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HILATURASFERRE

After four generations in business, our company has moved into the 21st century with new challenge. In the throes of a far-reaching economic upheaval, corporate values have become increasingly important to society and to world markets.

Based on our most recent Strategic Plan we have taken action in many areas, one of the most important is our new corporate image.

Another key activity has been the task of communicating our values to clients, suppliers, internal and external partners and other stakeholders in our project.

SUSTAINABILITY is perhaps the most outstanding feature of our company, because it is a feature that underpins our business model, which is why we want to talk about it. This magazine is the first initiative we are taking to achieve this.

Our switch to a green image means we must strengthen our company's position in sustainable and recyclable textiles. State-of-the-art manufacturing technologies enable us to be competitive while offering high quality standards. We will continue to strive to lead the market and our team will do its utmost to provide excellent service that satisfies our clients.

For more information on what our company is doing in the SUSTAINABILITY area, please see the following documents: the Corporate Social Responsibility Report, Environmental Policy and Ethical and Professional Codes of Conduct, which are available on our web page, www.hifesa.com

That's all for now. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any suggestions to help us to improve even more. We trust our business relationship will become even stronger and more beneficial to both parties.

Alfredo Ferre GarciaGeneral Manager

OURHISTORY"THERE CAN BE NO FUTURE WITHOUT TEAMWORK”

ALFREDO FERRE MIROPRESIDENTE

HILATURAS FERRE, S.A. was founded in 1947.

As a family business in the textile sector, but the company's history has even earlier origins in HIJOS DE ANTONIO FERRE, S.A., a company dating back to 1914 that manufactured hard fibres for technical use.

Members of the fourth generation of the family are still among the shareholders and in management positions.

The company culture is based on six essential pillars:

- Staff training as the foundations of the entire project.

- Investment in quality

- Technological innovation to enable the company to offer the best value for money.

- Specialisation in products based on recycled materials in line with an ecological ideal that guarantees the use of healthy materials.

- Alliances with experts give us complementarity.

MISSION, VALUES AND VISION

MISSION

Hilaturas Ferre is an innovative, flexible European manufacture with specialist know-how in recycled fibres that supplies international markets with open end yarn for the textile industry.

VALUES

We are part of a Group that creates employment, develops technologiesand secures customers by using efficient processes, honest behavioursand reinvesting profits. Our clients and staff are our greatest priorities. Ourcommitment with what we do allows us to secure customer loyalty.

VISION

1. MARKET - FOCUSED2. ETHICAL. Honesty and respect for people.Creating qualified, stable employment.3. SUSTAINABLE. Ours is a sustainable business with ecological products and our industry, with certified products and people.4. RELIABLE. Trustworthy, professional and providers of good service.5. PROACTIVE. We show initiative and we are flexible.6. CONTINUOUS TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION.7. FUTURE. Business solvency and professional future.8. REINVESTMENT OF PROFITS.9. PARTICIPATIVE MANAGEMENT

OURPRODUCTIONPROCESS

CUTTING FIBRE

Hilaturas Ferre is a textile spinning mill equipped with state-of-the-art open-end technology and specialist know-how in colour yarn production using recycled cotton fibre. Most of the recycling process takes place on site. This consumes more than four million kilos of recycled cotton fibres every year.

We add synthetic fibres, such as polyester, to the cotton, some of which is newly manufactured and some of which is recycled from PET bottles or acrylic. Our products are sustainable and help to care for our planet.

SLIVER YARN

1. 2. 3. 4.

DYEING

528 / Tm material

6022 / Tm material

21 / Tm material

2927/ Tm material

4468 / Tm material

0,130 / Tm material

5 / Tm material

0 / Tm material

0 / Tm material

0 / Tm material

0 / Tm material

0 / Tm material

0 / Tm material

0 / Tm material

Chemical productsconsumed (Kg)

Atmospheric emissions(CO , CO y NO ) (Kg)

Waste water

Hazardous toxicwaste (Kg)

Non - hazardous toxicwaste (Kg)

Energy consumed (Kw/h)

Water consumed

2 2

CROPS

Area Cultivated (m )22487 / Tm cotton

194 / Tm cotton

103000 / Tm cotton

0 / Tm cotton

0 / Tm cotton

GINNING

90 / Tm algodon

3 / Tm algodon

0 / Tm cotton

YARN

2366 / Tm cotton 2366/ Tm cotton

0 / Tm cotton

0 / Tm cotton

Chemical products for fertilizers (Kg)

Water consumed

Energy consumed (Kw/h)

Energy consumed (Kw/h)

Propane consumed (Kg)

VIRGINCOTTON

VSRECYCLED

COTTON

Table comparing resources consumed by the coloured cotton yarn production process. The first column shows consumption of virgin cotton and the second column shows consumption of recycled cotton, the

material we use.

CONTRIBUTIONTO

SUSTAINABILITY

70.000 kg. of chemical products

kg. of fertilizers and insecticides

hectares of crops

Data drawn from a comparative study by AITEX of the environmental impact of recycled cotton yarn versus conventional cotton yarn.

*

8.000.000

19.500.000 litres of water

By working with recycled cotton, our company has achieved the following savings for the environment. We might say that this is our contribution to the environment.

13.000 m on tips

4.100.000 kg. of recycled cotton

1.100

950.000 kg. of greenhouse effect gases

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140

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decrease in the ratio of electricity consumed between 2010 y el 2009

ENERGY

OURCOMMITMENT

o continue to adopt measures that will gradually reduce our energy consumption, involving our employees and suppliers in the initiativeT

oo20

increase in recycled cotton purchased in 2010compared to 2009

DISTRIBUTION OF FIBRE CONSUMPTION 2010

R-CO PES PAC VIS R-PES Others

13 oo

69 oo

9 oo

7,7 oo

0,7 oo 0,6 o

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MATERIALS

OURCOMMITMENT

o purchase more recycled polyester than conventional polyesterT

orking with other types of fibre to create different yarn compositions.

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WE RECYCLE MATERIALSGIVING THEM NEW VALUE, A NEW LIFE

Non-dangerous waste recycling

25% paper45% metals39% plastic

OUR COMMITMENTTo encourage our clients to recycle our packaging

oo33 Reduction in hazardous

waste

Comparison between 2009 and 2010

MORE RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTIONSUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION

REDUCEREUSE

RECYCLE

Recycled cotton

Recycled polyesterfrom

PET bottles

+

Hilaturas Ferre has launched RECOVER, a range of sustainable products made with 100% recycled fibres. These yarns contain a high percentage of recycled cotton as well as polyester recycled from PET for an innovative range of yarns made up of both fibres.

OURCERTIFICATES

Nº 07AN1919 SCIENTIFIC CERTIFICATION SYSTEMS

All Hilaturas Ferre yarns are Oeko-tex® Standard 100 certified.

The Oeko-Tex® Standard 100 is a global, standardised testing and certification system for all stages of the textile product process. We test hazardous substances for substances that endanger health as well as preventative hygiene parameters.

Products that successful pass the test stage can bear the Oeko-Tex® mark. This certificate guarantees product safety and saves time for companies with extremely short production cycles and an internal, complex quality assurance system.

Ecological company.

To be granted certification under the Oeko-Tex® Standard 1000, compa-nies must comply with a set of criteria with regard to their production proces-ses to ensure that they are compatible with the environment:

• Exclusion of substances and colorants that are harmful to the environ-ment.

• Adherence to waste water guidelines and exhaust gas

purification.

• Energy use and saving strategies

• Noise and vibration limitation

• Occupational safety measures

• Rejection of child labour

• Introduction of the essential elements of an environmental management

Certified traceability of our products, which are manufactured in production centres that respect the environment and universal workers' rights.

Tenemos el firme compromiso de apoyar, respetar y difundir los diez principios del Pacto Mundial de Naciones Unidas, basa-dos en derechos humanos, laborales, medioambientales y de lucha contra la corrupcion. Por ello formalizamos nuestra adhesion, a traves de la Red Espanola del Pacto Mundial, a esta iniciativa internacional, la hemos integrado en nuestra estrategia y la difundimos a nuestros grupos de interes.

We firmly commit to support, abide by and raise awareness of the ten principles of the United Nations Global Compact in the areas of human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption. That is why we have become a formal participant in this international initiative through the Spanish Global Compact Network, integrating it into our strategy and communicating it to our stakeholders.

T-SHIRTS

SWEATSHIRTS

POLO SHIRTS

SOCKS

SWEATERS

UPHOLSTERY

SHEERS

CURTAINS

DENIM

KNITWEAR WEAVING FABRICS

PRODUCTS AND MARKETS

The yarns manufactured by Hilaturas Ferre are used to manufacture:

ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY

1. Raise awareness of HILATURAS FERRE's environmental work

2. Comply with legal and regulatory requirements applicable to the company

3. Maintain a pre-emptive approach to benefit the environment

4. Encourage initiatives to promote greater environmental responsibility

5. Foster the development and distribution of environmentally friendly technologies

6. Encourage and improve good environmental practices in our company

7. Have a procurement and investment policy in line with sustainability criteria

ENVIRONMENTALPOLICY

OUR PRODUCTS AND THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO SUSTAINABILITY

ITEM LEVEL OF SUSTAINABILITY

RECOVER

COTOTAP

CLIPPES

CLIP SOCK

CODRALON

COPAC DRY

VISCOSA

CLIP USA

95 / 5

COPAC

POLICOTON

COTOPOL SOFT

Recycled cotton

Recycled polyesterfrom

PET bottles

HILATURASFERRE

HILATURAS FERRE, S.A. Calle Les Molines, 2-4 (E-03450) BANYERES DE MARIOLA Alicante - España T: +34 966 567 425 F: +34 965 567 423 www.hifesa.com