22 March 2024 Leather for classic fashion from Igualada tannery Based in the industrial zone of Igualada, near Barcelona, in the Spanish province of Catalonia, the Miret tannery is no newcomer to the APLF leather fair in Hong Kong. On Day 2 of the 2024 event, APLF spoke to the manager of the Miret tannery,… Continue reading Leather for classic fashion from Igualada tannery
21 March 2024 Wet blue leather from Mexico Tecnocuero is based right in the heart of Mexico’s leather making and shoe manufacturing centre of Leon, in the state of Guanajuato. Here is the most important cluster for the manufacture of automotive leather in the Americas, as well as the most technically advanced wet blue plant.… Continue reading Wet blue leather from Mexico
21 March 2024 APLF performed as expected but market conditions remain uncertain On Day 2 of APLF 2024, we spoke to Brazilian tannery Krummenauer whose stand formed part of the CICB pavilion. This tannery exports most of its production to China and so is fully aware of the potential and market conditions in that… Continue reading APLF performed as expected but market conditions remain uncertain
21 March 2024 Italy’s Bauce biding its time The Italian machinery manufacturer, Bauce, is renowned for the supply of sammying and drying machines for the leather industry. Bauace’s stand was in the Assomac pavilion at APLF Leather 2024 and we took the opportunity to speak with manager, Federico Calvi about the fair and the state… Continue reading Italy’s Bauce biding its time
20 March 2024 China Leather Industry As the largest producer of leather by volume, China is a key market for the export of cattle hides, semi-finished and wetblue leather to feed its production lines. It exports and imports billions of dollars of raw materials and finished products but at the same time has not been… Continue reading China Leather Industry
20 March 2024 Raw Materials – Wetblue exports firm but salted hides slide According to figures published by the Leather and Hide Council of America (LHCA) for January, salted hide exports declined by 22% compared to the same month one year ago, but the volume of wetblue exports recorded a rise of 15% in the… Continue reading Raw Materials – Wetblue exports firm but salted hides slide
20 March 2024 “Many visitors from all over the world” – Leather Insiders of APLF’s return to Hong Kong Image: Visitors gather masse for the opening of APLF Professional newsletter for the leather industry, Leather Insiders writes that the first day of APLF witnessed many visitors and attendees from all over the world. This fair,… Continue reading Many visitors from all over the world
20 March 2024 Leather’s carbon footprint to be authenticated. The ongoing narrative that leather is prejudicial to the environment is about to be challenged by a new study commissioned by the Leather and Hide Council of America (LHCA). The independent study consists of a Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) of leather and is due to be… Continue reading Leather’s carbon footprint to be authenticated
20 March 2024 Italy’s Assomac out in force at APLF in Hong Kong Assomac, the Italian association of manufacturers of footwear, leather goods and tannery technologies, is at APLF Hong Kong as part of an Italian collective organised by ICE-Agenzia., reports ILM. With the support of the association, 38 Italian companies are present at… Continue reading Italy’s Assomac out in force at APLF in Hong Kong
20 March 2024 ACLE has the Role of Reinvigorating China’s Leather and Manufacturing Sectors The 2024 All-China Leather Exhibition will take place from 3 – 5 September at the New International Expo Centre in Pudong, Shanghai. The event covers a total exhibition area of 92,000 square metres and 8 halls of international and domestic tanneries,… Continue reading ACLE has the Role of Reinvigorating China’s Leather and Manufacturing Sectors
We bring leather, material and fashion businesses together: an opportunity to meet and greet face to face. We bring them from all parts of the world so that they can find fresh partners, discover new customers or suppliers and keep ahead of industry developments.
We organise a number of trade exhibitions which focus on fashion and lifestyle: sectors that are constantly in flux, so visitors and exhibitors alike need to be constantly aware both of the changes around them and those forecast for coming seasons.
