Calada
Founded in 1987, Calada manufactures open-end yarns from natural, man-made, and synthetic fibers for textile manufacturers in Spain and international markets.
About Calada
Open-end yarn manufacturing
Calada is an open-end spinning mill that manufactures yarn from natural, man-made, and synthetic fibers and blends. Operating since 1987, it sells in Spain and internationally. Its yarns are made for woven-fabric manufacturers and knitwear producers using circular or flat knitting machines.
Facilities and capacity
The company's facilities in Santa Eugènia de Berga, Barcelona, occupy 6,000 m² and have annual production capacity of 1,500 tons. Its machinery is automated and uses current technology, with a comprehensive quality-control system.
Products
Calada makes open-end yarns in a range of compositions and counts:
- Acrylic, Nm 10–50 / Ne 6–30, natural and dyed
- Acrylic/polyester, Nm 10–50 / Ne 6–30, natural and dyed
- Acrylic/cotton, Nm 8–40 / Ne 5–24, natural and dyed
- Polyester, Nm 8–50 / Ne 5–30, natural and dyed
- Polyester/cotton, Nm 8–40 / Ne 5–24, natural and dyed
- Cotton, Nm 8–34 / Ne 5–20, dyed
- Flame-retardant cotton/modacrylic, Nm 8–34 / Ne 5–20, natural and dyed
- Viscose, Nm 8–60 / Ne 4–36, natural and dyed
- Viscose/linen, Nm 8–28 / Ne 5–16, natural
- Polyester/linen, Nm 8–28 / Ne 5–16, natural
- Blends with wool, polyamide, modal, or Tencel
- Novelty yarns, specialty colors, and doubled yarns
Blend percentages can be set with the customer. Yarns are used in apparel, fast fashion, sportswear, socks, filters, interlinings, upholstery, curtains, furniture and garden fabrics, accessories such as scarves, narrow fabrics, technical textiles, macramé, food-industry products, and medical applications.
Production process
Production includes raw-material storage, bale opening, blending, carding, drawing, open-end spinning, laboratory testing, pallet and carton preparation, and yarn storage and shipping.
Sustainability and certifications
Calada holds certifications for recycled yarn and maintains quality and energy policies. It has participated in the Infinit Denim project and received an IDAE government grant for an energy-saving and efficiency project.
Contact
Address: Calle Indústria 27, El Bulló Industrial Park, 08507 Santa Eugènia de Berga, Barcelona · Phone: +34 93 883 35 35 · Email: info@calada.com · Website: calada.com · LinkedIn: Calada Hilados.
Open-end spinning of natural, man-made, and synthetic fibers