DIRECTORY ZONA LIBRE “Serving the Sewing Industry Since 1971” “Lacing a World of Quality” Un grupo de empresas que contribuye al progreso de Honduras Distribuyendo nuestros productos y servicios a nivel nacional e internacional. Zona Libre Agencia J.E. Handal Contacto HN Contacto USA Zona Libre Agencia J.E. Handal, km. 2.6 Tel: (504) 2617-8899 Tel: (305) 433-7007 autopista a Puerto Cortés. Fax: (504) 2617-8898 Fax: (760) 502-3922 Choloma, Cortés, Honduras, C.A. www.agenciajehandal.com | [email protected] 2 Servicio Técnico Asesoría Serving the Integral Calidad Sewing Industry & Servicios Since 1971 Máquinas industriales de coser Equipo automático de corte Repuestos 100% genuinos y accesorios T AT A A CH T N M A E N L T T INDUSTRIAL SEWING EQUIPMENT A ® ACING ® CLINTON INDUSTRIES, INC. Agencia JE Handal, S.A. de C.V. Contacto HN Contacto USA Zona Libre Agencia J.E. Handal, km. 2.6 Tel: (504) 2617-8899 Tel: (305) 433-7007 autopista a Puerto Cortés. Fax: (504) 2617-8898 Fax: (760) 502-3922 Choloma, Cortés, Honduras, C.A. www.agenciajehandal.com | [email protected] 3 4 7 9 CONTENTS MANUFACTURING SOCKS TEXTILLE MILLS INDUSTRIAL PARKS SERVICES HARNESESS & WIRING SETS CALL CENTERS / TECHNOLOGY SERVICES INDEX 10 A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT Mario Canahuati President of the Board of Directors of the Honduran Manufacturers Association The transformation of nations and the collective thinking of modern societies, caused by shock events such as those that Honduras and the entire world had to face throughout 2020, have awakened a period of profound reflections about the future of the planet, of its citizens and societies and, given the evolutionary nature of the human being, the birth of a transformative movement, renewed by a profound conversion towards new ways of viewing our reality, encountering changes in the expressions of human behavior and, perhaps, the return to old and valid convictions that combined with an increasingly intense and noticeable presence of technology in our lives, lead us to meet the need for adaptation, change and challenges to advance on a path of improvement, with a positive vision and new and permanent aspirations. 11 The manufacturing industry is part of these change processes, and after having demonstrated an enormous capacity for recovery, adaptation and resilience throughout 2020, we have begun a process of analysis of regional and global behavior that is capable of leading us towards a new moment, a moment where the words competitiveness, adaptation, innovation, sustainability, globalization, value chains and progress, are consolidated with strength in a vision that acts, already at this moment, as a thread that conducts towards a new global positioning, the development of new industrial clusters, to the consolidation and expansion of our destination markets and the recognition of our textile and automotive clusters and outsourcing services, as the launch platform towards a vigorously expanded positioning that is constituted as our new challenge. Today, we are ready to move forward together with our thousands of collaborators, consolidating and perfecting what we have done well over the last decades, but also self-imposing challenges to occupy spaces that we know we can fill, that we are called to achieve and that, with constant and sustained work, we will be able to achieve in the coming years. A renewed legislation passed in 2020, certainly one of the most modern in the field of global players in this industry, will be part of that path of progression into the future. This updated directory of companies affiliated to the Honduran Manufacturers Association summarizes the essence of successful companies, modernity and growth and is, without a doubt, a multinational list that will continue to mark history in the industrial manufacturing context of the world. We are certain that it will be a very useful source of information that will open communication opportunities, investment and commercial relations with an industrial conglomerate that is streamlined internally, as part of a corporate culture consolidated by the experience of many years and that has converted us in a relevant actor, certainly effervescent, in the industrial context of global markets. Mario Canahuati President of the Board of Directors of the Honduran Manufacturers Association 12 WELCOME TO HONDURAS 13 INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES INVESTMENT HONDURAS • A stable legal framework that guarantees the principle of free enterprise, incentives for production and trade treaties that makes Honduras globally competitive. • A modern highway network, 5 international airports and Puerto Cortés, the only deep water port in Central America and one of the region’s A LAND FULL OF largest and best equipped ports; facilitate the importing and exporting process. • An energy generating infrastructure that ensures productivity. • A skilled and trainable workforce. • Competitive wage policies. • Competitive costs in relation to productivity. • Close proximity to the main markets in the U.S. 14 TAX INCENTIVES FOR INVESTORS • 100% exemption on: - Income taxes - Net assets and solidarity tax - Sales tax • 100% exemption on municipal taxes • Exemption from taxes on petroleum based fuels that are used for production • Foreign currency is owned by the exporter. • Access to different markets on preferential terms (trade agreements) • Permanent employment subsidy program (Government subsidizes 50% of the minimum wage for each worker hired permanently during the first 3 months). • Domestic market sales: - For industrial companies up to 100% of its production - For commercial companies up to 50% of its production 15 PUERTO CORTES THE LARGEST AND MOST SECURE PORT IN CENTRAL AMERICA Puerto Cortés, the most important port in Central America and the main port of movement of containers across the Atlantic, has new docks, managing to serve up to seven ships simultaneously. A new dock was also built with two Super Post Panamax cranes, and the port was equipped with new generation machinery First port in Latin America to be included in two port security programs by the United States government and to have the U.S. Customs office in situ. Operates under the Container Security Initiative developed and managed by the U.S. Customs, unique in Central America. This program prescreen and evaluates containers before they are shipped. Containers are screened as early in the supply chain as possible, generally at the port of departure. Shipments arrive to major U.S. ports in 2 to 3 days. Puerto Cortes is only an hour drive away from the industrial zones in the northern region of Honduras. 16 MANUFACTURING 17 z I P S San José I n d u s t r i a l P a r k San Pedro Sula, Honduras, C.A. ZIP SAN JOSE is the only industrial park located in the city of San Pedro Sula, the industrial capital city of Honduras. Just 45 minutes away from Puerto Cortes, the most important port in Central America and the Caribbean, 10 minutes away from the airport of San Pedro Sula, and just minutes away from the commercial and residential areas of the city. Operating under the Free Zone Law of Honduras, ZIP SAN JOSE offers a variety of options from lease to sale of industrial buildings, with all the commodities that companies in the exporting business require to operate. Industrial shells are built according to American Standards, and delivered according to client’s requirements. ESR EMPRESA SOCIALMENTE RESPONABLE let us show you around what Zip San Jose has to offer you! For more information contact: Fernando Alvarez / General Manager [email protected]@gmail.com Phone: (504) 2554-2772 / 2554-2776 and 2516-3016 / 2516-3017 Fax: (504) 2516-3092 www.zipsanjose.com www.zipsanjose.com 18 MANUFACTURING COMPANIES OPERATING INSIDE FREE ZONES 20 360 Grados Manufacturing, S. de R.L. 001 Zona Libre address Zona Libre INHDELVA, Choloma, Cortés origin Honduras contact Marvin Omar Avila Pineda email [email protected], [email protected] phone +504 9455-5978 products Manufacture of biosafety products, face masks, gowns and other clothing manufacturing 5 Star Apparel, S. de R.L. de C.V. 002 Zona Libre address ZIP Choloma, col. La Mora, Choloma, Cortés origin Honduras MANUFACTURERS contact Jorge Montoya email [email protected] website www.elcatex.com phone +504 2617-7720 fax +504 2617-7700 products Briefs, boxers, loose knits, A-shirt, basic tee, triblend tees, raglan, V-neck tees, long sleeve tees, muscle, pants, bags, blankets, crew fleece, pullover hoodie, zipper hoods, cardigan, hoodie tees Ability, S.A. 003 Zona Libre address Zona libre Metro Rosa, blvd. del sur, 100 mts. antes del peaje de Chamelecón, edif. contiguo a gasolinera Puma, San Pedro Sula, Cortés | origin United States of America Zones Free Companies Operating In contact Kurt Menchaca email [email protected] phone +504 2509-1936 products Aluminum and UPVC windows, doors and window burglar screens Agroecológica Internacional, S. de R.L. 004 Zona Libre address Zona Libre Agroecológica Internacional, km. 80, bo. Tenguaje, crrt. a Tegucigalpa, Comayagua, Comayagua origin Honduras contact Christopher Josué Hernández , Elwin Selin Perdomo email [email protected], [email protected] website www.grupoim.hn phone +504 2217-0798, +504 2544-0198 products Import and export, marketing, processing, manufacturing, formulation, blending and packaging extracts inputs from agriculture or animal. All kinds of activities related to agricultural production based on organic or biological technology and other lawful activity and general trading Agroindustrias Diadema Zona Franca Honduras, S.A. 005 Zona Libre address Km. 5, crrt. hacia Las Manos, Danlí, El Paraíso origin Switzerland contact Manuel de Jesús Batista email [email protected] website www.davidoff.com phone +504 2763-5994 products Export and manufacturing of tobacco cigars 21 Alamode, S.A. 006 Zona Libre address 19 ave., 15 cll., bo. Saragoza, Siguatepeque, Comayagua origin South Korea contact Chang Nam Kim email [email protected] phone +504 2773-5352, +504 2773-5353, +504 2773-5354 fax +504 2773-5351 products Pants and shirts Alimentos Concentrados Nacionales Exportaciones, S.