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Driven by the global restructuring of textile and footwear supply chains, Southeast Asia has solidified its position as a premier hub for industrial relocation, smart manufacturing transformation, and cross-border trade growth. As a flagship dual-show event dominating the Southeast Asian textile and footwear manufacturing sector, the 2026 Vietnam Footwear Machinery & Material Exhibition (VFM) and Vietnam Textile & Garment Machinery Exhibition (VTG) will run concurrently at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center (SECC), Ho Chi Minh City from October 14 to 17, 2026. Jointly covering the entire industrial ecosystem, the two exhibitions integrate professional zones for fabrics, accessories, dyeing and chemical industries, creating a comprehensive one-stop platform for product exhibition, global procurement, technical communication and high-end business negotiation for industry players worldwide.

Backed by Vietnam’s robust industrial cluster advantages and RCEP policy dividends, this dual-show platform bridges upstream equipment and material suppliers and downstream manufacturing factories. It effectively links global high-quality resources with the booming ASEAN manufacturing market, helping enterprises break regional trade barriers, capture overseas orders and accelerate localized market layout. Open to all global industry practitioners, 2026 VFM & VTG aims to fuel the high-quality upgrading of Southeast Asia’s textile and footwear industry through professional, targeted and efficient industrial services.

Rooted in Vietnam, Radiating ASEAN’s Core Manufacturing Market

Vietnam has maintained steady growth in export orders in recent years, thanks to multiple free trade agreements, complete industrial supporting facilities and low-cost high-quality manufacturing capacity. It has become a preferred transfer destination for global textile and footwear manufacturing, driving strong market demand for equipment renewal, production line automation transformation, and eco-friendly material iteration across the country. The exhibition’s influence extends far beyond Vietnam, covering core manufacturing countries including Cambodia, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia and Bangladesh, covering the entire ASEAN industrial belt.

Strategically located in Ho Chi Minh City and adjacent to key industrial clusters in Binh Duong and Dong Nai provinces—Vietnam’s core textile and footwear manufacturing hubs—the event connects over 70% of the country’s large and medium-sized manufacturing enterprises. Scheduled during the critical pre-Christmas procurement peak, it precisely aligns with factories’ annual equipment upgrading and material purchasing cycles. The show attracts high-quality professional audiences including factory executives, technical directors, procurement managers and international traders, enabling exhibitors to engage in direct, efficient in-depth negotiations with terminal decision-makers and secure high-value cooperation opportunities.

Full Industrial Chain Coverage Focused on Smart & Green Upgrading

2026 VFM & VTG features a complete industrial chain exhibition layout, showcasing cutting-edge equipment, innovative materials and mature intelligent manufacturing solutions that lead industry development trends, covering every link from front-end equipment to terminal materials:

VTG Textile & Garment Sector: It displays full-range textile machinery including spinning, weaving, knitting and sewing equipment, as well as digital printing, intelligent dyeing and finishing systems. The exhibition also covers high-quality yarns, functional fabrics, garment accessories, eco-friendly dyeing auxiliaries and chemicals, alongside digital workshop management systems and smart factory overall solutions, fully meeting the intelligent and refined production needs of modern garment and textile enterprises.

VFM Footwear Machinery & Material Sector: It focuses on intelligent full-process shoe-making equipment including automated cutting, precise sewing and integrated forming production lines. Meanwhile, it showcases lightweight and environmentally friendly new materials such as low-carbon synthetic leather, functional footwear accessories and eco-adhesives, as well as professional quality testing instruments, covering innovative, efficient and green production solutions for the entire footwear manufacturing industry.

Centering on the four mainstream industry themes of intelligent manufacturing, automated renovation, green low-carbon development and sustainable materials, the exhibition focuses on practical, cost-effective and energy-saving upgrading solutions. It accurately targets the pain points of high energy consumption, low efficiency and insufficient environmental compliance in traditional ASEAN manufacturing, empowering local factories to achieve intelligent transformation and green upgrading.

High-Value Industrial Activities for In-Depth Resource Connection

Beyond offline product exhibitions, the organizing committee will launch a series of exclusive supporting industrial activities during the exhibition period. Professional industry summits, cutting-edge technical seminars and targeted supply-demand docking sessions will be held on-site, focusing on hot topics including RCEP trade rule applications, international environmental compliance standards, smart factory construction, new material industrialization and global supply chain risk optimization. Inviting senior industry experts, enterprise executives and international purchasing representatives to share authoritative insights, these activities build a high-end communication platform for technology empowerment, experience exchange and strategic cooperation, bringing in-depth industry value beyond exhibition transactions.

Seize ASEAN Dividends with 2026 VFM & VTG

As the ASEAN textile and footwear industry ushers in a new round of iterative upgrading, 2026 VFM & VTG serves as the most authoritative and efficient docking platform for exploring the Southeast Asian market. Whether you are equipment manufacturers, new material suppliers, textile and accessory enterprises, or manufacturing factories and trading companies seeking supply chain optimization and order expansion, this dual-show event will create irreplaceable market opportunities for your brand promotion, resource expansion and business cooperation.

1. VTG 2026 | Vietnam International Textile & Garment Industry Exhibition

1) Exhibition Positioning: A flagship textile machinery and intelligent manufacturing technology platform with nearly 20 years of deep cultivation in Southeast Asia.

2) Exhibition Core: Focusing on integrated software and hardware solutions from "Textile 4.0 to 5.0."

3) Core Exhibits: High-speed intelligent knitting machines, digital spinning and weaving equipment, nonwoven fabric machinery, 3D intelligent body-scanning garment systems, and factory intelligent management ERP systems.

4) Commercial Value: Directly addressing the strict requirements of future supply chains for "small orders with quick response," helping factories overcome the pain points of labor shortages and rising costs.

5) Visitor Pre-registration - VTG:https://www.chanchao.com.tw/en/entryApply.asp?id=FTXTHCM2026

2. VFM 2026 | Vietnam International Shoe Machinery and Footwear Materials Industry Exhibition

1) Exhibition Positioning: A professional trade channel covering over 70% of Vietnam's shoe factories, precisely connecting with the OEM systems of multinational footwear giants.

2) Technical Highlights: Supercritical physical foaming equipment and high-performance footwear materials.

3) Core Exhibits: AI vision automatic cutting machines, automated shoe forming lines, complete supercritical foaming equipment, ultra-lightweight eco-friendly sole materials, and water-based non-toxic shoe adhesives, jointly showcased by Guangdong Shoe Machinery Association member enterprises and GISMA core exhibitors.

4) Commercial Value: On-site demonstrations of world-class fully automated footwear production lines and green low-carbon sole forming technologies, providing comprehensive intelligent and fully green cost-reduction and efficiency-enhancement solutions for overseas OEM factories of multinational brands in Vietnam.

5) Visitor Pre-registration - VFM:https://www.chanchao.com.tw/en/entryApply.asp?id=FVNFLM2026