VIETNAMESE TEXTILE INDUSTRY: STRONGER – SMARTER – GREENER
March 22-24, 2023 at Gem Center, Ho Chi Minh City
(Ho Chi Minh City, March 23, 2023), The Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry – Ho Chi Minh City Branch (VCCI-HCM), in collaboration with Sustainable Textile Solutions Joint Stock Company (STS Company) and Tengda Exhibition, organized the opening ceremony of the International High-End Textile Exhibition with the theme “Vietnam Textile: Stronger – Smarter – Greener” at GEM Center, Ho Chi Minh City. Texfuture Vietnam Spring/Summer 2023 marks the first exhibition event of 2023 in the context of the entire textile industry facing the risk of economic recession after the Covid-19 pandemic, aiming to develop the textile industry in conjunction with the Circular Economy – Green Economy and Digital Transformation.
The event received support from organizations, associations, research institutes, and businesses from various fields, including: the Vietnam Cotton and Yarn Association (VCOSA); the Institute for Circular Economy Development Research (ICED); the International Cotton Council of America (CCI); the Ho Chi Minh City Leather and Footwear Association (SLA); Haravan Technology JSC; Gia Cat Technology Solutions Co., Ltd.; Nam Phong Industry Co., Ltd.; Reshare JSC; Eco Fiber Research, Production and Development JSC (ECOSOI); Gai Thien Phuoc Group; SCMT Co., Ltd.; Frontier.cool Inc.; Style3D Technology Company; and Coloro brand., Texfuture Vietnam Spring/Summer 2023 has attracted Over 200 exhibitors participated in the exhibition. with over 1500 fabric samples displayed and over 2000 visitors Visiting the exhibition is also considered the first trade networking activity of 2023 for the Vietnamese textile and garment industry, with differences in the organizational method, namely through Texfuture Vietnam Spring/Summer 2023 To create a community of domestic and international textile and garment businesses, experts, scientists, state management agencies, and especially the raw material areas of the industry, to form a responsible interconnected ecosystem, developing Vietnam's textile and garment industry towards "Circular Economy - Green Economy and Digital Transformation".
The businesses participating in the Texfuture Vietnam Spring/Summer 2023 International High-End Textile Exhibition are Vietnamese and international companies from 7 main sectors:
- Sustainable Fashion Fabrics;
- Fashion fabrics of all kinds;
- Functional Fabrics;
- Industrial Park and Circular Economy;
- Textile Technology, Information & Solutions;
- Textile raw materials;
- Home textiles and accessories.
In addition to the main exhibition, the event also features other notable activities, including:
- Fabric Trend Zone;
- Color Trend Zone;
- Creative Zone;
- Business Matching (B2B) space;
- Over 30 founders, speakers, and experts participated in the Textile Forum. share about 3 key messages: Spring/Summer 2024 Trends (TrendingOn 2024SS); A new era in fashion design. (New Age of Design); The future is today. (The Future is Now);
- Introducing natural fabrics through traditional costumes from sustainable fashion designers Vu Viet Ha and La Pham.
Come to Texfuture Vietnam Spring/Summer 2023 to get updated on the latest fabric trends from natural materials such as green hemp fiber of the Hemp Group Thien Phuoc Ramie, ECOSOI's pineapple fiber, Lotus silk from Dong Thap Lotus Silk; Learn about the latest color trends, hear about experiences in applying digitalization and technology in businesses; or simply hear the startup story of the founder and CEO, who started from humble beginnings with a love for the Nam Cao silk village. Hanhsilk, A startup founded by someone in their 30s in Ho Chi Minh City aims to replace fast fashion with a new business model. Reshare – Second-hand wardrobe Vietnam's largest online store; Or, professional fabric manufacturers specializing in innovation and environmental protection, emission reduction, reuse, and recycling – that is Shanghai Sinotex Eco – Naturoot® - a plant-based dye brand. Leading the way in the application of plant-based dyeing methods, pioneering the promotion and development of sustainability at all stages of the supply chain, from design to green product manufacturing.
Texfuture Vietnam Spring/Summer 2023 is truly a significant event for businesses in the textile and garment industry, especially during the current challenging times. Prior to the exhibition, the organizers collaborated with industrial parks, economic zones, and export processing zones in Ho Chi Minh City and the provinces of Binh Duong and Long An to organize factory tours and trade promotion activities at prominent textile and garment businesses on March 20th and 21st, 2023. This was a useful and practical activity aimed at helping foreign investors connect with businesses, learn about the business environment, investment policies, labor conditions, and ESG policies at domestic textile and garment enterprises, thereby leading to breakthroughs in finding sustainable and innovative fabric sources.
Besides businesses in the textile, footwear, and fashion sectors, and representatives from traditional craft villages, Texfuture Vietnam Spring/Summer 2023 can be considered a rare trade exhibition for fabrics in Vietnam that features participation from leading domestic and international companies providing digital transformation solutions. While Haravan Technology Joint Stock Company, a dynamic Vietnamese technology startup offering multi-channel sales solutions, technical support, and even financial assistance to young domestic fashion startups, also participated, Texfuture Vietnam Spring/Summer 2023 also showcased other major players. Frontier – The first digital fabric platform using AI (Artificial Intelligence) to build the world's most powerful image exchange system for fabric raw materials in the garment and fashion industry.
In addition, Frontier It also serves as an effective collaboration platform for the global textile and garment industry, providing apparel brands with a potential central information system to interact with existing suppliers, thereby managing digital fabric supply chains and efficiently saving time in market access.
Assessment of the objectives of Texfuture Vietnam Spring/Summer 2023, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Hong Quan – The Director of the Institute of Circular Economy (Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City) stated: Textiles and garments are one of the industries that consume resources, pollute the environment, and have a high intensity of greenhouse gas emissions. With the policies of the Vietnamese Government in recent years, especially since Vietnam officially joined the WTO with the requirement for trade cooperation where environmental and sustainable development factors are considered top priorities to remove trade barriers in negotiations for environmentally friendly products and services, it is clear that textiles and garments belong to the group of products that must comply with 'green' standards in production. Accordingly, the circular economy transformation of the textile and garment industry is a crucial solution to ensure the "greening" goal of the industry.
We highly appreciate the goals set by Texfuture Vietnam Spring/Summer 2023 at this event. In particular, the exhibition provides an opportunity to discuss and propose models and potential collaborations among stakeholders to implement and commit to a circular economy transformation, aiming for the greening of Vietnam's textile and garment industry. Besides coordination among stakeholders such as the government, businesses, scientists, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and other relevant parties, a shared responsibility and participation across various sectors and fields such as agriculture, industry and trade, science, technology, innovation, entrepreneurship, and digital technology are also necessary in the process of greening Vietnam's textile and garment industry.”
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