ESQUEL BETS ON VIETNAM EXPANSION

Although Hong Kong-based quality cotton shirt manufacturer Esquel Group has long placed most of its bets on China, one of its newest bases of operations - Vietnam - could soon prove to be its linchpin for knit shirt manufacturing.  John Cheh, vice chairman and CEO of the company said that Vietnam production could become increasingly important as it continues to scale up operations in anticipation of better Vietnam-China transport links and forthcoming trade agreements. The 36-year old company, which manufacturers men’s shirts for some of the world’s leading ...


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