Chinese delegations to attend APLF Dubai
Following the lifting of China’s Covid-19 restrictions, Chinese exhibitors and buyers are confirmed to be attending APLF Dubai in March.
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PRINT & DIGITAL
Good visitor numbers at Lineapelle
As usual, the second day of the Lineapelle fair in Milan on February 21 was the busiest with good visitor numbers attending the show featuring leather collections for the Summer 2020 season.
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Wake-up call for auto tanners
At the end of November, ILM was invited to attend an automotive industry stakeholder event in Brussels. Surprisingly, ILM was the only representative from the leather industry attending which slipped quietly under the radar in this industry. Yet, for representatives of other materials commonly used in vehicles, they were well present and ready to engage with the initiative.
Read More...Brazilian tanners target Vietnamese market
A group of Brazilian tanners attending the forthcoming edition of the Shoes & Leather Exhibition taking place July 12-14 in Ho Chi Minh, expect to generate business worth US$20 million during the event.
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Get-togethers returning to fashion
When the first World Leather Congress was held in Brazil a few years ago, tagged onto the back of a very successful World Footwear Congress, someone told me that they thought the industry had discovered a new appetite for big assemblies. I found it hard to believe. For some years, the numbers attending the UK Society of Leather Technologists and Chemists conferences had been declining, and it began to look like an event for a few enthusiasts to meet with even fewer elderly retirees.
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APLF signals slowing market
The Asia Pacific Leather Fair and Fashion Access closed their doors on April 1 with an indifferent mood among tanners attending the show. Busy aisles in hall 1 where the tanner and tannery suppliers are located failed to lift the spirts of a market that seems to be flat.
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