The combination of sustainability and culture will open up more opportunities for Vietnamese textile enterprises to strengthen their position in the global market and capture the promising Nordic fashion market.
Việt Nam imported 766,000 tonnes of cotton worth US$1.53 billion in the first half of this year, up 21.6 per cent in volume and 9 per cent in value over the same period last year.
This is a chance to deepen the knowledge of Việt Nam’s textile manufacturers of the Australian cotton supply chain and Australian sustainability practices.
At Cotton Day Vietnam 2022, held in HCM City on Tuesday, experts had that among the new trends in the garment and textile sector, verified data and supply chain transparency are the top factors that enhance the competitiveness of products.
Cotton Day Vietnam 2021, a forum on trends and solutions to help Viet Nam textile enterprises revive after COVID-19, will be held online on December 1.
The annual Cotton Day Vietnam to promote links between garment and textile companies and cotton suppliers and experts in Việt Nam and the US will be held on September 22.
The Cotton Corporation of India (CCI), which has surplus stocks of cotton ahead of the next harvest season, is trying to boost exports of cotton to Viet Nam and Bangladesh.
Viet Nam’s industry-real estate-finance conglomerate T&T Group and the Ivory Coast’s Cotton and Cashew Council (CCA) last week signed a strategic co-operation agreement to import raw cashew nuts.
Viet Nam spent more than US$2 billion on importing cotton in the first eight months of 2018 – the biggest amount ever spent by the garment and textile sector.
The first event of its kind in Viet Nam, Cotton Day 2017, is promoting connections between garment and textile companies and partners, suppliers and experts in the cotton sector.
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.
India had great opportunities to provide raw materials for Viet Nam''s
textile industry, said Doan Duy Khuong, vice chairman of the VCCI, at the Viet Nam - India textile
cooperation conference on Monday in Ha Noi.