Hamilton Rios Ind. Com. E Exp. Ltda

Conceicao Do Coite, Brazil

The company hamilton rios indústria comércio e exportação ltda was founded on july 1967 by mr. Hamilton rios de araújo, with the goal to transform raw sisal fibers into processed fibers for spinning.

As a countryman, mr. Hamilton rios genuinely knew the best extraction process of the sisal fiber from the leave of the agave plant and how to produce superior quality sisal fiber.

Initially, he commercialized his production in the local market, selling to export companies and to the twines and ropes industries. However, due to the high quality which was embedded in his products, he swiftly begun to export all his production to sisal consuming countries.

Having quality as the number one priority, the investments were always made with the aspiration to improve the productive process in order to produce sisal fiber of exceptional quality, in an approach that would make it feasible to attend to the needs of customers in the best possible way.

Due to the rigorous quality politic incorporated in all the productive chain of the company, hamilton rios became the biggest exporter of sisal fiber in brazil with a market share superior to 50%.

Leader in the market, with an annual production of 30,000 tons, the sisal exported by hamilton rios carried the brand risana stamped on its bales, which is the registered trademark of the company that assures that the sisal is under the quality standard required internationally.

Even though he no longer participates directly in the executive management of the company, since he has transferred the task to his successors, mr. Hamilton rios continues involved in the quality control, as this has always been his main concern and the leading cause of the growth of his company.

About the Sisal : The sisal cultivated in Brazil, also known as Agave, is of the specie A.Sisalana and is a plant distinctively tropical hence there is little commercial cultivation of this plant outside the tropical environment. The sisal originated in México, more precisely at the Yucatan Peninsula, and was from there that the sisal migrated, initially to Florida in the U.S.A, in the beginning of the 20th century, and later to Africa and Brazil. For being resistant to extensive droughts and high temperatures, the sisal adapted well to the tropical climate of the semi-arid region of the Northeast of Brazil. In this region, the weather is hot and there is high concentration of sunlight, which facilitates the development of the plant. For this reason, the Northeast is the only producing region in the Brazil which presents the necessary conditions for the cultivation of the sisal � annual average temperature superior to