The shoemaking industry is one of the pillar industries in Putian, Fujian. Data shows that there are more than 4,200 shoemaking companies in Putian, employing more than 500,000 people, with an annual output value of over 100 billion yuan and an annual output of 1.26 billion pairs, accounting for 9.3% of national production. Since the first positive case was discovered on September 10, the epidemic in Putian Xianyou has attracted much attention. Amid the epidemic, what is the current situation of Putian Xianyou’s shoemaking industry? Recently, reporters conducted on-site visits.
At 3 pm, the reporter saw at a shoe company in Laidian Town, Xianyou County, Fujian Province that the factory door was closed and walked into the production workshop , the once noisy assembly line is now empty. After the outbreak, the factory immediately stopped work and production, and the company’s overseas orders were greatly affected.
Li Zaili, Director and Executive Vice President of a Shoe Co., Ltd. in Putian, Fujian: There are many export orders, but if the goods cannot be shipped, some of the orders will definitely be cancelled.
The relevant person in charge of the company told reporters that currently, the company has more than 2,000 employees, an annual production capacity of about 6 million pairs, and an annual output value of more than 600 million yuan. Among them, foreign trade orders account for Very big.
Huang Minfeng, Planning Manager of a Shoe Co., Ltd. in Putian, Fujian: Our factory mainly produces some professional shoes Shoes, such as outdoor shoes and golf shoes, are sold to overseas customers in Europe and the United States. Due to the epidemic, many factories in the supply chain cannot open.
Yu Guomin, the person in charge of a shoe e-commerce platform in Putian, Fujian: So far, I know that our company’s own internal statistics show that there are about a thousand pieces of goods, and they only go out. About fifty pieces. Everyone is starting to show signs of canceling orders from epidemic areas, and order chargebacks are serious. </p
