26 March 2024 Hong Kong Formal-shoe focus for Stella International Hong Kong-based footwear group Stella International has announced that it will move some of its production from Vietnam to Indonesia. BY Leatherbiz. In a business update on March 21, it said it was “well ahead of schedule” in achieving the objectives of a three-year… Continue reading Hong Kong Formal-shoe focus for Stella International
25 March 2024 Seminar durian APLF on Deforestation One of the key events held furring APLF 2024 was the seminar on the main stage dealing with the subject of deforestation and the regulations governing raw materials exported from the Amazon to the European Union. The speakers came from influential organisations in the leather… Continue reading Seminar durian APLF on Deforestation
25 March 2024 Make your Easter Bunny with Leather Naturally Surprise, dive into Easter with our exclusive surprise waiting for you on our website! Join our partner Sandra in an exclusive tutorial in which she guides you in making your own leather Easter bunny. Enjoy the creative process with step-by-step instructions and patterns included. Just… Continue reading Make your Easter Bunny with Leather Naturally
25 March 2024 APLF 2024 comes to an end The 40th anniversary edition of APLF officially closed on March 21. Returning to its home base of Hong Kong after five years, the show was well received by exhibitors and visitors alike. By Leatherbiz The mood at the show was generally positive, especially considering the current… Continue reading APLF 2024 comes to an end
22 March 2024 Italy: UNIC – Concerie Italiane says leather output in Italy is the lowest in 40 years The general manager of Italy’s main tanning industry body UNIC, Fulvia Bacchi, has said the organisation expects full-year figures for 2023 to show a fall of 12% in the industry’s output and of 7.6% in its… Continue reading Italy: UNIC – Concerie Italiane says leather output in Italy is the lowest in 40 years
22 March 2024 Anti-leather Agenda – Is it Leather on LinkedIn Exposing the political agenda that is destroying the Leather Industry. PETA, and environmental organizations have an agenda – convince the public that plant-based diets are the future – the only way to maintain a healthy, sustainable livelihood. Retailers and Brands are desperately trying to… Continue reading Anti-leather Agenda – Is it Leather on LinkedIn
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
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.
