Vietnam Hosts Footwear Material Sustainability Meetup, Highlighting New Opportunities for Mesh Fabric Suppliers
2025-11-27
November 2025 – Jinjiang, China / Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
The Footwear Material Sustainability Meetup was held in Ho Chi Minh City this week, bringing together global footwear brands, Asian manufacturers, and technical textile suppliers to discuss new sustainability trends across the supply chain. The event placed strong emphasis on recyclable mesh fabrics, low-impact dyeing, and high-performance knitted uppers, signaling growing demand for environmentally responsible materials in the footwear sector.
Industry experts highlighted that mesh fabrics—widely used in sports footwear, athleisure, safety shoes, and lifestyle sneakers—are becoming a central focus of innovation. The discussions covered:
Key Topics from the Event
1. Surge in demand for recycled polyester (rPET) mesh
Brands reported double-digit growth in rPET usage for uppers, especially in breathable sandwich mesh and engineered jacquard constructions.
2. Lightweight performance materials continue to dominate
Vietnamese and Chinese factories showcased updated spacer mesh and monofilament mesh designed for higher resilience, better air-flow, and reduced weight—aligned with global performance trends.
3. Push for supply-chain transparency
Several participants emphasized digital traceability for mesh fabrics, from yarn origin to finished upper, driven by EU and US policy updates.
4. Growing collaboration between suppliers and brands
Footwear brands called for closer early-stage collaboration with mesh suppliers to accelerate development cycles and reduce sampling waste.
Industry Outlook
Vietnam, as one of the world’s largest footwear manufacturing hubs, continues to attract global sourcing managers. With sustainability becoming a non-negotiable requirement, mesh fabric suppliers capable of offering rPET solutions, energy-efficient production, and strong color-fastness performance are expected to benefit most.
As a long-term manufacturer of polyester mesh for footwear, Jinjiang Zhongzhi Shoes Material Trade Co., Ltd. continues to follow these international trends closely, offering a wide range of sandwich mesh, jacquard mesh, monofilament mesh and other technical materials to meet evolving market expectations.
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