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Medellín, An Icon of The International Fashion and Textile Industry
Around the year 1890, the first modern textile factory in the Department of Antioquia was founded in the Rionegro area, which produced bedspreads, fabrics, hammocks and carpets. Later, others were opened in Bello and Medellín, thus beginning the process of economic transformation in the region and diversifying the production of fabrics. In 1907 the Coltejer Colombian Fabric Company (Coltejer) was born, the largest and most important in the country in terms of production and job creation.
