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Vietnam is seen rapidly improving its supply chain for locally made garments and taking part in more free trade agreements with increasing number of overseas buyers are sourcing products from the country. Pham Thiet Hoa, director of the HCM City Investment and Trade Promotion Centre (ITPC), speaking on the occasion of the business-to-business fashion trade show which wrapped up in Hong Kong on October 31 said that the availability of a young, skilled labour force is also attracting foreign buyers to the country.

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Woolmark Company partners with Fashion Tech Lab to bridge the gap between new technologies, sustainable innovations and luxury fashion. The two will pool expertise in sourcing, supply chain and sustainability to empower finalists through a dedicated mentorship programme.

Related Keywords: earned six billion USD from exports to US, export growth not sustainable yet, first half of the year grew, original design manufacturer, outstripping competitors, shipments to EU up eight percent, supply chain, surging nearly nine percent, twelve percent from Japan, Vietnam garment and textiles export, Vinatex

Vietnam’s garment and textiles export in the first half of the year grew 11.3 percent year-on-year to 14.58 billion USD, outstripping its competitors in garment export growth in the period. The country earned 6 billion USD from exports to the US, surging nearly 9 percent, 2.3 billion USD from shipments to the EU, up 8 percent and 1.5 billion USD from Japan, up 12 percent. But according to experts the growth has not been sustainable yet.

Related Keywords: earned six billion USD from exports to US, export growth not sustainable yet, first half of the year grew, original design manufacturer, outstripping competitors, shipments to EU up eight percent, supply chain, surging nearly nine percent, twelve percent from Japan, Vietnam garment and textiles export, Vinatex

Vietnam’s garment and textiles export in the first half of the year grew 11.3 percent year-on-year to 14.58 billion USD, outstripping its competitors in garment export growth in the period. The country earned 6 billion USD from exports to the US, surging nearly 9 percent, 2.3 billion USD from shipments to the EU, up 8 percent and 1.5 billion USD from Japan, up 12 percent. But according to experts the growth has not been sustainable yet.

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After the recent signing of FTA’s, many foreign investors have been attracted to Vietnam according to the chairman of the HCM City Association of Garment Textile Embroidery and Knitting. But the FTAs not only bring opportunities but also challenges and risks for Vietnamese companies.

Việtnam depends on imported raw materials from China, Korea and Taiwan, and the sector does not create much value addition in the supply chain since it merely does low value-added work such as cut-make-trim services to transform fabric into garments to export.

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Run by the California-based charity As You Sow, the Responsible Sourcing Network (RSN) on Sept. 1 launched a project focusing on mills in India and Bangladesh that altogether employ hundreds of thousands of workers.

Patricia Jurewicz, RSN's director said that located in the middle of the supply chain, spinning mills are uniquely positioned to identify cotton produced with forced labour and prevent it from entering corporate supply chains.

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PACT | ORGANIC is all about super soft clothes and putting people first and one of the fastest-growing organic cotton basics brands in the U.S. led by Brendan Synnott. According to CEO Brendan Synnott, PACT | ORGANIC’s mission is to change the apparel industry for good by upholding the high environmental and social standards of Fair Trade USA and the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS).

Related Keywords: Canadian environmental NGO, Chinese viscose producer, eliminate ancient forest fiber from fabric, growing roster of fashion and textile leaders, new alternative fibers, reduce the pressure on the world forests, replacement for forest fiber, signed Canopystyle campaign, supply chain, work on alternative fibers

China’s six large viscose producers representing more than 85 billion USD in annual revenues have signed CanopyStyle campaign with Canadian environmental NGO Canopy to the growing roster of fashion and textile leaders committed to eliminating the world’s ancient and endangered forests from their fabrics.

Related Keywords: acquisition of Carolina Manufacturing, innovative textile products, knowledge park district of Rock Hill, makes textile-related products, men handkerchiefs, plan to expand portfolio, sell globally, Springs Creative Products Group LLC, supply chain, traditional bandannas and ancillary products

Springs Creative Products Group LLC, headquartered in the Knowledge Park district of Rock Hill, SC., plan to expand their portfolio of innovative textile products it sells globally announced on Wednesday the acquisition of Carolina Manufacturing in Greenville which has about 50 employees.

Spokeswoman Mary Hannah Statham said in an email that in Greenville, there may be changes in the future at the operation but not in the immediate future. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

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Kadri Wovens, a vertically integrated manufacturer of luxury bed-and-bath linen, has witnessed a 30% increase in revenues from its top US-based retail customers. This was possible by improved collaboration with customers, suppliers, and partners arising from real-time conversations, document sharing and video conferencing deploying Microsoft office 365 which has Lync, the messaging and collaboration solution.