Our history

A&P de Colombia, is a company of national capital, a pioneer in the plastics transformation sector, which was born in Bogotá and has already 37 years of successful history, developing solutions through our 5 production lines (agro, construction, packaging, industrial and advertising).

With export potential and experience to the Latin American region, since 2007 it has moved its operations to the municipality of Tenjo, Cundinamarca, 11 km from Bogotá city, with a view to expanding its operations in the Sabana de Bogotá, and complying with the regulations dictated by the different land use plans.

Mission

By 2025 we hope to remain specialists in the design, development, manufacture and marketing of all types of plastic solutions, through our six production lines we focus on satisfying the needs and expectations of our national and international customers.

Vision

We hope to be the company recognized as the best option in plastic solutions, both in the national and international markets.

Patents

A&P de Colombia has currently recognized by the Superintendencia de Industria y Comercio de Colombia, two utility model patents in force, for products with a high degree of innovation, which currently contribute to the development and good production management of our customers.

CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE, TRANSPORT AND POST-HARVEST OF FLOWERS AND PLANT SPECIES) better known as “Tabaco para transporte de flor”, and MEMBRANE FOR CONTAINMENT, TRANSPORT AND POST-HARVEST OF FLOWERS AND PLANT SPECIES, better known as “Cono para transporte de flor”.

It also produces under license from the National Federation of Coffee Growers, the FERMAESTRO®* device, which is the result of CENICAFE’s development of the method of the same name, and which allows the objective determination of the fermentation point of the coffee, reducing the variability of the quality of the final product, increasing efficiency and reducing the environmental impact, among others.

*Fermaestro® is a registered trademark of the National Federation of Coffee Growers of Colombia. Manufactured by AyP de Colombia S.A.S under license from the Federation pursuant to patent No. 98607 (Superintendencia de Industria y Comercio de Colombia). Product for sale and exclusive use in the Colombian territory.

Production ability

At A&P de Colombia, we have under one roof technical solutions for thermoforming plastics, ranging from design and development, mold making, plastic formulation, extrusion, thermoforming, printing, machining, assembly and recovery, which supply our 5 product lines.

Design and Development: From the conception of the idea, the visualization of alternatives, and the design in detail.

Mold making: According to the requirements and runs of each project, different manufacturing alternatives are used, using traditional techniques as well as numerical control equipment, using metals and polymers formulated for the construction of effective, precise and low-cost molds.

Formulation of plastics: According to the requirements of each product, plastics are formulated to meet the expectations of use of each of them. Additives, pigments, flame retardants, etc., are included, which allow the original capabilities of the material to be extended.

Extrusion: We make sheets in PE, PS, PP, PVC, in gauges ranging from 0.020″ (0.5 mm) to 0.120″ (3 mm), both for our own consumption and to supply external customers.

Thermoforming: We make parts by heating plastic sheets and subjecting them to copy the shape of a mold.

Printing: We screen print on flat sheets and thermoformed parts, with thermoformable inks of the highest quality of U.V. curing, in polychrome, direct and special colors.

Machining and Assembly: Thermoformed parts are subjected to different machining processes, by die-cutting or machining, and their subsequent assembly, building complex parts.

Recovery: We recover surplus materials from our own production, optimizing our resources.

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