Businesses in Thuan An city quickly recover to catch up with development pace

Up to now, most businesses in Thuan An city have stabilized their operations, and at the same time accelerated production to promptly deliver the first batch of goods in the new year, serving the needs of the domestic market and export. Many businesses have so far had purchase orders until the end of the second quarter of 2022.

Investments is made in new technology lines to adapt and develop in many businesses in Thuan An city. In the photo: Production is at Esquel Vietnam Company in VSIP 1 of Thuan An city

Production acceleration

Standing by the operating production line, Mr. Nguyen Van Luong, General Director of Esquel Vietnam Company in VSIP 1, excitedly said: "Right after the Lunar New Year holiday 2022, the number of workers in the first days of the year are high at more than 80% of the total number of employees of the company. Up to now, 100% of workers have returned and worked enthusiastically. In 2021, despite the impact of the Covid-19 epidemic, the efforts of the leadership and all employees have heled the company maintain good production and business operations, thereby, ensuring jobs and income for employees.” Mr. Luong added that over the past time, in order to improve productivity and product quality, the company has promoted the application of science and technologies in production. Esquel Vietnam has invested in automatic and semi-automatic equipment lines at stages such as folding, flattening fabric, cutting, sewing and printing, embroidery, and automatic button stamping; thereby, reducing dependence on workers' skills and helping to improve productivity and ensure product quality.

Mr. Luong said: “In 2022, the situation tends to more clearly and favorably improve. The company's orders increased with many new customers from Japan and Korea in addition to traditional customers like Michael Korse, Banana Republic, Calvin etc. Up to now, the company has signed orders until the end of June 2022. In 2022, the company expects production and export activities to be favorable. Currently, the company is speeding up production to ensure the fulfillment of contract orders.”

As one of the traditional and key industries of Thuan An city, now the ceramic enterprises in the area have stabilized production exampled by many businesses to have closed orders until the third quarter of 2022. Besides the good and expected signs of the year, businesses still have many worries about the COVID-19 epidemic. Mr. Ly Ngoc Bach, Director of Cuong Phat Co. Ltd. in Thuan An city, said: “In 2021, in order to maintain the production chain and retain customers and employees, the company had made great efforts to invest in technology. Entering 2022, although the company has signed orders until the end of October, and the production situation has stabilized, the company is still worried about the situation of the COVID-19 epidemic complicated by many variations of the virus and developments.”

Proactive epidemic prevention and control

Binh Duong has become a green area of COVID-19; however, businesses in Thuan An city should not be negligent to let go of the COVID-19 prevention and control. On the contrary, businesses have proactively prevented COVID-19 at their production facilities and self-assessed the risk of infection along with testing and screening of subjects at risk to early detect infection for the initiatives in preparing essential supplies and equipment for COVID-19 prevention and control.

Mr. Vu Quoc Huy, Chairman of Trade Union, Head of Technical Division of Showa Gloves, said: “The company has stabilized production. Everyone is happy to return to work at the beginning of the new year and always raise their awareness of the COVID-19 epidemic." Nguyen Van Luong, General Director of Esquel Vietnam Company, said: “In addition to the “5K” message of Ministry of Health, the company requires workers to actively test to ensure personal health and safety of company. The cost of testing will be transferred o the workers by the company. In the case of infection, the company ensures that workers would enjoy full benefits from treatment to quarantine."

The strong return of the business community in the area and the initiatives in COVID-19 prevention and control make Thuan An city expect to have a more favorable year to fulfill the set development goals.

 After a year of facing many difficulties and challenges, in 2022, the textile and garment industry is expected to achieve a growth rate of 10-15%. The number is based on the number of orders of most enterprises until the end of the first quarter and the second quarter of the year as the prestige of Vietnam's textile and garment industry is confirmed. Textile and garment enterprises in the province have restructured their operations and products, and accelerated digital transformation and technological innovation to increase productivity, and at the same time, to make good use of incentives from free trade agreements. This is the foundation for Binh Duong textiles in particular and Vietnam in general to keep developing in 2022.

Reported by Phuong Le – Translated by Vi Bao