: Workwear, which produces flame-resistant (FR), antibacterial, camouflage, and uniform fabrics and contributes 55% of revenue, and Jeanswear, which produces denim and colored twill (brins) fabrics in Super Elastic, Elastic, Fix, and Flow families. Cedro claims the leading position in the Latin American workwear market and ranks among Brazil's largest denim producers, supported by 80+ million linear meters of annual production capacity and 30,000 tons of cotton consumption per year. Its manufacturing footprint, after the 2026 concentration of yarn spinning at Pirapora and the planned closure of Caetanópolis, comprises Pirapora spinning mills, a Sete Lagoas weaving/finishing plant, a Contagem distribution center, and the Belo Horizonte corporate office.

Cedro's product offering is built around proprietary and licensed technologies: the exclusive Latin American license to Rhodia's Proban flame-retardant technology, the proprietary Cedro Watermark authentication feature for FR/PPE products, the R-Inove QR/UV-code traceability system, microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) developed in partnership with Klabin S.A., and AI/ML-based real-time process control in spinning and weaving installed as part of a R$100M+ 2024-2026 modernization cycle. The company operates all three indigo dyeing systems for denim, complies with ISO 9001, ISO 14001, Oekotex Standard 100, Cradle to Cradle, UL, GHG Protocol, BCI, ABR, and Sou de Algodão certifications, and reports ESG outcomes including 85% CO2e reduction and 3 million+ PET bottles recycled annually through its ECO CEDRO line. Distribution combines regional sales representatives, approved wholesalers, homologated factories, and technical consultants in Brazil and Latin America.

The business model is B2B manufacturing with quote-based pricing on volume and specification, sold through direct field sales, wholesale distributors, certified manufacturing partners, and the TexBrasil export program (ABIT/ApexBrasil). Customers include energy and oil & gas enterprises (e.g., Enel Grids Brasil), military and public security forces, healthcare and administrative uniform programs, and fashion brands using Cedro denim and brins. Go-to-market emphasizes trade-show presence (notably Colombiatex in Medellín, doubled booth to 98m² in 2025), digital collections, and designer capsule collaborations. Revenue is not publicly disclosed, but Cedro operates with a post-restructuring workforce of approximately 2,750 employees (2026) following the consolidation of yarn production at Pirapora.

Name

Cedro Textil

Legal name

CIA. DE FIAÇÃO E TECIDOS CEDRO E CACHOEIRA

Website

https://cedro.com.br

Company type

Public

Founded year

1872

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Cedro Textil is a publicly listed Brazilian textile manufacturer (B3: CEDO3/CEDO4) producing flame-resistant workwear fabrics and denim/brins for fashion, serving energy, military, healthcare, and apparel customers across Latin America through direct sales, wholesalers, and certified factories.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial and Technical Textiles

NAICS

Apparel Manufacturing (315)

SIC

Textile Mill Products (2200)

akta.pro primary industry

Technical Fabric Mills (Performance/Protective/Medical Substrates) (IMAOABAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Protective & Safety Textiles (FR/Arc/Heat/Cut/Chemical) (IMAOADAA)

Keywords

• Industrial workwear fabrics
• Denim manufacturing
• Flame resistant textiles
• Professional uniform fabrics
• Textile finishing services

Headquarters

HQ city

Belo Horizonte

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Workwear Textiles: Production and sale of professional, technical, and safety textiles including flame-resistant (FR), antibacterial, camouflage, and classic uniform fabrics. Workwear represents 55% of total company revenue and includes operational, administrative, military, and technical fabrics for uniform manufacturing.
2. Jeanswear Textiles: Production and sale of denim and colored twill (brins) fabrics for fashion and apparel. The company offers multiple fabric families: Super Elastic, Elastic, Fix, and Flow, serving various fashion market segments from premium to classic.
3. Recycled Polyester Fabric (ECO CEDRO): Fabrics containing percentage of recycled polyester from PET bottle recycling, with production corresponding to recycling of over 3 million bottles per year, contributing to circular economy revenue stream.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels11 records

Core offering

Cedro Textil manufactures and sells industrial/workwear textiles (flame-resistant, antibacterial, camouflage, professional uniform fabrics) and jeanswear textiles (denim and colored twills/brins) for fashion apparel. The company operates textile manufacturing plants producing over 80 million meters of fabric annually, with exclusive Proban flame-retardant technology licensing in Latin America. Products are sold to garment manufacturers, uniform companies, and fashion brands primarily in Brazil and Latin America.

Product overview

Cedro Textil operates as a textile manufacturer producing two distinct product lines: Workwear (professional protective fabrics) and Jeanswear (denim and colored fabrics for fashion). The Workwear division encompasses four sub-lines (FR for fire resistance, Classic for healthcare, Security for military/security, Visual for administrative uniforms) with various technological features including UV protection, antimicrobial treatments, liquid metal protection, and recycled PET integration. The Jeanswear division offers four product families (Super Elastic, Elastic, Fix, and Flow) organized under seasonal collections (1#2026, Gerações, Origem, Singular, Essência, Reflexos, Sentidos). The company also provides specialized technologies like R-Inove tracking and MFC (microfibrillated cellulose) from its Klabin partnership. The product portfolio includes 30+ Workwear fabric articles and 20+ Jeanswear fabric articles across multiple collections.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Cedro Jeanswear: Linha de tecidos denim e sarja para moda jeanswear, com famílias de produtos Super Elastic, Elastic, Fix e Flow. Site: https://jeanswear.cedro.com.br/
• Cedro Workwear

Products and services

• Linha FR (Fire Resistant Workwear Line) Flame-resistant fabric line providing protection against flame, electric arc (per IEC 61482), and radiant heat (per ISO 15025). Uses exclusive Proban technology license, the only one in Latin America with quality control guaranteeing safe protection throughout the garment's useful life. Indicated for users exposed to flash fire, electric arc, and radiant heat risks in energy, oil & gas, and heavy industry environments.
• Linha Classic Work (Healthcare/Administrative Workwear) Professional fabric line composed of 100% cotton maintaining lightness and comfort, with antimicrobial finish and greater protection against contamination. Specifically designed for healthcare professionals and administrative workers requiring comfortable uniforms with contamination protection.
• Linha Security Work (Military/Security Workwear) High-performance technical fabric line ensuring resistance, mobility, and comfort for military forces, private security, traffic agents, municipal guards, and public/private security. Camouflage fabrics provide mobility, lightness, and resistance while reducing visibility in field operations.
• Linha Visual Work (Administrative Uniform Workwear) Fabric line focused on professional uniformization of administrative sector providing greater lightness, less wrinkling, and greater tear resistance. Targets corporate administrative and service industry uniform programs.
• Super Elastic Jeanswear Family High elasticity denim and colored twill articles ideal for tight-fitting designs that hug and provide comfort. Ideal for skinny and super skinny pieces. Includes Duo Elastic Colours Plus, Lito Plus, Lito II, Pop Star, Duo Star, Mila, and Duo Elastic variants.
• Elastic Jeanswear Family Articles with intermediate elasticity providing ideal comfort, suited for straight pieces and wide modeling. Includes Denim Elastic and Colours Elastic variants for fashion brand jeanswear lines.
• Fix Jeanswear Family Non-elastic articles composed of 100% cotton or articles with other non-elastic fibers. Includes Denim Fix and Colours Fix variants for rigid, classic jeanswear applications.
• Flow Jeanswear Family Lightweight fabric products ideal for fluid pieces with drape and shirtmaking. Includes Denim Flow (Trento) and Colours Flow (Cristal II 5oz) variants for fashion apparel requiring softer drape.
• ECO CEDRO Recycled PET Fabric Fabrics containing percentage of polyester threads produced from recycled PET bottles, representing the brand identity for circular economy production capabilities. Production corresponds to recycling more than 3 million PET bottles per year.
• Coleção 1#2026 (Jeanswear Seasonal Collection) 2026 seasonal jeanswear collection reflecting new fashion with comfort and personality as key words. Available through Cedro's jeanswear product portfolio across Super Elastic, Elastic, Fix, and Flow families.
• Coleção Gerações (Jeanswear Seasonal Collection) Collection inspired by street sports, neutral colors, and national fashion discussing the virtual/real world through fashion. Includes capsule collections by designers from across Brazil.
• Coleção Origem (Jeanswear Seasonal Collection) Collection valorizing versatility and style of jeans with six new products offering diversities of fits, washes, and effects. Includes Leminsk Power, Kali, Pascal, Malti, Carter Plus, and Lito Plus articles.

Quantifiable outcome

• 85% reduction in CO₂ emissions through modernization investments
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Klabin S.A.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Innovative technical cooperation initiated in 2023 between two Brazilian centenary companies focused on R&D of sustainable solutions using cellulose and derivatives in the textile chain. First result is microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) technology derived from sustainably managed forests, applied to military uniform printing to replace petroleum-derived components.
• Rhodia (Solvay Group)coreTechnology or IntegrationExclusive partnership for Proban flame-retardant technology license in Latin America. The Proban finish provides permanent protection against heat, fire, and electricity. Cedro is the only company in the region authorized to use the Proban brand on its FR fabrics.
• TexBrasil (ABIT/ApexBrasil)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerBrazilian Textile Industry Internationalization Program created by ABIT (Associação Brasileira da Indústria Têxtil e de Confecção) and ApexBrasil (Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency). Supports Cedro's participation in international trade shows like Colombiatex.
• Enel Grids BrasilminorOthersEnel Grids Brasil conducted an audit that identified falsified PPE products using counterfeit Cedro fabrics in the market. This audit highlights the importance of verifying product authenticity through CA numbers and Cedro watermark verification.
• Better Cotton Initiative (BCI)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership supporting sustainable cotton sourcing through BCI certification, contributing to responsible raw material supply chain management.
• Associação Brasileira da Indústria Têxtil (ABIT)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCedro's president suggested creating the Descarbonização (Decarbonization) League within ABIT, which was implemented in 2024 to encourage member companies to invest in more sustainable production.

Scale indicators18 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Arvind Limited: Indian textile conglomerate with denim, workwear, and advanced materials divisions including FR and protective fabrics. Comparable in the technical workwear segment though operating at larger scale and serving global markets including Latin America.
• Westex (by Milliken): US-based manufacturer of flame-resistant fabrics for industrial workwear including arc-rated and FR-treated textiles. Direct comparable in the certified FR workwear fabric segment where Cedro holds its Proban exclusivity in Latin America.

Direct peers

• Tavex (formerly Santista Têxtil): Latin American textile manufacturer with strong workwear and denim heritage across Brazil and other regional markets. Directly comparable in the FR workwear and jeanswear fabric segments where Cedro operates, sharing similar B2B industrial and fashion customer bases.
• Têxtil Canatiba: Brazilian textile manufacturer specializing in denim and twill fabrics for the apparel market. Operates at similar scale to Cedro with comparable production capabilities and customer overlap in the Brazilian fashion jeanswear segment.
• Cataguases: Brazilian textile manufacturer producing woven and knit fabrics for apparel and industrial applications. Comparable scale and product portfolio in the Brazilian textile mill segment, competing for similar fashion and workwear customers.
• Indústrias Romera: Brazilian textile manufacturer with diversified fabric portfolio serving fashion and industrial segments. Operates in similar Brazilian fabric mill market with comparable customer base in apparel manufacturing and uniform programs.
• Vicunha Têxtil: Brazil's largest denim manufacturer producing jeanswear fabrics with significant LatAm presence. Vicunha was the previously announced acquirer of Cedro's controlling stake before negotiations were discontinued in March 2025, making it the closest direct competitor in the Brazilian denim fabric mill segment.

Regional players

• Fabricato: Major Colombian textile manufacturer producing denim, workwear, and technical fabrics for the Andean region. Comparable product portfolio with regional market overlap given Cedro's Colombian export presence via Colombiatex.
• Orta Anadolu: Turkish denim manufacturer producing wide range of jeanswear fabrics for global fashion brands. Comparable scale and product category though operating from a different geographic base, providing international benchmark for denim fabric production.

Broad incumbents

• Hering: Brazilian apparel manufacturer with vertical textile operations producing basic apparel including uniform programs. Overlaps with Cedro in the Brazilian workwear and basic apparel fabric supply chain though Hering operates more downstream in cut-and-sew.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat7 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@CedroJeanswear
• Facebookfacebook.com/cedrojeanswear
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cedro-textil/?originalSubdomain=br
• Instagraminstagram.com/cedrojeanswear
• Xx.com/cedrocachoeira

Compliance13 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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