Webinar: Vietnam Textile Industry – Entry Points for Bavarian Companies in Southeast Asia

Vietnam remains one of the world’s leading textile and garment exporters, with textiles and clothing reaching around USD 39.6 billion in export value. At the same time, fabrics and textile precursors remain a major import category, highlighting continued demand for upstream materials, supplier diversification, and value-chain upgrading. As the sector faces rising labour costs, stricter ESG requirements, and shorter lead-time expectations, opportunities are growing for automation, technical textiles, certified materials, and sustainable production solutions.

Against this backdrop, the webinar “Vietnam Textile Industry – Entry Points for Bavarian Companies in Southeast Asia” is aimed at Bavarian businesses wishing to better understand Vietnam’s textile ecosystem and identify concrete entry points in Southeast Asia. The focus will be on practical market insights, current industry developments, and selected opportunities for technology providers, suppliers, and textile companies considering diversification or cooperation in Vietnam.

The aim of the webinar is to provide Bavarian companies with a sound basis for evaluating Vietnam as a sourcing, production, or cooperation location. The event also serves as an introductory format for identifying company interest and preparing possible follow-up activities, such as individual consultations, B2B matchmaking, or sector-specific delegation formats.

Program Overview:

• Vietnam market & positioning (AHK Vietnam)
• Insights:
  • Textile Innovation Network (Bavaria perspective)
  • Tenowo
  • Evolution Lab (incl. virtual factory insight)
• Interactive Q&A / discussion

Format

• Format: Online webinar
• Duration: ca. 75 minutes
• Language: English
• Scheduled date: 06 October, 09:00 AM (CEST)

Target Audience

• Primarily Bavarian textile companies, especially:
  • Technical textiles / industrial applications
  • Companies under cost pressure or considering production diversification
• Members of Bayern Innovativ / Textile Innovation Network
• SMEs with no or limited exposure to Vietnam
• Selected textile companies from other German states, where relevant

Core value proposition

• Clear, practice-oriented insights into Vietnam’s textile market, without an academic or overly broad overview
• Direct input from companies active in Vietnam, such as Tenowo
• Exposure to a real operational setup through the virtual factory element by Evolution Lab
• Easy transition from market information to individual business discussions