Sinvesd says 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 inputs imported in Divinópolis TV Integration/Reproduction Divinópolis. This hub is a clothing hub in the Midwest of Minas Gerais and the sector is already feeling the impacts of the new coronavirus pandemic.
According to the Clothing Industry Union of Divinópolis (Sinvesd), some inputs such as cotton threads and dyes are missing.
supplies and contacts
In addition to the lack of inputs, even visits by representatives are suspended to avoid direct contact with customers.
All of this has jeopardized production in the factories. Businesswoman Lucilene Oliveira says that one of her concerns is that many inputs for the production of the summer collection run the risk of running out, as many are imported.
“This month I am already starting to assemble the next collection and we have raw materials and fabrics. Although with indications that they are already lacking in the market. This could affect production”, he said.
In the store where product manager Vilson Silva works, there is already a shortage of cotton, polyester and dye threads, which are imported from China and are used in the production of fabrics. “With regard to the importation of polyester and chemical products from printing and dyeing, we are having problems.
We are really worried about how the demand for fabrics will be, although we already have a schedule.
Another issue is that we are feeling that people are committed to receiving the service, but are asking for deadlines to pay for the products and want to receive them via post to avoid physical contact”, he highlighted. Clothing center 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 with the resumption of the sector when the crisis is over. “The biggest problem in all of this will be the resumption.
The emptiness that will open with these plummeting sales, the uncertainties of who is buying, selling. We are already feeling the reduction in sales. Retail trade has already dropped a lot.
The issue of inputs is a concern, as we work with many inputs from outside”, said Sinvesd president Marcelo Ribeiro.
The Union is going to meet with the big industries in the next few days to define how to face the virus in the factories.
“We are sitting down with the biggest companies in Divinópolis to find out which paths we can follow. So what ideas can we have, precisely for when a wave of difficulty arrives, we are prepared to have a plan B”, concluded the president of Sinvesd.
