Vietnam textile expo attracts large visitors this year

26 Nov '16

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The ongoing 6th Vietnam International Textile & Garment Industry Exhibition and the 16th Vietnam International Textile & Apparel Accessories Exhibition, known as VTG 2016, held from November 23 to 26, 2016, at Saigon Exhibition & Convention Center (SECC) in Ho Chi Minh City, is proving to be a huge success attracting large number of visitors this year.

The event is officially organised by Vietnam National Trade Fair & Advertising Joint Stock Company (VINEXAD) and Yorkers Trade & Marketing Service Co., Ltd. (YORKERS).

Coming from 20 countries, the exhibitors are occupying 550 booths in 7 halls, using a total space of over 10,000 square metres. Exhibitors are mostly from Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Korea, Macau, Malaysia, Myanmar, New Zealand, Singapore, Taiwan, and Vietnam with 5 extension halls and 3 Country Pavilions, showing a variety of high-performance textile and apparel machines and a broad range of quality fabrics and accessories.

This year, the show witnesses many advanced machines supplied by renowned international leading brands: Brother, Groz-Beckert, Hashima, Heinz Walz, Hikari, Kansai, Nomoto, Pegasus, and Tajima. Heinz Walz screen printing machine features the highest precision and biggest printing area since its launch in 1968, and is 100 per cent made in Germany. Tajima highlights an ultimate flagship model of electronic multi-head automatic embroidery machine, which boasts unsurpassed flexibility and sophisticated automation performance systems, including digitally controlled presser foot, to secure fabric stability.

In terms of industrial sewing machines, Hikari is demonstrating a series of high-end computerised sewing and overlock machines with automatic trimming. Ngaishing is covering almost all facets of garment manufacturing machine lines like cutting room equipment, shirts assisting, etc.

Halls D to G are exhibiting categories as cotton, fibre, yarn, fabric, and accessories, with country pavilions established for exhibitors from China, India, and Korea. The exhibits include 100 per cent Australian cotton contamination free yarn, water washable velvet, fancy loose knit fabrics, rayon bed cloths, folk style home textile originally from handmade natural dye or fibre, acrylic imitation fur & feather, denim, cotton, knitting and nylon fabric.

A series of knowledge-sharing seminars are held to shed light challenges and solutions associated with textile, garment, cotton, and fibre sectors, and touch on TPP & FTA issues that may impact the sustainable development of the sectors. (GK)

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