Propal- Productora de Papeles S.A.

Manufacturer of paper and cardboard made of bagasse (sugar cane fiber).

Fine Writing and Printing Paper - Propal Arte - Legacy - Emerald - Photocopy Paper - Propalcote - Propal Laser - Reprograf - Extruded Paper and Cardboard for Packaging Foods, Chemical Products and Pharmaceuticals.

PROPAL Vista panorámica de la Planta No.2 en Caloto (Cauca-Colombia) para la fabricación de papeles finos para imprenta y escritura.

Company Name: Propal-Productora de Papeles S.A.
Address: Carretera Yumbo, Cali
Telephone number: (572) 4425757-6693072
Fax: (572) 4425764-6693007
P.O. Box: 4412
City: Cali
URL: www.colombiaexport.com/propal.htm





Company Information

Founded: 35 years ago
Number of employees: 1300
Manager/President: Jaime Gómez Figari
Export manager: Julio César Bonilla
Orders languages: Español-Inglés
Sales volume: 180.000 tons., 180.000 million
Annual production capacity: 200.000 tons.





Production Plants

Address: Carretera yumbo, Valle del Cauca, Planta No. 1
City: Cali
Telephone number: (572) 4425757-6693072
Fax: (572) 4425764-6693007

Address: Caloto, Cauca, Planta No. 2
City: Cauca
Telephone number: (572) 4425757-4425795
Fax: (5728) 282133





Distributors

Company Name: Distribuidora de Papeles S.A.- Dispapeles
Address: Calle 103 No. 49ª - 53 La Floresta
City: Santa Fe de Bogotá
Telephone number: (572) 6131100-6240297
Fax: (572) 6240273
P.O. Box: 15832

Company Name: Central Papelera
Address: Carrera 69 No. 18-95
City: Santa Fe de Bogotá
Telephone number: (572) 4110411
Fax: (572) 4117665
P.O. Box: 18949

Company Name: Sudapel
Address: Avenida 3 Norte No. 52N-10
City: Cali
Telephone number: (572) 6644629-6647404
Fax: (572) 6647404
P.O. Box: 7518

Company Name: Ashe y Cía.
Address: Carrera 6 No. 21-44
City: Cali
Telephone number: (572) 8899770
Fax: (572) 8836383
P.O. Box: 31537

Company Name: Papelera F.K
Address: Calle 13 No. 32-238 Bodega 4 Acopi
City: Cali
Telephone number: (572) 6541927 - 6541439
Fax: (572) 6540949





Administrative Offices and Branches

Address: Carrera 13 No. 28-17 Oficina 201, Parque Central Bavaria
City: Santa Fe de Bogotá
Telephone number: (571) 2871288 - 2873234
Fax: (571) 2880665

Address: Calle 7 No. 39-215 Edificio Granahorrar, Oficina 901-902
City: Medellín
Telephone number: (574) 2668816 - 2668796
Fax: (574) 2684155

Address: Avenida A con Calle Q Lote 1065, Casa R-9 Urbanización El Condado
City: Quito, Ecuador
Telephone number: (593-2) 491364
Fax: (593-2) 491364





Foreign Trade

Shipping ports: Buenaventura
Annual export volume in Dollars: 45 000 000
Annual export volume in tons.: 45 000 metric tons of paper





Customer References

Company Name: Carvajal
Country: Cali - Colombia
Address: Calle 29 Norte No. 6ª-40
Telephone number: (572) 6675011

Company Name: Dispapeles
Country: Santa Fe de Bogotá - Colombia
Address: Calle 103 No. 49ª-53
Telephone number: (571) 2535300

Company Name: Printer
Country: Santa Fe de Bogotá - Colombia
Address: Calle 64 No. 88ª-30
Telephone number: (571) 2234903





Bank References

Company Name: Banco Industrial Colombiano
Address: Carrera 6 No. 10-46
City: Cali
Telephone number: (572) 8823193





Borrowing Facilities

Company Name: Regular loans





Membership in Trade Associations

Company Name: ANDI

Company Name: CICEPLA






Product Lines

Propalbond: Regular White, Colors, High Whiteness and Directive.
Propalcopia: White and Colors.
Polyextruded Paper and Cardboard.
Reprograf, Propal-Laser, Reprograf Color.
Propalpac MG: White and Natural.
Enameled, Stucco and Coated Paper for Offset Printing , Rotogravure and Flexographic Printing.

Propalbond: Regular White, Colors, High Whiteness and Directive.

 
Paper machine no. 4 at Plant No. 2 in Caloto (Cauca, Colombia) is able to produce 120,000 metric tons/year of white, printing and writing paper. Propal has two plants with enough combined installed capacity to produce 236,000 metric tons annually.

Product Information
Exports to: United States, Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela.
Use or applications: Commercial and accounting stationary, receipt books and invoices, envelopes and headed paper, notebooks and memo pads, blocks and rolls for calculators and telex machines.
Technical specifications: Excellent for printing, controlled smoothness, high opacity, uniformity and whiteness.
Competitive advantages: Ecologically sound paper manufactured of bagasse.
Brands: Propalbond, Propalbond Directivo, Propalbond Alta Blancura and Propalcote.
References: Maximum receptivity, high smoothness, high opacity, available from 50 gm to 115 gm in white, bright canary yellow, canary yellow, green, blue and pink.
Technical standards: Stamped with the ICONTEC seal of quality - Standard 1673.
Minimum shipment:24 tons via container and 30 tons by land.
Shipping conditions: By land or sea.
Annual sales volume35,000 tons.
Annual export volume:15,000 tons.
Annual capacity:70,000 tons.
Slogan:Nature's Friend.




Propalcopia: white and colors.

Manufactured of chemically processed bagasse.

Product Information
Exports to:Perú, Ecuador, Central America and the Caribbean.
Use or applications: Commercial and accounting stationary, receipt books, invoices, copies and typographic or lithographic printing with unregistered ink.
Technical specifications: Good internal sizing, light weight, high performance, MG surface finish (glazed).
Competitive advantages: Ecologically -sound, biodegradable products made of bagasse.
Brands: Propalcopia: white, 35 gm/m.2 Propalcopia: in colors, 35 gm/m.2.
References: MG surface finish (glossy on one side) and smooth; weight - 35 gm; comes in white, pink, green, blue and canary yellow.
Minimum shipment:24 tons via container and 30 tons by land.
Shipping conditions: By land or sea.
Annual sales volume45,000 tons.
Annual export volume:1,000 tons.
Annual capacity:12,000 tons.
Slogan:Nature's Friend.




Polyextruded paper and cardboard.

Extruded paper and cardboard to wrap food, chemical and pharmaceutical products, and for a variety of uses in the graphic arts industry.

Product Information
Exports to: Perú, Ecuador, Venezuela and Central America.
Use or applications: Flexible and stiff packaging that offers protection against grease, oil, humidity and low temperatures.
Technical specifications: Certified antitoxic, 100% virgin bagasse, plastic-coated.
Competitive advantages: Premium quality for wrapping food products Competitive prices The option of printing and then laminating.
Brands: Propalpoly (r).
References: Enameled and non-enameled paper and cardboard, white, colors and natural, plastic-coated on one or both sides.
Technical standards: Basic minimum weight: 52 gm/m.2 Maximum weight: 380 gm/m.2.
Minimum shipment:24 metric tons.
Shipping conditions: By sea in containers and via land in tarpaulin-covered trucks.
Annual sales volume2,000 tons.
Annual export volume:300 tons.
Annual capacity:20,000 tons.
Slogan:Wrapping and packaging paper for foods and special products.




Reprograf, propal-laser, reprograf color.

Paper manufactured of chemically-processed bagasse pulp for photocopiers and laser printers.

Product Information
Exports to: Peru, Ecuador, Venezuela, Chile, Costa Rica and the United States.
Use or applications: Nonimpact printers and photocopiers.
Technical specifications: Humidity, smoothness, refinement, whiteness and curvature. Controlled for guaranteed performance in photocopying.
Competitive advantages: High whiteness, alkaline paper, ecologically sound because it is made of bagasse.
Brands: Reprograf, Propal-laser, Tonos y Reprograf Color.
References: 70, 75 and 90 gm/m.2 , high whiteness, or 18, 20 and 24 pounds.
Technical standards: ICONTEC.
Minimum shipment:24 metric tons.
Shipping conditions: Land and sea to Andean Pact countries.
Annual sales volume30,000 tons.
Annual export volume:10,000 tons.
Annual capacity:80,000 tons.
Slogan:Ecological Photocopy Paper.




Propalpac mg: white and natural.

Paper manufactured of chemically processed bagasse.

Product Information
Exports to: Perú, Ecuador, Venezuela.
Use or applications: Wrapping paper, light bags, laminated and/or waxed paper packaging for foods.
Technical specifications: Weight, humidity, pull strength and tear resistant Controlled for good end performance.
Competitive advantages: Ecological sound because it is made of bagasse. Non-acid paper suitable for flexographic printing and rotogravure.
Brands: Propalpac MG - white; Propalpac MG - natural.
References: 30, 35, 40, 45, 50 and 60 gm/m.2, regular and supercalendered, white or natural.
Technical standards: ICONTEC - 325/334/352/363/371/406/466/830/841/1105.
Minimum shipment:24 metric tons.
Shipping conditions: Maritime and land to Andean Pact countries.
Annual sales volume7,000 metric tons.
Annual export volume:200 tons.
Annual capacity:11,000 tons.
Slogan:Paper for flexible packaging, bags and wrapping.




Enameled, stucco or coated paper for offset printing Rotogravure and flexographic printing.

Paper manufactured of chemically processed pulp, coated on one or both sides with single or multiple layers, in glossy or matte finish.

Product Information
Exports to: Peru, Ecuador, Venezuela, the United States, Costa Rica and Panama.
Use or applications: Packing labels, gift paper, magazines and publicity and advertising material.
Technical specifications: High gloss, controlled smoothness, excellent for various types of printing.
Competitive advantages: Ecologically sound because it is made of bagasse.
Brands: Propalcote and PVP Duplex.
References: Glossy, matte, C1S or C2S from 75 to 320 gm/m.2.
Minimum shipment:20 tons by container; 20 tons via land.
Shipping conditions: Maritime and land to Andean Pact countries.
Annual sales volume40,000 metric tons.
Annual export volume:5,000 tons.
Annual capacity:50,000 tons.
Slogan:Nature's Friend.


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