19 June 2019 APLF 2019 : Onsite Interview – Testex Fresh from participating at one of APLF’s seminars where there was solid engagement from the delegates, Testex Group Market Development Director, Linda Wegerlin, proceeded to explain the background of Testex and the services the company oggers. In conjunction with the 17 other companies that constitute… Continue reading APLF 2019 Onsite-Interview-Testex
12 June 2019 APLF 2019 : Onsite Interview – PFI PFI Hong Kong Managing Director, Candice Wong, outlines the background of PFI and its mission so that consumers know what is the source of the products they are eating, wearing or simply using. The key elements that PFI highlights are not only sustainability that… Continue reading APLF 2019 : Onsite Interview – PFI
20 May 2019 Dare we risk losing hides? We are now regularly hearing about hides being thrown away. We heard it first about skins in New Zealand, and then about hides in Latin America, followed by sheepskins in the UK. Now it is coming from the USA of all places. The latest I have read… Continue reading Dare we risk losing hides?
17 May 2019 APLF 2019 : Onsite Interview – Unionpelli Unionpelli is a tannery based in Arzignano in Italy specializing in supplying hides to the automotive sector. The tannery produces wet blue and chrome free wet white. As Managing Director, Paolo Muraro explains, Unionpelli is focuses directly on smoothing out the supply chain by sourcing… Continue reading APLF 2019 : Onsite Interview – Unionpelli
07 May 2019 The contribution of technologies in sustainable tanning processes Raw materials and finished products are no longer alone to require being certified with quality labels today. In Italy, the machines that process them have their own sustainable standards and quality labels too. Thanks to the fusion of information technology with operational technologies it… Continue reading The contribution of technologies in sustainable tanning processes
07 May 2019 Green is the new Black The Asia-based “Green is the New Black” collective organized their annual “Conscious Festival” at the Kerry Hotel in Hong Kong on April 13-14th. The event features sustainable lifestyle products as well as inspiring talks and is a unique opportunity for the public to discover and experience a… Continue reading Green is the new Black
07 May 2019 Red dot Awards for G2G eye catching “techstyle” system The Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel (HKRITA) has won the prestigious Red Dot Award for Product Design 2019 for its Garment-to-Garment (G2G) recycling system Mini Mill. The G2G system is a mini production line that recycles post-consumer garments into clean… Continue reading Red dot Awards for G2G eye catching “techstyle” system
03 April 2019 Leadership, commitment and education the way forward to sustainability The first edition of the Sustainable Fashion Conference, which was held on March 14, 2019, was well attended. The event is part of APLF’s aim to establish itself as the main Sustainable Sourcing Platform of the Asia Pacific Region. Panelists with backgrounds ranging… Continue reading Leadership, commitment and education the way forward to sustainability
25 March 2019 Emerging Risks to the Leather Sector Discussed at 15th Hong Kong Sustainability Conference Sustainability in the Leather Supply Chain In today’s landscape, the leather sector is open to new and evolving risks, which are increasingly scrutinising the sustainability of global leather production. Brands, retailers, manufacturers and tanneries are under pressure from consumers… Continue reading Emerging Risks to the Leather Sector Discussed at 15th Hong Kong Sustainability Conference
18 March 2019 Best of APLF Awards 2019 – Winners of Fashion Access The winners of the Best of APLF Awards (BOAA) 2019 were announced during BOAA & Design-A-Bag Awards and Cocktail Party in the evening of 14 March 2019 during APLF fairs. There were a total of 15 winners with 5 Fashion Access exhibits and 10 APLF Leather & Materials+ exhibits.… Continue reading Best of APLF Awards 2019 – Winners of Fashion Access
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.
