1. ARGO WORKWEAR
Part of ARGO PANTES A Division of the Argo Manunggal Group

2. ARGO Manunggal Group - Background
The Argo Manunggal Group is one of Indonesia’s largest
manufacturing companies:
A business with a global vision and worldwide distribution:
employs 32,000 people
30 factories throughout Indonesia
Sales in excess of US$700 million per annum
50% of production is exported
The Textile division, Argo Manunggal Textiles remains the core of the Group:
employs over 19,000 employees
produces 100+ million meters of fabric per annum.
The other divisions are Steel, Tyre, Poultry, Property and Other Products

3. ARGO Manunggal Textiles – Overview
The Argo Manunggal Textiles division has:
18 factories located around Jakarta and West and Central Java
Completely vertical manufacturing operation from yarn to finished fabric
Extensive fabric collections for workwear, corporate wear, leisure and protective clothing
100 million meters of fabric manufactured per annum
plus
Garment manufacturing for workwear, corporate wear and leisure wear
In-house design service
Garment sample service

4. ARGO PANTES Textiles: Production Profile
Argo Pantes is a major division of AMT. Established in 1977
APT is a public listed company, fully integrated and the
main fabric producer of Argo Workwear fabrics. Argo
Pantes factories have the following production
capacities:
Yarn Production:
Spinning facilities 260,000 spindles
Spinning capacity 40,000 tons per annum
Yarn dyeing 2 Yarn dyeing units
Yarn capacity ,200 tons per annum
Fabric Production:
Weaving facilities 452 looms including 430 air jet looms
Weaving capacity 35 million metres
Dyeing & finishing facilities 3 dyeing & finishing units
Dyeing & finishing capacity 45 million metres

5. ARGO PANTES Production: Profile
Dyeing and Finishing:
Pre-Treatment Continuous pre-treatment
Singeing
De-sizing (using a steamer)
Scouring-bleaching (using second steamer)
Mercerizing
Dyeing Disperse, Reactive, Vat
Pad-dry / Pad-steam for continuous dyeing
Stenter Frames All frames equipped with weft-straighteners

6. ARGO PANTES Production Profile: Laboratory Facilities
Standard Lab Tests wash shrinkage fastness (washing, rubbing and perspiration)
light fastness tear strength tensile strength seam slippage pilling and abrasion (using Martindale) DP-rating pH-value
Advanced Tests formaldehyde content air permeability water column Bundesmann rain test spray test oil and water repellency

7. ARGO PANTES Production Profile: Inspection Standards
Final Inspection
4 point system used (max. 28 points per 100 square yards)
Shade (or color pattern) – for solid colors using Datacolor spectrophotometer (deltaE max 1,2 CMC)
Side-to-side / end-to-end shading
Skewing / bowing
Width and weight

8. ARGO Workwear Argo Workwear is a business focused on:
Development and manufacturing of workwear & corporatewear fabrics made to European quality standards
Established global business in polycotton and cotton products
New technical & added value workwear products
European Sales & Marketing team with headquarters in the UK
Plans to create a global sales organisation

9. ARGO Workwear Suppliers
Argo Workwear uses:
Highest quality American/Australian cotton
Branded fibres including Invista Lycra®, Trevira® Bioactive & DOW XLA®
World renowned dyes and chemicals from Dystar, Ciba, Clariant & BASF and others
In-house lab guarantees testing of all raw
materials to the highest standards

10. ARGO Workwear A continuous programme of product research guarantees
Argo Workwear is at the forefront of yarn, fabric, dyeing
and finishing developments.
Fabric weights range from gsm and weave
constructions include:
Plain
Dobby
Pique
Twill
Herringbone
Sateen
Fabrics are tested to European standards:
Okotex
ISO 9000 certification
ISO 14001certification

11. ARGO Workwear - Fabric Collection
Argo Workwear offers the global market a full range of
basic fabrics for all types of workwear and corporate
clothing as well as a growing collection of added value
and technical fabrics:
Polycotton
Cotton rich
100% cotton
Colour woven
Shirting
Stretch with Dow XLA®
Anti bacteria with Trevira® Bioactive
Hi Vis
Flame Retardant

12. ARGO Workwear - Finishes
Argo Workwear offer standard finishes -
Crease Resistant, Pure, Soft, Firm, Peach,
plus the following special finishes:
Teflon HT®
Argoflex Mechanical Stretch
UV Resistant
Moisture Management
Water Repellent
Sanitized
Soil Release
Mosquito Repellent
Plus EPIC® weather protection technology

13. ARGO WORKWEAR and EPIC®
EPIC® by Nextec: part of the AMT Group:
a unique weather protection technology
ARGO WORKWEAR and EPIC®
The ULTIMATE team for protective workwear

14. EPIC® by Nextec Patented Technology
EPIC® is rainproof, windproof, breathable, air permeable and washable at high temperatures - a technology offering durability, protection and comfort
EPIC® fabrics by Nextec® part of the Argo Manunggal Group, are produced with the patented EPIC® Encapsulation Process
This process places an ultra thin silicone polymer layer around the fibre and between the fibre bundles, creating a permanent breathable barrier inside the fabric
Seams are self sealing

15. EPIC® Fabric - Benefits
The EPIC® process is engineered to maximise performance
and garments made with EPIC fabric are:
Rain Proof
Wind Proof
Breathable
Air Permeable
Retains Body Heat
Quick Drying
Anti Mosquito
UV Protective
Durable
Washable at High Temperatures
Eco-Friendly
EPIC Encapsulation can be applied to most woven
fabrics including polycotton, cotton, stretch, Hi Vis,
FR and synthetics.

16. ARGO Single Source Solution
Argo Single Source Solution combines the strength and innovation of Argo Workwear and EPIC® with the garment, design and production capabilities of Argo Apparel. Argo SSS offers workwear, corporatewear, protectivewear and PPE clothing – from yarn to fabric, from fabric to finished garment, all from a single source.

17. ARGO Single Source Solution
Argo Single Source Solution has “state of the art” production facilities at Salatiga, Central Java with a capacity of 200,000 pcs/month
Sold by the same experienced and responsive Sales Team as Argo Workwear

18. ARGO Single Source Solution
Fully automated garment production
300 modern sewing machines from
Ve Be Mac (Italy) and Brother (Japan)
Latest finishing techniques
Complies with stringent European quality standards
Integrates International standards on safety, labour regulations and ecology

19. ARGO A complete Single Source Service
versatile in house design team can develop new styles or designs from patterns, sketches or existing garments
patterns can be received electronically in any format
prototype garments made within 2 weeks
sales samples and sizing sets provided
bulk garment orders produced within 4 weeks of fabric
availability
small orders service (below 1,000
pieces) available
all trims and accessories tested to
European workwear standards
automated equipment and
stringent quality control
procedures ensure highest
standards

20. ARGO Single Source Solution: Garments
Argo Single Source Solution can produce all types of workwear, corporatewear, PPE and leisurewear for men & women including:
coats & coveralls,
trousers & jackets
tunics & dresses
aprons
shirts & blouses
EPIC® outerwear
denim jackets & jeans
cotton chinos

21. ARGO Workwear, ARGO Single Source Solution and EPIC® care for the World Environment
Ecological responsibility is important to Argo
Argo Pantes have the most modern waste water treatment plant with the capacity of treating 7,000 cubic meters of water per day
Argo is Oeko-Tex and ISO certified, meeting all their stringent environmental, management and ecological standards
A sophisticated caustic recovery plant to save both cost and
the environment
Argo is developing fabrics using recycled and organic fibres
All Argo fabrics are recyclable
Argo Single Source Solution reduces the carbon
footprint of the garment transport
by 2/3rds

22. Argo Workwear Customers
Elis
Alexandra
Tootal
New Wave
Engelbert Strauss
Sanpoh Japan
Industrial Textile Canada
Ash City Canada
Almedahls

23. ARGO Workwear – Future Plans
Achieve leadership position in global workwear and
corporatewear markets
Streamline entire manufacturing and commercial operation including modernization and automation of the
dyeing and finishing operation
Intergrate supply chain process
Develop technical clothing

24. Argo Workwear - Contacts
International Business Manager
Zahid Nazir
Argo Manunggal Textiles
Wisma Argo Manunggal
Jl. Gatot Subroto Kav 22
Jakarta 12930
Indonesia
Tel: /1238
Fax: /0108
Mobile:
European Business Manager:
Peter Cook
Heath House
Heath Farm Lane
St Albans
Herts AL3 5AE UK
Tel:
Fax:
Mobile:
France
Alain Bonduelle
14, Rue De Saint Senoch
75017 Paris
Tel:
Fax:
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Scandinavia
Anders Wennergren
TRENDENCE AB.
Technical Textiles
Saltholmsgatan 3
S VÄSTRA FRÖLUNDA
SWEDEN.
Tel:
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