Meanwhile, 3 pavilions have already confirmed particiption at CIFF. They are: • Toto Shoes Association, from Japan • Taiwan Footwear Manufacturers Association • The Leather Goods and Leather Footwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association Bangladesh
ACLE is well supported by organisers APLF Ltd and the China Leather Industry Association(CLIA).Speaking recently, Michael Duck, director of APLF, explained that, “As organisers our spend on buyer promotion, on advertising, on direct telephone contact, on improving databases, has been increased enormously”. He went on to add, “I want to stress that we in the Trade Fair sector are here to help stimulate and encourage trade during the bad times as well as the good. Our role is to support the industry.”
As in previous years ACLE will run concurrently with, and in the same location as, two closely allied sector exhibitions: China International Footwear Fair (CIFF) and Moda Shanghai.
ACLE, CIFF and Moda Shanghai will run September 2 – 4, 2009, at the New Expo Centre, Pudong, Shanghai.
QUICK STATS: China Leather Statistics for 2008 • Total export value of leather, fur and leathergoods, was USD 42.53 billion in 2008, up 10.4% over the previous year. • Total sector imports were valued at USD 5.45 billion, a decline of 10.5% over the previous year.
Of these totals: • Finished leather exports accounted for USD 370 million (down 66.6%) • Finished leather imports were 2.67 billion (down 13.7%)
Among the above: • Export value of leather shoes USD 9.81 billion (up 2.6%) and export volume was 1.13 billion pairs. • Import value of leather shoes were USD 510 million and import volume was 17.89 pairs, showing an increase of 58.1% and 65% respectively. • Export value of leather garments stood at USD 990 million, down by 34.7%.
APLF Limited is a joint venture between UBM Asia Limited & SIC SA, Paris and is managed in Asia by UBM Asia Limited.
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