13 July 2018 Automotive Sector in China : Major Buyers from Automotive Sector Expected at 2018 Event ACLE Activities for Car Upholstery Exhibitors and Buyers The mainstays of leather demand since 2015 have been the upholstery and automotive sectors as the demand for leather uppers and soles has declined in favour of synthetic materials and… Continue reading Automotive Sector in China : Major Buyers from Automotive Sector Expected at 2018 Event
11 July 2018 Shanghai Shake-Up : Leather Lab – Speakers Line-Up Speakers Line-Up Peter van Wingerden CEO & Partner, Beladon How to make leather really sustainable? Raw hides often shipped around the world to reach the tanneries, what if cattle farming could happen much closer to where the hides are processed? Mr. Wingerden offers a… Continue reading Shanghai Shake-Up : Leather Lab – Speakers Line-Up
15 June 2018 ACLE, APLF & THE FOOTWEARISTS present: THE SHANGHAI SHAKE-UP WAKE-UP…and smell the leather! Given the pressure that the leather industry has been under in recent years, you might almost forget that leather still has the smell of success. That is why the organiser of All China Leather Exhibition (ACLE), the largest… Continue reading ACLE, APLF & THE FOOTWEARISTS present: THE SHANGHAI SHAKE-UP
30 May 2018 All China Leather Exhibition 2018 Celebrates Anniversaries and Focuses on Innovation 2018 is a special year for China’s leather sector and ACLE. This year marks the China Leather Industry Association’s (CLIA) 30th anniversary that since its founding has led to great improvements in China’s tanning industry, reaching state of the… Continue reading All China Leather Exhibition 2018 Celebrates Anniversaries and Focuses on Innovation
16 May 2018 Press Release | Design-A-Bag Competition Winners Announcement 2018 Design-A-Bag Online Competition is pleased to announce the winners of 2018. The judging panel consists of representatives from Giordano, All Saints, Jayne Fashion Consultancy, The Arsutoria School, Korea Colour & Fashion Trend Centre, Edizioni AF and OO Agency Paris. Lemniscate Handbag designed by Ho… Continue reading Design-A-Bag Competition Winners Announcement 2018
16 April 2018 ACLE is the barometer as China’s leather sector consolidates With its 21st edition due to take place in Shanghai from 29 – 31 August, ACLE comes of age as China’s leather sector consolidates as the environmental clean-up started three years ago finally culminates. At the moment there are ample supplies of raw… Continue reading ACLE is the barometer as China’s leather sector consolidates
6 April 2018 Fashion Access & Cashmere World praised by exhibitors and buyers Fashion Access and Cashmere World concluded with a positive business outcome. Being held during the peak sourcing season for fashion and leather accessories as well as for cashmere and fine fibres, the three-day show attracted over 10,000 international visitors from 85 countries.… Continue reading Fashion Access & Cashmere World praised by exhibitors and buyers
29 March 2018 Footwear industry facing tough decisions ahead: is digitisation inevitable? This question was among the issues that were discussed by experts from across the footwear industry during the fourth Global Footwear Retail Conference (GFRC) sponsored by Tencel and ISA Tantec and co-organised by APLF and the Footwear Distributors & Retailers of America (FDRA)… Continue reading Footwear industry facing tough decisions ahead: is digitisation inevitable?
29 March 2018 APLF Leather & Materials+ 2018 – Quality Prevails as Market Seeks to Find Level This had little to do with the venue or the event itself but more to do with a leather market suffering from an oversupply of raw material accompanied by flagging demand for leather, uppers for footwear and the… Continue reading APLF Leather & Materials+ 2018 – Quality Prevails as Market Seeks to Find Level
16 March 2018 Report on 2017 China’s Leather & Footwear Industry and ACLE2018 Forecasts by CLIA Economic status of China’s Leather and footwear Industry in 2017 The performance of China’s leather and footwear Industries maintained a growth trend in previous year. The sales revenue generated by leather, fur, finished products and footwear companies was… Continue reading Report on 2017 China’s Leather & Footwear Industry and ACLE2018 Forecasts by CLIA
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.
