Sinvesd states that cotton threads and dyes are already in short supply due to the impacts of the new coronavirus pandemic on factories.
Clothing factories fear lack of supplies imported in Divinópolis TV Integração/Reprodução Divinópolis. This hub is a manufacturing hub in the Central-West of Minas Gerais and the sector is already feeling the impacts of the new coronavirus pandemic.
According to the Divinópolis Clothing Industry Union (Sinvesd), some inputs such as cotton threads and dyes are in short supply.
Supplies and contacts
In addition to the lack of supplies, even visits by representatives are suspended to avoid direct contact with customers.
All of this has affected production in factories. Businesswoman Lucilene Oliveira says that one of the concerns is that many of the inputs for the production of the summer collection are at risk of being lacking, since many are imported.
“This month I will start assembling the next collection and we have raw materials and fabrics. Although there are signs that they are already lacking in the market. This could affect production,” he said.
At the store where product manager Vilson Silva works, there is already a shortage of cotton and polyester threads and dyes, which are imported from China and are used in the production of fabrics. “We are having problems with the import of polyester and chemical products for printing and dyeing.
We are really worried about what the demand for fabrics will be like, although we already have a schedule.
Another issue is that we are feeling that people are keeping their commitment to receive the service, but are asking for deadlines to pay for the products and want to receive them by mail to avoid physical contact,” he highlighted. Clothing hub In Divinópolis there are more than 680 clothing companies.
Decrease sales
According to the Clothing Industry Union, sales have already started to decline.
Therefore, the biggest concern is the recovery of the sector when the crisis is over. “The biggest problem in all of this will be the recovery.
The void that will open with these plummeting sales, the uncertainties of those who are buying, selling. We are already feeling the reduction in sales. Retail trade has already fallen significantly.
The issue of inputs is a concern, as we work with many inputs from abroad,” said Sinvesd president Marcelo Ribeiro.
The Union will meet with large industries in the coming days to define how to tackle the virus in factories.
“We are sitting down with the largest companies in Divinópolis to find out what paths we can take. Therefore, what ideas we can have, so that when a wave of difficulties arrives, we are prepared to have a plan B”, concluded the president of Sinvesd.