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Visiting Tuong Binh Hiep lacquer village in Thu Dau Mot town, visitors witness busy ambience of lacquer production workshops in preparation for export orders.

Efforts for overcoming difficulties…

In early months of 2011, price of materials for lacquer production were on the rise, owing to impacts of price hike. The price hike made lacquer makers face obstacles. To create lacquer products, it is essential to have enough materials in conformity with differ products such as furniture, picture, box and so on. Time for completion is at least 6 months. Most of lacquer products are made in manual.

Tuong Binh Hiep lacquer products have a diversity of design and style.

Nguyen Hoang My in hamlet 4 who has 19 years of experience in making lacquer products shared ‘In 2010, one kg of varnish priced at VND30,000, now it jumps to VND40,000 whilst prices of sandpaper, package box jump along. At present, big and potential lacquer makers have increased income for laborers to keep skilled workers, despite price hike of input materials. Many signed contracts were quitted, owing to price hike of wood materials’.

Many workshops said that they usually change models and hasten delivery to meet the rising demand. Le Ba Linh, director of Tu Bon Ltd., said ‘Amid the difficult circumstance, we are forced to save expenses to keep skilled laborers and clients’.

Chances for ambition

With effort and ambition, many workshops are in good operation. Tu Bon Ltd director, said he has cooperated with many foreign partners with valued orders. Showing batches of lacquer products, he said ‘they will be exported to France. Since my company is established, we have signed many contracts with big value’.

Hung Huong Ltd has reaped contracts from France, Arab Saudi, Denmark, Greece and among others, thanks to investment in showroom, design and website…

Aside from the above lacquer businesses, there are numerous lacquer workshops in good operation. They include Thanh Binh Le, Thuy Van…

Reported by K.Vinh – Translated by A.C