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CHAPTER 1 | The search for beauty with a commitment to sustainability Timeline
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1992
Ratti buys Creomoda Sarl, a company dealing with hemming and textile accessories, with headquarters in Tunisia
1945
Ratti SpA obtains the following certifications: SA8000:2014 for the social accountability
of the company,
ISO 14001:2015
for environmental sustainability,
Oeko-tex ® Standard 100 for raw materials.
The Guanzate plant is completely renovated – the project is managed by
the architect Luigi Caccia Dominioni.
Ratti becomes part of the
Marzotto Group.
1958
2015
1974
The fabric line for furnishings is launched.
1999
2010
1968
Antonio Ratti sets up “Tessitura Serica Antonio Ratti” in Como, for the creation and marketing of silk fabrics and scarves. The first headquarters are in Viale Varese.
The first major expansion of the Guanzate complex takes place.
The factory at Guanzate opens, with its integrated production cycle process, for manufacturing silk from yarn to finished product, through the phases of weaving, dyeing, photoengraving, printing and finishing.
1985
The Antonio Ratti Foundation is set up
to promote initiatives, research and studies
of artistic, cultural and technological interest in the area of textiles and contemporary art.
1975
First expansion abroad: sales offices are opened in Paris and New York.
Ratti SpA is listed on the Milan stock exchange.
1995
2017
1973
2011
1954
With a contribution from the Antonio Ratti Foundation, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York opens the Antonio Ratti Textile Center, one of the biggest and most technologically advanced centres for the study and conservation of fabrics.
The Responsible Collection is launched; Ratti SpA obtains certification OHSAS18001:2007 relating to health and safety in the workplace, and publishes a certified environmental declaration in accordance with
ISO 14021:2016
Ratti embarks on a virtuous path of sustainable development, in economic, environmental and social terms.
The Responsible Collection adds four new materials; Ratti obtains SERI.CO
2016
The fabric line for women’s clothing is launched.
Ratti buys Textrom Srl,
a company located in Romania that specialises in the printing of finished garments, knitwear and leatherwear.
1989
2018
Ratti USA Inc. is established, with offices in New York.
He begins his industrial activities, opening his first factory, printing silk fabrics at Bulgarograsso, in Como province.
The Tunisia company (Creomoda) obtains the certification
SA 8000:2014
1961
2004