QUANZHOU: Employees of a clothing company based in Quanzhou, Fujian province, have been busily making a special kind of clothing that is equipped with fans, and such clothing has brought coolness to factory workers in Vietnam, as the country has seen scorching temperatures this summer.
A large number of factories in Vietnam are not equipped with air conditioning or fans, and a growing demand for such clothing mainly comes from factory workers and outdoor operators.
So far this year, Quanzhou Jiechao Langren Clothing Co Ltd has exported more than 300,000 items of clothing equipped with fans, and these have mainly been exported to Vietnam.
The company’s export volume jumped 50 percent over last year. It is the fourth year that the company has been involved in the business, and it has seen particularly booming sales in 2023, owing to the hot weather.
“The fans installed inside the clothes can be easily removed and recharged. Each is sold for about 60 yuan ($8.4) to 70 yuan, depending on different materials and manufacturing techniques, and the clothing is also sunproof. We mainly rely on small profits and quick sales,” said Ke Chaomin, general manager of Quanzhou Jiechao Langren Clothing. “Workers who cut rubber in the forest are afraid of mosquito bites and high temperatures, and they are suitable for long-sleeved clothing with fans,” Ke said.
Besides exports, the company also sells some of its products to domestic steelworks. In addition to Fujian, the firm has set up major production lines in Jiujiang, Jiangxi province. –The Daily Mail-China Daily news exchange item
