26th April 2019
WELCOME AT ALUMO
Precious as a mountain crystal and desired all over the world
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Agenda
1. History
100 Years of Weaving Art
2. Quality
Cotton, Spinning, Waving and Finishing
3. Essenz
Finest shirting in exquisite quality
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Tradition and Weaving art 100% Made in Switzerland
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Switzerland home of Alumo
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History
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100 years of weaving art and Tradition Our own story dates back to the year 1918, when Carl Albrecht founded a weaving mill of the same name, with 48 looms. The textile industry had an excellent infrastructure even then, and Switzerland ranked amongst the pioneers in spinning and weaving technology. When Carl Albrecht handed the business over to his son in 1927, the company already had 84 looms and – with that same reliability that still distinguishes us today – successfully overcame economic crises and the Second World War. When Robert Morgen joined the company in 1941, the name was changed to Albrecht + Morgen, which was later abbreviated to the name we bear today: ALUMO. From the 1950s onwards, we have been specialized in the finest cotton fabrics for shirts and have continually developed our expertise. With our artisanal character, we continue to this day to make a significant contribution to the survival of a traditional Swiss craft. But equipped for the future with one of the most advanced weaving mills in Europe.
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Elegance, Quality, Comfort, contemporary, durable and precious
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Cotton
Extra-Long staple (ELS) Cotton Gossypium barbadense, also known as extra-long staple (ELS) cotton, is a species of cotton plant that has been cultivated to have staples longer than 35 mm that are associated with high quality products. Varieties of ELS cotton include WISICA Sea Island, American Pima, Egyptian ELS Gizas, Indian Suvin. Just 3% of the worldwide cotton production satisfies this standard and only 10% out of these are meeting the higher Alumo standards! Benefits of ELS Cotton: • Unique soft touch
• Uniformity, evenness • High resistance and durability - withstand several years of use and washing
• Finest cotton available
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Yarn
Spinning Alumo strictly uses two-ply yarns. Number English (industry standard grading) from 80/2 to 240/2. While for price reasons often in shirting's only single yarns are used. Two- ply yarns, are composed of two single strands. The higher the number the finer the yarn. Benefits of Two-Ply • 20% better strength than single-ply
• Fabric surface will be more even • Texture, hand feel is more beefy than singles • Luxury luster and softness • Smooth fabric surface with substantial hand feel To illustrate the fineness - 1 gram of our Soyella yarn (NE 170's) would extend 145 meters! 02.03.20
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Uncompromisingly in Quality and Sustainability
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Finishing
Sustainability An very important part in our process is the finishing. Our Swiss Finish know how has a tradition of more than 200 years ! Why finishing? We improve the look, performance like shrinkage and reach a crisp white shade and the typical silky soft hand feel. Sustainable Textile Production STeP by OEKO-TEXÂŽ is a certification system which provides their services in terms of sustainable production conditions which includes environmental performance, environmental management, Chemical management, quality management, social responsibility, health protection and work safety which we fulfill at highest rating with Level 3. Thanks to an incomparably soft and natural finishing, we are perfecting our fabrics to the ALUMO quality, which is unparalleled
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Fabrics
The Purity of Quality Treasured because of our strong manufactural character and valued for our craftsmanship, we produce exclusive two-ply fabrics of superb and most enduring quality. Steadfast as the Swiss mountains, we maintain our 100 year-old tradition of weaving and finishing techniques. We only use the finest extra-long staple cotton, which is woven and finished in the local manufactory in Switzerland, to finest shirting with an excellent finish. With our prompt and personal service, which fully meets our high product quality, we are guided by your values. Wearing benefits: • Soft, natural finish with Silky touch
• Outstanding breathing properties • Skin friendly • Longevity • Extremely comfortable to wear
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Qualities
Unique Fabrics • Superior Ne 100/2 – the poplin two-ply classic for every day • Supraluxe Ne 120/2 Poplin Two-ply – our bestseller, valued all over the world for its quality and long life
• Silvano Ne 140/2 Poplin Two-ply with its outstandingly clear fabric appearance
• Soyella Popeline /Soyada Twill Ne 170/2 finest Two-ply with unequalled softness and lustre
• Soyella Duecento Ne 200/2 Two-ply – pure luxury for connoisseurs with its smooth, comfortable wear
• Sea Island Cotton Ne 120/2 Two-ply – made from rare cotton from the British West Indies
• Cashmerello 85% Cotton & 15% cashmere – our classic winter quality since many years a bestseller – with 135 g/m2 lovely for cold winter days
• Cashmerello light our newest baby- only 95 g/m2 but still with 15% Cashmere a luxurious quality already for autumn, winter and spring season.
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Our well-treasured art of weaving is the brightest light amongst global mass production.
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Essence
Since 1918 our ideas and products mature in the peace and seclusion of the Swiss mountains. Only rarest Finest Extra Long Staple Cotton are used for our exklusive shirt fabrics like Giza 45 and finest Supima qualities. Wonderful silky soft hand and longevity due to the strict use of only full two ply yarns. Our high-level specialization and cultivation of weaving art makes us a world-wide unique manufacturer of durable and filigree cotton fabrics of the highest quality. All in house in Appenzell produced - 100% Swiss Made. With Swiss values and local resources, we remain committed to supply only the best shirt makers and exceed their high standards. We focus on the most valuable and produce everything on the spot our manufacturing process meets the highest environmental and sustainability standards worldwide. For our loyal customers, to whom we are in personal relationship, we offer a large variety of seasonal designs and 425 Sartoria (NOS) Articles.
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Contact Alumo AG Zielstrasse 38 CH-9050 Appenzell +41 (0) 71 788 91 57 info@alumo.ch www.alumo.ch
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