31 May 2019 A business and educational platform for the manufacturing sector In its 22nd year, ACLE, China´s definitive leather event is to be held from 3 – 5 September 2019 at the New International Expo Centre in Pudong, Shanghai. The leather industry continues to labour under low demand and low prices – neither of… Continue reading A business and educational platform for the manufacturing sector
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
17 May 2019 Wide range of fashion accessories in a professional business-like atmosphere Fashion Access displayed a wide range of fashion accessories such as handbags, bags, wallets, travel items, garments, footwear and other lifestyle products. This trade fair has been the leading venue where to source fashion accessories and at the same time for brands… Continue reading Wide range of fashion accessories in a professional business-like atmosphere
9 May 2019 Advancing beyond Materials and Components to “Feeling Green” This third edition of Materials+ to be held was launched as a platform for non-leather and advanced materials, all types of footwear components, decorative hardware for fashion accessories as well as the latest cutting machine technology used in the manufacturing processes. Materials+ does in… Continue reading Advancing beyond Materials and Components to “Feeling Green”
9 May 2019 Over-pessimistic pre-fair expectations in Hong Kong were just that! Low pre-fair expectations based on the parlous state of the overall leather sector were soon dispelled as buyers proceeded to enter the main leather hall on 13 March as the 35th Anniversary edition of APLF Leather opened in Hong Kong. Major trade… Continue reading Over-pessimistic pre-fair expectations in Hong Kong were just that!
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
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.
