HanesBrands Vietnam, one of the biggest subsidiaries of the world’s largest marketer of basic apparel whose headquarters are based in the US, is planning to increase the number of its factories and expand the scale of production in Vietnam, the group’s Vice President Jerry Cook has said.

A factory of HanesBrands Vietnam (Source: vir.com.vn)

According to a report he delivered in his recent meeting with Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung, HanesBrands Vietnam was founded in 2007 and is exporting apparel products, mainly bras, panties, underwear, socks and T-shirt, to the US, Canada, Japan, Australia and China

HanesBrands is running seven plants in Vietnam with nearly 12,000 workers, producing 26 percent of the group’s total output in the globe. 

In 2012, the company shipped its 350 millionth product and started exporting to Japan, one of the toughest markets across the world. 2015 marked the company’s appearance in Europe. In 2017, HanesBrands Vietnam inaugurated its cutting workshop to complete the supply chain and expand the company’s presence to Australia.

Last year, the export turnover of HanesBrands Vietnam was estimated at 400 million USD.