20 November 2020 Virtual APLF Brings International Suppliers to Three Main Tanning Regions In view of the current situation which prevents buyers from attending physical exhibitions, APLF will continue to support the tanning industry by organising a series of online events for the Chinese, Indian and African/Middle East markets. The virtual events will… Continue reading Virtual APLF Brings International Suppliers to Three Main Tanning Regions
19 August 2020 COVID-19 Should Not Prevent the Leather and Fashion Sectors from Moving Forward APLF announced on 9th April that the 2020 edition of APLF had been rescheduled to next year due to the travel restrictions. During this 6-month period, APLF continues to offer the industry digital tools to connect with each other. … Continue reading COVID-19 Should Not Prevent the Leather and Fashion Sectors from Moving Forward
14 August 2020 APLF Announces Departure of Perrine Ardouin Perrine Ardouin will be leaving her post as the Director of APLF after 24 years in charge of the company’s portfolio of trade fairs and events. She has decided to leave Hong Kong and move on to a new page of her life. After departure, she… Continue reading APLF Announces Departure of Perrine Ardouin
24 July 2020 Design-A-Bag Press Release – Winners Announcement 2020 Due to the recent rapid outbreak of COVID-19, in view of the health and safety of our exhibitors and buyers, APLF has made the most difficult decision to postpone the APLF fairs, including Fashion Access to 30 Mar – 1 Apr 2021. However, the Design-A-Bag Online… Continue reading Design-A-Bag Press Release – Winners Announcement 2020
11 October 2019 ACLE 2019 Final Report – ACLE sets the stage for coping strategies The All China Leather Exhibition (ACLE) took place in early September amid the announcement of China’s latest round of retaliatory tariffs toward the US. These new tariffs may mostly affect China’s salted and wet blue hide imports. The continuous escalation… Continue reading ACLE 2019 Final Report – ACLE sets the stage for coping strategies
23 September 2019 Shanghai Shake Up: Redesigning a Future for Leather Innovation in tanning, marketing that’s better targeted to younger demographics and a more responsive and creative approach to customers – these are among the critical points raised during the 2019 Shanghai Shake-up during ACLE in September, “Redesigning a Future for Leather”. The event featured… Continue reading Shanghai Shake Up: Redesigning a Future for Leather
16 September 2019 ACLE 22nd Edition sheds new, positive light on leather China’s leading international event for the leather industry wrapped up another successful edition, its 22nd, on 5 September 2019. 1,056 exhibitors from 34 countries and regions were joined by more than 23,300 visitors in Shanghai from 3 – 5 September. Over 20,000 buyers… Continue reading ACLE 22nd Edition sheds new, positive light on leather
4 September 2019 All China Leather Exhibition 2019 – We are all Optimists It was snowing, according to APLF Director Michael Duck, twenty two years ago when the All China Leather Exhibition started and the damp, grey weather was even more dismal this morning: only to be perfectly matched by the first report by Mr.… Continue reading All China Leather Exhibition 2019 – We are all Optimists
3 September 2019 Complex Trade and Industry Situation can Benefit from China’s Leading Leather Event The leather sector is facing a double pronged assault as we approach the fourth quarter of 2019 – namely the ongoing tariff war between the US and China and the growing competition from synthetic materials in the design and manufacture… Continue reading Complex Trade and Industry Situation can Benefit from China’s Leading Leather Event
1 August 2019 A trade fair with seminars, conferences, innovations and educational activities to help strengthen China’s leading leather event With the 22nd edition of the All China Leather Exhibition (ACLE) due to take place on 3-5 September at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre in Pudong, Shanghai, the co-organisers, APLF Ltd and the China… Continue reading A trade fair with seminars, conferences, innovations and educational activities to help strengthen China’s leading leather event
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.
