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Moderate outcome to Première Vision Leather

The impact of the coronavirus on visitor numbers and the closeness of the Premiere Vision Paris (PVP) to other key industry events may have reduced visitor numbers attending the latest edition of Premiere Vision Leather in Paris taking place February 11-13.

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Cooperation in the ascendancy

After years of watching growing collaboration and convergence around the world, I have returned from the Asia Pacific Leather Fair (APLF) with a new word on top of mind: conflict. It was raised first by Ralph Goodstone, the Vice Chair of the Ethical Fashion Forum, at the Sustainable Fashion Conference APLF Workshop which hid itself away in a far corner of Hall 3F.

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Divided opinions over APLF 2020 announcement

There were mixed opinions among exhibitors at the APLF Leather show in Hong Kong last week whether the proposed move from hall 1 of the fair to hall 3 in 2020 was a positive step for the leather industry.

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Active start to 35th APLF

The first day of the APLF Leather fair ended on March 13 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) with a good number of visitors filling hall 1, which houses the leather industry exhibitors.

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CLIA and ACLE celebrate milestone anniversaries

The China Leather Industry Association (CLIA), the only official body in Mainland China for the leather, footwear and leather goods manufacturing industries, is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. It is also the 20th year of the All China Leather Exhibition (ACLE), of which the CLIA is a joint organiser.

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Thinking about Careers in Leather

It is a Tuesday morning and there was a penetrating heavy drizzle as I parked in the University of Bath’s car park. Not an auspicious start to a morning spent sitting in a famous sports hall, where a large poster announces that Premier League Southampton’s highly rated soccer academy trains. No sport today though. I'm invigilating a marketing exam. 

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APLF 2017 proves to be a barometer

The newly rebranded APLF Leather and Materials+ fair closed last Friday (March 31) and the 2017 edition further underlined its position as a barometer event for the global tanning industry. A clearer picture of the state of the industry is beginning to emerge.

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New Premiere Vision Leather ideas for 2017

The Paris based trade show aimed at premium leathers for the fashion sector has announced it is expanding its offer within the Premiere Vision Paris fair and will showcase new offers for the clothing, leather goods and footwear markets in its upcoming February 2017 edition.

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LETSB co-host sustainable leather training seminars

A four-day training program titled; “Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) Practices in the Leather Sector” has taken place in the conference hall of the Four Seasons hotel, Dhaka, July 25-28, 2016. It was jointly organised by the EU Switch-Asia project - ECOLEBAN and LETSB (Leather Engineers and Technologists Society of Bangladesh).

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