CODIFIL FILTRACION LTDA

What CODIFIL FILTRACION LTDA does

CODIFIL FILTRACION LTDA (legal name CODIFIL LTDA) is a 100% Chilean, privately held industrial textile manufacturer headquartered at San Isidro 2074, Santiago, specializing in technical filtration products for industrial clients. Founded in 1994 with over 30 years of operating history, the company designs and manufactures filter cloths (Tela Filtro Prensa in polyamide, polyester, and polypropylene), filter bands (dewatering belts, rotary sieve bands, horizontal plate bands, and vacuum filter bands up to 4 meters wide), filter bags in multiple technical fabrics (P84 polyamide, PTFE, anti-static polyester, Ryton/PPS, acrylic, Nomex, repellent polyester, polypropylene), filter bag cages/baskets (canastillos) in galvanized, epoxy-coated, or stainless steel, cartridge filters, industrial air filters including EPA/HEPA/ULPA grades, bag-filter and air-filtration equipment, and mill screens and accessories.

The company's production technology centers on laser-based precision dimensioning of filter fabrics, a fully automated filter bag production line, and what it claims is the largest basket (canastillos) manufacturing plant in South America, with unique capability to produce filter cloths up to 5x5 meters. These capabilities support custom manufacturing to client specifications across temperature regimes (up to 260°C), chemical resistance requirements (acids, bases, solvents), and application contexts including ATEX explosive atmospheres.

The business model is manufacturer-direct B2B with quote-based pricing on custom-configured orders; products are sold throughout Chile and internationally to industrial clients in mining, chemicals, wine/viticulture, foundries, fishing/seafood, food processing, and cement. The company operates with a lean team of 11 employees, maintains a single headquarters in Santiago, and conducts commercial engagement primarily through its website and a single sales email channel ([email protected]). No external investors, parent entities, subsidiaries, patents, or certifications are disclosed in the available source material.

Name

CODIFIL FILTRACION LTDA

Legal name

CODIFIL LTDA

Website

https://codifil.cl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CODIFIL FILTRACION LTDA is a Chilean industrial textile manufacturer founded in 1994 that designs and produces custom technical filtration products — filter cloths, filter bags, filter bands, baskets, cartridges, and air filters — for mining, chemical, wine, foundry, fishing, food, and cement clients across Chile and internationally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Filtration Products

NAICS

Textile Bag and Canvas Mills (314910)

SIC

Industrial & Commercial Fans & Blowers & Air Purifing Equip (3564)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Filtration Media & Dust Collection Textiles (Air/Liquid Filtration) (IMAOADAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Separation & Filtration Equipment (Filters, Centrifuges, Membranes) (IMAHAEAB), Dust Collection & Air Filtration Equipment (Industrial) (IMAHALAF), Air Quality & Filtration Equipment (IAQ) (IMAHAKAI)

Keywords

• Industrial filtration products
• Filter cloth manufacturing
• Filter bags industrial
• Dust collection systems
• Industrial textile filtration

Headquarters

HQ city

Santiago

HQ country

Chile

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Industrial Filtration Products Sales: Manufacture and sale of industrial textile filtration products including filter cloths, filter bags, baskets, filter bands, cartridge filters, air filters, and mill filters. Products are sold to industrial clients across Chile and internationally.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

CODIFIL FILTRACION LTDA manufactures and sells industrial textile filtration products, including filter press cloths, filter bands (vacuum, dewatering, horizontal plate, rotary sieve), filter bags in various technical fabrics, filter bag cages/baskets, cartridge filters, industrial air filter panels, filtration equipment, mill screens, and mill accessories. Products are custom-manufactured per client specifications and supplied to mining, chemical, wine, foundry, fishing, food, and cement industries in Chile and internationally.

Product overview

CODIFIL FILTRACION LTDA is a 100% Chilean industrial textile manufacturing company with over 30 years of experience in technical filtration. The company operates a single unified product portfolio of industrial filtration solutions rather than a platform architecture. Their core offerings include filter press cloths (Tela Filtro Prensa in polyamide, polyester, and polypropylene), filter bands for dewatering and vacuum applications (Banda Deshidratadora, Banda Harnero Rotatorio, Banda Placa Horizontal, Banda Filtro de Vacío), and filter bags in various technical fabrics (P84 polyamide, PTFE, anti-static polyester, Ryton/PPS, acrylic, Nomex, repellent polyester, polypropylene). Supporting products include filter bag cages/baskets (Canastillos Porta Mangas), cartridge filters (Filtros Cartridge), industrial air filters and panels (Paneles Filtrantes, EPA/HEPA/ULPA), filtration equipment (Equipos Filtrantes BAG FILTER and de aire), mill screens (Mallas Molineras), and mill accessories (Tapotines). The company serves diverse industries including mining, wine/viticulture, fishing, chemicals, cement, food processing, and foundries across Chile and internationally.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Tela Filtro Prensa Poliamida Filter press cloth made of polyamide (nylon) with high mechanical resistance and thermal stability, designed for mining, metallurgy, and chemical processing applications with temperatures up to 130°C.
• Tela Filtro Prensa Poliéster Versatile filter press cloth made of polyester offering good chemical resistance and a strong cost-benefit ratio, suitable for wastewater treatment, pharmaceutical, and general chemical industries up to 110°C.
• Tela Filtro Prensa Polipropileno Filter press cloth with superior chemical resistance for highly corrosive environments or extreme pH conditions, recommended for heavy chemical industry, fertilizer production, and aggressive chemical sludge treatment up to 90°C.
• Banda Deshidratadora de Lodo Dual-function transport and filtration belt made of technical polyester with special treatments, designed for drying processes requiring thermal and mechanical resistance in vegetable pulps, starches, fertilizers, and biomass processing.
• Banda Harnero Rotatorio Custom-manufactured filter bands for rotary sieve systems, available in monofilament or multifilament polyester, polypropylene, or technical nylon, with widths from 500mm to 4000mm for various belt press equipment.
• Banda de Placa Horizontal Mechanically dehydrated sludge filter band combining drainage, compression, and transport in a single system, featuring directional drainage fabric with controlled tension and elongation resistance for horizontal plate presses.
• Banda Filtro de Vacío Continuous liquid filtration band for vacuum filter systems, manufactured in polyester, polypropylene, or nylon with widths up to 4 meters for mining tailings, chemical, metallurgical, and food industry applications.
• Manga Filtrante Tela Fibra de Poliamida P84 High-performance filter bag made of P84 polyamide fiber offering thermal resistance up to 260°C and optimized fine particle capture, designed for incinerators, cement industry, and industrial boilers.
• Manga Filtrante Tela PTFE Pure PTFE fabric filter bag designed for highly corrosive environments and extreme temperatures up to 260°C, featuring self-cleaning capability through smooth surface and exceptional service life for aggressive chemical industry and waste processing.
• Manga Filtrante Poliéster Antiestático Conductive fiber filter bag designed for explosive environments (ATEX certified), dissipating electrostatic charges for flour or sugar silos, plastic processing, and spark/explosion prevention applications.
• Manga Filtrante Tela Ryton (PPS) Poly-phenylene sulfide (PPS) filter bag with medium-high temperature resistance up to 190°C and excellent chemical resistance to acids and bases, ideal for thermoelectric plants, combustion processes with acidic gases, and heat recovery systems.
• Manga Filtrante Homopolímero Acrílico High-performance acrylic filter bag with excellent moisture and acid attack resistance, designed for composting filters, biogas plants, and wet food processing applications.
• Manga Filtrante Nomex Aramid fiber filter bag with high temperature resistance up to 220°C and mechanical durability against abrasive flows, designed for asphalt plants, foundries, and high-temperature furnaces.
• Manga Filtrante Poliéster con Repelente Water and oil repellent polyester filter bag designed for moisture or oily mist environments in wood industry, pellet plants, and processes with residual steam, featuring easy cleaning and surface treatment to prevent scaling.
• Manga Filtrante Polipropileno Economical polypropylene filter bag with excellent chemical resistance and low moisture absorption, recommended for low to medium temperature applications in non-aggressive chemical processes, industrial ventilation, and cold gas treatment.
• Canastillos Porta Mangas Custom-manufactured filter bag cages/baskets available in galvanized carbon steel, epoxy-coated steel, or AISI 304/316 stainless steel, with various diameters, lengths, and configurations including split designs for limited space installations.
• Filtro Cartridge Fully customized cartridge filters with filter media including polyester (smooth or pleated), aluminized polyester (spark-resistant), anti-static polyester (ATEX), PTFE (chemical/humidity processes), and cellulose/technical blends, available in diameters from 120mm to 325mm and heights from 300mm to 1200mm.
• Paneles Filtrantes Industriales Complete line of industrial air filters including disposable and washable panel filters (G2 to MERV 9), multi-pocket pocket filters (MERV 9-15/F5-F9), and high-efficiency EPA/HEPA/ULPA filters (E10-U17) for cleanrooms, hospitals, pharmaceutical, and electronic industries.
• Equipo Filtrante BAG FILTER Automatic bag filter equipment for industrial filtration applications, designed for water and process filtration with self-cleaning capabilities.
• Equipo Filtrante de Aire Industrial air filtration equipment system for air purification and contamination control in industrial plants, hospitals, laboratories, and commercial buildings.
• Mallas Molineras Industrial mill screens made from durable, high-quality materials for grinding and sieving powder products, available in stainless steel, nylon, and polyurethane for flour, animal feed, chemical, pharmaceutical, and other powder processing industries.
• Tapotines Mill sieve accessories available in cotton material, offering relatively affordable pricing, lightweight design, and efficient product extraction from flour sieves with gentle work on delicate silks.

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature4 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Mann+Hummel: Global filtration leader offering industrial air and liquid filtration solutions, including replacement filter elements used in dust collection and process filtration — overlaps with CODIFIL's air filtration equipment and cartridge filter lines.
• Donaldson Company: Large global filtration solutions provider with a strong presence in industrial dust collection and gas turbine filtration; competes with CODIFIL in filter bags and air filtration across mining and cement, but as a multi-product multinational.
• Hollingsworth Vose: Global manufacturer of filtration media including nonwovens, membranes, and high-efficiency air filtration media — comparable to CODIFIL's industrial air filter and HEPA/EPA panel offerings at the media/component level.
• Eaton Filtration: Diversified industrial manufacturer whose filtration division supplies bag filters, cartridge filters, and air filtration systems — overlaps with CODIFIL's cartridge filter and air filtration equipment lines, particularly in process industries.

Direct peers

• Testori Group: Italian manufacturer of technical industrial textiles for filtration, including needlefelts, woven cloths, and filter bags for dust collection and liquid/solid separation — comparable in product technology and industry focus.
• Sefar Group: Swiss manufacturer of precision woven filter fabrics and filtration components used in solid-liquid separation, mining, food, and chemical processing — directly comparable in product (technical filter textiles) and customer verticals.
• GKD – Gebr. Kufferath AG: German manufacturer of technical woven textiles including filtration media for solid-liquid separation, process belts, and protective fabrics — competes in the same industrial textile filtration category.
• Clear Edge Filtration: Specialized industrial filtration company producing filter cloths, filter belts, and pressure filtration products for mining, chemical, and food processing — direct overlap with CODIFIL's filter press cloth and filter band lines.
• BWF Group: German-headquartered global manufacturer of industrial filter media (needlefelt, woven, and membrane filter cloths) and filter bags across dust collection and liquid filtration — the closest direct comparable to CODIFIL's core textile filtration product portfolio.

Regional players

• Filmedia (Grupo Filtración): Latin American regional manufacturer of industrial filter cloths and bags serving mining and process industries — most direct Latin American regional comparable to CODIFIL's product and customer mix.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Investors

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Investments

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