HCM City will host Cotton Day 2017 on September 12, which aims to strengthen the connection between garment-textile firms and partners, suppliers and experts in the cotton sector, vietnamplus.vn reports.

The event, to be held by Cotton Council International (CCI) and the Viet Nam Textile and Garment Association (VITAS), will be a chance for enterprises to learn about global cotton demand and brands’ consumption trends.

As part of the event, a conference and fashion show will be held, introducing the COTTON USA collections by Canifa and John Henry brands, including those designed by the five winners of the COTTON USA-Fashion Design contest.

Vu Duc Giang, VITAS President, said that Viet Nam has to import a large amount of cotton as the domestic sector meets only 0.04 per cent of demand. Among supply sources, cotton from the US is considered the highest quality, accounting for up to 60 per cent of total cotton imports.

Giang said that Cotton Day is expected to enable Vietnamese firm to use the COTTON USA label on their products. Since 2017, the CCI has helped Vietnamese fashion brands use US cotton to enhance their products’ quality.

Cotton Day is one of the CCI’s biggest events in Asia. The event began in Japan in the early 1990s and has been held in South Korea, Taiwan, mainland China, Thailand, and Bangladesh. — VNS