Bao Loc in the Central Highland province of Lam Dong is famousnationwide for growing mulberries, raising silkworms and weaving silk.
Located at an altitude of over 800m, 190km from HoChi Minh City and 110km from Da Lat city, Bao Loc Plateau is cool allthe year round with high rainfall, humidity and mist, suitable forgrowing mulberries and raising silkworms.
The“capital of sericulture" boasts large silk producers such as Bao LocSilk Joint-Stock Company, A Chau Silk Joint-Stock Company, KimonoCompany, Vietsilk Company and about 20 private silk productionworkshops.
In 2004, the Vietnam SericultureCorporation (Viseri) joined hands with Matsumura Company (Japan) toestablish three large factories in Bao Loc, including Silk SpinningFactory No. 4 with an annual capacity of 85 tonnes of silk cords and twofactories producing silk for making ties and kimonos with an annualcapacity of 486,000m and 480,000m respectively, opening a newdevelopment period for the sericulture sector in Bao Loc.
Bao Loc silk is produced with the modern technology of Japan and theRepublic of Korea, so it is always superior in quality compared to otherproducts of the same kind. The silk cords are very thin and velvetythat help create beautiful glossy silk products, diverse in styles anddesigns, which are much sought after in both domestic and foreignmarkets.
At present, Bao Loc produces over 20different categories, such as satin, crepedechine (CDC), jacquard,Habutai, oganza, Georgetee (GGT.Voal), Taffetas and visco mixed fabricsand cotton mixed.
Nguyen Tien Dung, former DeputyDirector of Viseri, established Vietsilk Company after his retirementfrom a State-owned company. He recently installed 60 power-looms ofweaving small-size jacquard cloth in the Japanese technology to makekimonos and 20 power-looms of producing silk lining for making kimonos.
“I believe that the brocade will bring high economicvalue because it is a high-grade product which is in great demand indeveloping countries,” said Dung who has a great zeal for Vietnam’ssericulture sector.
Vietsilk exports about fourtonnes of brocade and silk per month to Japan, Singapore and Pakistan.In the past six months of this year, the company exported to Japan about20 tonnes of brocade and silk of different kinds, worth nearly 2million USD. In the coming years, Vietsilk will gradually increase theproductivity for export.-VNA
Located at an altitude of over 800m, 190km from HoChi Minh City and 110km from Da Lat city, Bao Loc Plateau is cool allthe year round with high rainfall, humidity and mist, suitable forgrowing mulberries and raising silkworms.
The“capital of sericulture" boasts large silk producers such as Bao LocSilk Joint-Stock Company, A Chau Silk Joint-Stock Company, KimonoCompany, Vietsilk Company and about 20 private silk productionworkshops.
In 2004, the Vietnam SericultureCorporation (Viseri) joined hands with Matsumura Company (Japan) toestablish three large factories in Bao Loc, including Silk SpinningFactory No. 4 with an annual capacity of 85 tonnes of silk cords and twofactories producing silk for making ties and kimonos with an annualcapacity of 486,000m and 480,000m respectively, opening a newdevelopment period for the sericulture sector in Bao Loc.
Bao Loc silk is produced with the modern technology of Japan and theRepublic of Korea, so it is always superior in quality compared to otherproducts of the same kind. The silk cords are very thin and velvetythat help create beautiful glossy silk products, diverse in styles anddesigns, which are much sought after in both domestic and foreignmarkets.
At present, Bao Loc produces over 20different categories, such as satin, crepedechine (CDC), jacquard,Habutai, oganza, Georgetee (GGT.Voal), Taffetas and visco mixed fabricsand cotton mixed.
Nguyen Tien Dung, former DeputyDirector of Viseri, established Vietsilk Company after his retirementfrom a State-owned company. He recently installed 60 power-looms ofweaving small-size jacquard cloth in the Japanese technology to makekimonos and 20 power-looms of producing silk lining for making kimonos.
“I believe that the brocade will bring high economicvalue because it is a high-grade product which is in great demand indeveloping countries,” said Dung who has a great zeal for Vietnam’ssericulture sector.
Vietsilk exports about fourtonnes of brocade and silk per month to Japan, Singapore and Pakistan.In the past six months of this year, the company exported to Japan about20 tonnes of brocade and silk of different kinds, worth nearly 2million USD. In the coming years, Vietsilk will gradually increase theproductivity for export.-VNA
