May 10, 2011, textile and garment export turnover of Vietnam's estimated $ 11.7 billion, surpassing the target of more than 500 million USD. But do not keep spreading joy, worries have been, as from October to now, orders from countries like U.S., Europe plummeted.

The same size hard

Some textile companies are small garment factory in Long An, said that from mid-September until now, the export orders are no longer as important as before. "Usually at this time, orders for the following year was sent to the blizzard, but leveled off this year," Duong Thi Thuy, workshop manager of a company producing textile and apparel trade in Long An , said.  According to Ms. Thuy, to have more jobs, more small companies in Long An and HCMC were processed for the Chinese textile companies. “reviously, small companies often working for large companies in the country, but this year, orders slow down, so they struggle with how to connect with foreign companies," she said Thuy.

Mr. Le Tien Truong, Deputy General Director of the permanent Vietnam Textile and Garment Group (Vinatex), also confirmed: "Two months, no fewer small and medium enterprises in the sector lacks order." But Pham Xuan Hong, vice chairman Vietnam Textile and Garment Association, Chairman of the HCM City Textile embroidery and knitting, said: "Though not serious, but manufacturing orders fell by about 15-20% over the same year and lower than this year, which reduced most orders from the U.S. and Europe. "

Concentrated market

Topping the list of foreign commodities brought to the country, exports of textiles and garments from 2009 to date increase. But before the situation in order, price of raw materials increase, many experts expressed concern for the growth of the industry. "2012 is difficult to grow well this year, because things have leveled off. We are still in the situation to discuss the business and will have specific measures, "said Pham Xuan Hong said. Many people still expect exports of textile and apparel reached $ 15 billion this year, but according to Mr. Hong, the "only about $ 13.5 billion, orders for the fourth quarter was no longer satisfactory. New markets such as Australia, Canada, Africa, South Korea is not easy to increase, while those familiar markets such as USA, EU and Japan are having difficulties. "

A small number of textile companies have now turned on the local market. Mr. Duong Hoang Duy Tuan, director of a small textile company in Tan Phu district, HCM City, said: "The computer processing for a large company specializing in exporting, middle and end of this year, we started computer and display products sold in the country, focusing on children's market. " Although this is not easy, but according to Mr. Tuan, still able to succeed because local companies understand the tastes of consumers should do more quickly.

Mr. Pham Xuan Hong said that this is a direction "offset" the lack of export orders late in 2011 and possibly in 2012. However, according to Mr. Hong, the enterprise must be based on its advantages to exploit the market. "The brand enterprises are more or less has been known to exploit the domestic market, smaller businesses can get orders processed by domestic units. But not all the textile enterprises were put on the market that would seek to expand to newer markets. The challenge is also an opportunity, "Mr. Hong said.

Tired of materials

Lack of raw materials is also a problem to many business headaches. Stock Corporation Rich is facing a shortage of materials produced for the last months. Mr. Pham Gia Hung, representing Vietnam Textile and Garment Association in the South, said, raw and auxiliary materials to their dependence on China to 60-70% so much suffering. The company does not have the worry line orders, but orders and also tired because of lack of raw materials. "