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| 1883
A basque, Juan Echegaray, a pioneer in the handmade manufacture of jute-soled canvas footwear, and a scotsman, Robert Fraser, a member of a family engaged in the production of textiles and machinery, start working together. They manufacture the already traditional alpargatas. That product, later, would give our Company its name. |
| 1885
Sociedad Anónima Fábrica Argentina de Alpargatas, is established. |
| 1890
Operations are expanded to Uruguay. |
| 1892
Alpargatas starts its textile operations, introducing the first canvas yarns in Argentina. |
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1977
Catamarca Textil Plant, a 20,000 square meters flat fabrics manufacturing plant, is opened.
The workshoes and work clothes PAMPERO brand is launched.
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1978 The PALETTE home textiles brand is launched. |
| 1981
The Bella Vista Plant, a 30,000 square meters denim manufacturing plant, is opened in the province of Corrientes. |
1983
A 2,000 square meters PVC Footwear Injection Plant (now Plant I), is opened in Catamarca.
The 1,585 square meters Footwear Plant, manufacturer of shoe uppers, is opened in the San Luis province.
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1984 The Santa Rosa Plant, engaged in the manufacture of PVC injected soles (14,000 square meters), is opened in the La Pampa province. |
1987-1998 Operation of the Nike footwear licensed trademark in Argentina and Uruguay. In 1989 Alpargatas wins Nike's Best Licensee of the Year Award.
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1988 The Dolores Plant (1800 square meters), manufacturer of jute-soled alpargatas, is opened in Uruguay.
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| 1907
São Paulo Alpargatas, which was related to the Alpargatas Group up to the '80s, is established. |
| 1928
A plant for textiles manufacturing is built in the Barracas district, city of Buenos Aires. |
1933
Vulcanized rubber sole shoes production starts.
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| 1950
The Florencio Varela Plant, covering a total floor area of 70,000 square meters and designed for the manufacture of athletic footwear, rubber boots and workshoes, is built in the Province of Buenos Aires. |
| 1962
FLECHA, the casual footwear brand, is launched. |
| 1965
A cotton ginning mill is built in Sáenz Peña, province of Chaco. |
| 1968
Alpargatas begins denim production.
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1972
The Aguilares Plant, a 32,000 square meters footwear manufacturing facility, is opened in Tucumán.
The Dyeing Plant facility in the Florencio Varela Plant is built.
The PAMPERO INFANTIL kid's footwear and apparel brand is launched.
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| 1975
The TOPPER athletic footwear and apparel brand, and the MEDIA NARANJA cleaning cloth brand are launched. |
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| 1995
The first Factory Outlet Store is opened in Barracas district, city of Buenos Aires. |
| 1997
Plant II, designed for manufacturing vulcanized sole shoes, is opened in Catamarca. |
| 1998
Dialog, a logistics company of the Alpargatas Group, is formed in association with Dirks Logistics Germany. |
| 2002 to date
Beginning of Alpargatas' financial and operational restructuring, and company relaunching future growth and development. |
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