The 19th edition of the All China Leather Exhibition (ACLE) will be held from 31 August – 2 September, 2016 at Shanghai New International Expo Centre, China. The organisers (China Leather Industry Association and APLF) have reported that so far 19 group pavilions have confirmed their participation at ACLE 2016, including Australia, Brazil (2), Ethiopia, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Korea, Pakistan, Spain, Taiwan (3), Thailand, Turkey and USA (2). More than 1,000 exhibitors from across the supply chain are expected to participate at the show.
The 2015 fair attracted over 23,000 visitors, mainly from the principal manufacturing provinces of China, who came to find new suppliers and source new products. As a result ACLE is the only leather event in Mainland China where so many buyers gather and can be seen under one roof during the three intense days of the exhibition, the organisers claim. The dynamics of the China market are reflected at ACLE and in its ongoing success since its first edition in 1998.
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In his report on the state and outlook of the industry in his presentation at APLF 2016, Su Chaoying, Chairman of China Leather Industry Association stated, “China has achieved double-digit economic growth over the last 20 years.
It is impossible for China to maintain such a high rate of growth in the future as internal and external factors have changed. The country is now going into a transition period. The economy is shifting from export-led, investment-fuelled growth, to innovation and consumption-driven growth which has brought new challenges to China’s leather industry”.
ACLE will be held in a challenging economic environment and against the backdrop of the Chinese Government’s policy to enforce strict environmental regulations for polluting industries which has resulted in the closing of some smaller tanneries but the strengthening of larger ones.
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