17 September 2025
APLF’s debut in Vietnam has attracted a multi-continental line-up of exhibitors from the Americas, Europe, and Asia, underlining the country’s growing importance in the global leather supply chain. From raw hides to finished leathers, chemicals, and components, international suppliers are uniting to serve Vietnam’s booming footwear, bag, garment, and upholstery sectors.
As the trusted organizer behind the world’s leading leather fairs in Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Bangkok, APLF’s role is to bring together top international suppliers and connect them directly with local tanning and manufacturing industries. By doing so, APLF ASEAN Vietnam strengthens the region’s position as both a sourcing hub and a production powerhouse.
The Americas: Mexico Leads the Way
From the Americas, Mexico’s presence is led by two leading tanneries, Alfamex and Lefarc. Alfamex specializes in suede leather that is widely used in footwear and leather goods. Lefarc, a Gold Rated tannery, offers a diverse portfolio of leathers serving footwear, apparel, leather goods, and even automotive applications. Their participation demonstrates Mexico’s ambition to deepen trade ties with Asia’s manufacturing base and highlights Latin America’s growing role in the global supply chain.
Photo Credit: Lefarc
Europe: Spain, Italy, and France
Europe is strongly represented by Spain, Italy, and France, three countries renowned for their leather-making traditions. Spain brings an impressive delegation, showcasing everything from vegetable-tanned leathers for belts and handbags to thick bovine hides for saddlery and luxury accessories. Companies such as Combalia, Curtidos Lancina, Dercosa, Inpelsa, La Doma, and Miret reflect Spain’s deep heritage in tanning, while Scavini adds diversity with its production of webbings and cords.
Read more: Spanish Tanneries Showcase Leather Excellence at APLF ASEAN
Italy, synonymous with luxury craftsmanship, is represented by Wipelli, offering high-quality furniture leathers, and Conceria Tre Emme, which produces full grain and split leathers for footwear, upholstery, and leather goods.
Photo Credit: Wepelli
Perhaps most significant is the French delegation. Five major suppliers — Nick Winters, Bigard, SVA Jean Rozé, Covico, and Les Cuirs de l’Ouest — will be present under the banner of the French Hides and Skins Federation (FFCP). Their focus on raw hides sends a strong signal of confidence in Vietnam’s tanning industry. These hides will be processed by local tanneries to create leathers that meet rising domestic demand across footwear, bag, garment, and upholstery sectors.
Photo Credit: LES CUIRS DE L’OUEST
Asia and Beyond: Strengthening Regional Supply
crucial role at APLF ASEAN Vietnam. Three of China’s top tanneries will showcase their scale, quality, and sustainability. Dongguan Runbang New Material Technology, with its LWG Gold certification, offers goat napa, vegetable-tanned, chrome-free, handbag, and oil-wax leathers, producing up to 12,000 skins daily. Xinji Shengma Leather focuses on high-end goat garment leather, supplying footwear, bags, and upholstery with a capacity of 1.5 million skins annually. Zhen Shou Industrial produces chrome-free and metal-free lamb leather, processing 30 million square feet of leather annually. The company owns grassland ranches and processing facilities, and has established a global network of offices and bonded warehouses.
Read more: Leading Chinese Lamb Skin and Goat Leather Manufacturers to Exhibit at APLF ASEAN Vietnam
Photo Credit: Dongguan Runbang New Material Technology
Together, these Chinese companies reflect the country’s leadership in sustainable leather production and reinforce Vietnam’s role as a regional hub for downstream manufacturing.
Beyond Asia’s tanneries, specialized upstream partners from across the globe will also be present. India’s Labour Craft supplies precision blades for tanning and finishing machinery, South Africa’s UCL and UAE’s Novochrom provides tanning chemicals and offers a wide range of allied materials. These companies are vital, ensuring exhibitors and buyers have access to the technologies and inputs that make high-quality leather production possible.
A Truly International Platform
From Mexico’s suede leathers to Spain’s lambskins and vegetable-tanned hides, from Italy’s luxury furniture leathers to France’s raw hides, and from China’s sustainable skins to upstream technologies from India, South Africa, and the UAE, APLF ASEAN Vietnam brings the entire global supply chain under one roof.
This unmatched multi-continental presence ensures that buyers will discover world-class sourcing opportunities. Join APLF ASEAN Vietnam and connect with a global network that is reshaping the future of leather and fashion in the heart of Southeast Asia.
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