Vietnam exports millions of face masks to large markets

Not only Garment Corporation 10, the TNG Investment and Trading Joint Stock Company has also exported masks to Europe for nearly a month. Millions of antimicrobial face masks were exported to France, Belgium and Germany. Mr. Nguyen Van Thoi, Chairman of TNG Company, said there is an open door for export of antimicrobial face masks to the US.

On April 6th, the company presented 500 antimicrobial face masks to New York City Police Department. However, the business is waiting for some kinds of certificates from the US for official export. They are expected to be completed by next week.

Apart from antimicrobial face masks, Mr. Thoi also revealed plans to produce medical masks from the middle of May. The production line and materials for manufacturing medical masks have been imported by TNG and will be at the factory in 40 days. "We will start the production of medical masks immediately after having the production lines and materials, as there is a large output market for the product at present,” said Mr. Thoi.

According to General Director of the Garment Coporation 10, export orders of masks account for nearly 30% of their revenue this year, contributing to ensure stable jobs for nearly 12,000 workers. Similarly, TNG’s domestic sales in the first quarter of this year reached more than VND63 billion, a year-o-year increase of 10%, of which, masks are the main items contributing to the revenue.

Besides face masks, garment businesses are rapidly investing in production lines and machines for protective clothing, as the export markets are opening up to this product during the complex development of COVID-19 globally./.