6 April 2024 Successful APLF Return Tempered by Slow Market Demand After an absence of five years, APLF finally returned to its home base in Hong Kong to celebrate the 40th year of its launch in 1984. Due to low prices and slow demand for leather, especially in the footwear sector, pre-fair expectations were… Continue reading Successful APLF Return Tempered by Slow Market Demand
20 March 2024 ACLE has the Role of Reinvigorating China’s Leather and Manufacturing Sectors The 2024 All-China Leather Exhibition will take place from 3 – 5 September at the New International Expo Centre in Pudong, Shanghai. The event covers a total exhibition area of 92,000 square metres and 8 halls of international and domestic tanneries,… Continue reading ACLE has the Role of Reinvigorating China’s Leather and Manufacturing Sectors
19 March 2024 APLF’s Return to Hong Kong coincides with its 40th Anniversary In early June 1984, in a car park in central Hong Kong, the first edition of the Hong Kong International Leather Fair (later to become APLF) was held. The founder of the fair, Derek Dickins, had the vision to realise that… Continue reading APLF’s Return to Hong Kong coincides with its 40th Anniversary
September 2023 Global Suppliers and Manufacturers all set for the Return of APLF to Hong Kong in March 2024 The Meeting Place for the Global Leather Industry, APLF, will finally make its long-awaited return to its home base at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) from 19-21 March 2024. Despite a hiatus… Continue reading Global Suppliers and Manufacturers all set for the Return of APLF to Hong Kong in March 2024
13 Nov 2023 APLF ASEAN 2023 elevated ASEAN to the international level with a grand stage for young designers, and responding to all needs in the industry under one roof The APLF ASEAN 2023, the one and only leather exhibition in Thailand, has concluded with great success. The event was held between 25 – 27… Continue reading APLF ASEAN 2023 elevated ASEAN to the international level with a grand stage for young designers, and responding to all needs in the industry under one roof
25 Oct 2023 Solid Business Opportunities in Southeast Asia and Beyond as APLF Returns to Bangkok APLF ASEAN kicks off today at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre (QSNCC) in Bangkok. Over the next three days, from 25 – 27 October 2023, this platform will bring together a vibrant community of leather professionals and enthusiasts,… Continue reading Solid Business Opportunities in Southeast Asia and Beyond as APLF Returns to Bangkok
16 October 2023 APLF ASEAN 2023: A Gala that Merges the Thai Leather Community All in One APLF ASEAN will be returning to Bangkok, Thailand at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center (QSNCC) on October 25-27, 2023, bringing together exciting suppliers, designers, buyers, and industry experts under one roof as a gala that merges the… Continue reading APLF ASEAN 2023: A Gala that Merges the Thai Leather Community All in One
11 September 2023 The Recovery of the Leather Industry Sends Positive Signals as ACLE 2023 came to a Successful Conclusion in Shanghai After a four-year hiatus, the 2023 All China Leather Exhibition (ACLE) was held in an optimistic atmosphere at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre in Halls E1-E7 on August 29-31, 2023. The exhibition… Continue reading The Recovery of the Leather Industry Sends Positive Signals as ACLE 2023 came to a Successful Conclusion in Shanghai
29 August 2023 All China Leather Exhibition (ACLE) Marks Its awaited Return, to Fuel Economic Recovery and Industry Resilience After a four-year hiatus, the All China Leather Exhibition (ACLE) is back at its home base, the prestigious Shanghai New International Exhibition Centre (SNIEC). This vital comeback signifies a world united in overcoming the shadows of… Continue reading All China Leather Exhibition (ACLE) Marks Its awaited Return, to Fuel Economic Recovery and Industry Resilience
21 April 2023 Best of APLF Awards 2023 – Winners of APLF Leather Dubai The winners of the Best of APLF Awards (BOAA) 2023 were announced during BOAA & Design-A-Bag Awards cocktail party on the second day of the three-day event. In 2004, the first BOAA was held to mark the 20th anniversary of APLF… Continue reading Best of APLF Awards 2023 – Winners of APLF Dubai Leather
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.
