VIETNAM’S TECHNICAL TEXTILE AMBITIONS AIDED BY TRADE WAR BUT DAUNTING CHALLENGES REMAIN
June 1st, 2019
VIETNAMESE technical textile producers look set to capitalise on the ongoing trade war between the US and China with an increase in approaches from American automotive supply chain clients already being witnessed.
In May, the Trump regime increased tariffs on USD200 billion of imported Chinese goods, including many technical textiles and end-products made of technical textiles.
Already in Vietnam there has been a growing number of quotation requests from US customers engaged in the production of automotive textile applications, such as car seats and car ...
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