Opening on April 9, 2025 at the Ho Chi Minh City, the 2025 Vietnam Saigon Textile & Garment Industry – Fabric & Garment Accessories Expo (SaigonTex - SaigonFabric 2025) registered a 6 per cent increase in participants, hosting over 1,100 exhibitors from 25 countries and territories, including key players like Bangladesh, China, Japan, Korea, the US, and Vietnam, highlighting the expo's global significance.
A key attraction is the second Product Presentation Program (PPP), featuring eight themed displays with static exhibits, live technology demonstrations, and a dynamic fashion show presenting garments made from exhibitors' materials, modeled by professional dancers.
VITAS organized a bespoke business matching program, facilitating connections between exhibitors and potential buyers. Attendees can also engage with leading global brands and explore the latest advancements in textile and garment manufacturing technologies.
At the opening ceremony, Tran Ngoc Liem, General Director, VCCI-Ho Chi Minh City branch underscored the textile and garment sector's pivotal role in Vietnam's economy, noting its significant contributions to domestic and international trade and its consistent attraction of foreign investment.
In 2024, Vietnam's textile and garment exports grew by 11.26 per cent Y-o-Y to $44 billion in 2024, propelling it past Bangladesh to become the world's second-largest exporter, after China.
Despite this success, Liêm acknowledged challenges like labor shortages, order volatility, FTA origin rule complexities, and increasing trade barriers. He stressed the need for companies to strengthen supply chains, invest in technology and automation, and adopt sustainable practices.
Liêm outlined a strategic roadmap for the industry, projecting a gradual shift towards sustainable development by 2030, followed by deeper global integration and a circular economy focus by 2035, alongside domestic value chain completion.
Echoing this, Cao Hữu Hiếu, General Director, Vinatex emphasized the growing importance of green and digital transformations, urging Vietnamese enterprises to focus on high value-added production, adopt modern technologies for resource efficiency, invest in advanced equipment, and pursue dual transformation strategies.
Hiếu affirmed the expo as a prime platform for accessing cutting-edge technologies and fostering greater trade collaboration.
Co-organized by prominent industry bodies, SaigonTex - SaigonFabric 2025 is being held at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center until April 12, 2025.
