Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association (VITAS) together with the Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH) will host a seminar on sustainable textile industry in Hanoi on July 13. The seminar on ‘smart manufacturing system for sustainable textile industry’ will be a boost for textile industries in Vietnam to become a part of industrial revolution.

The seminar is a part of the joint collaboration between the governments of Vietnam and Republic of Korea, the organisers at a media conference said. A memorandum of understanding was signed by both the countries in December 2016.

It is expected that the textile industry will benefit from the smart manufacturing solution in terms of cost efficiency, increase in production, efficient human resources and cordial working condition.

The seminar aims at increasing the capacity of the textile industry by fulfilling the demands of the digital world and industrial revolution 4.0, Park Jun Ho, senior researcher and former director of KITECH Vietnam officesaid.

Under the Republic of Korea, KITECH is the only research and development (R&D) institute in the textile industry, with representative offices in the US, China, Indonesia and Vietnam.

– Apparel and Textile News, Apparel Talk, Indian Apparel