Company factsheet

About SOBIKA

SOBIKA is an artisanal raffia workshop in Antananarivo (Madagascar), a subsidiary of the LOI Confection textile group. The workshop hand-makes bags, hats, pouches and accessories from Madagascar raffia (Raphia farinifera) for premium European fashion houses.

Identity

Trade name
SOBIKA
Legal name
SOBIKA by LOI Confection
Parent group
LOI Confection (textile group, Madagascar)
Activity
Artisanal raffia workshop — bags, hats, pouches, accessories
Location
LOT 03 810 D, Ambohitrangano, Sabotsy Namehana 103, Antananarivo, Madagascar
Country of manufacture
Madagascar (100% Made in Madagascar)
Techniques
Crochet, braiding, weaving — entirely by hand
Main material
Raphia farinifera (Madagascar raffia)
Model
B2B — from prototype to runs of several thousand units
Lead times
Prototype 4–8 weeks · Production 8–14 weeks
Certifications
WRAP, GOTS, OCS, ICS, BSCI (inherited from LOI Confection)
Business languages
French, English
Email
directeur.commercial@loimada.com
Phone
+261 32 05 816 81
Group site
loimada.com

What we do

SOBIKA is the raffia-dedicated workshop backed by LOI Confection, which brings the industrial reliability, international certifications and production capacity of a leading Madagascar textile group.

The workshop masters the three core raffia techniques — crochet, braiding, weaving — and also produces hybrid pieces combining raffia with textile (cotton, linen, leather) by leveraging the group's textile chain.

Industrial capacity

  • Made-to-order production, from one-off pieces to runs of several thousand units.
  • Rapid prototyping with our in-house creative team.
  • Lead times: 4 to 8 weeks for a prototype, 8 to 14 weeks for a production run.
  • Export logistics from Ivato (Antananarivo) airport and the port of Toamasina.
  • Export documents: pro forma invoices, certificates of origin, technical sheets.

Certifications & compliance

SOBIKA operates under the LOI Confection compliance framework: WRAP (ethical production), GOTS (organic textile), OCS (organic fibre traceability), ICS (social audit) and BSCI (international social compliance).

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