The next major global event in the leather sector is coming up soon. The All China Leather Exhibition (ACLE) fair will take place from August 29-31 in Shanghai. 14 business groups from Brazil will be displaying their leathers with the support of Brazilian Leather - a project that incentivizes exports developed by the Centre for the Brazilian Tanning Industry (CICB) and the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (Apex-Brasil).
Letícia Luft, project manager for Brazilian Leather, points out a number of resources BL will employ to add potential to their participation: on the eve of ACLE, exclusive business roundtables will be held between Brazilian tanneries and Chinese buyers from the furniture segment (organized with the support of the Apex-Brasil office in China) and during the fair the Brazilian stand will be showing the Leather Preview, with its diverse collection of special leathers from different national industries. They will also finish by participating in meetings with ICT (the International Council of Tanners) and the 20th anniversary celebration of the ACLE fair.
In this edition of the fair, over 23 thousand people are expected to visit the 1,038 exhibitors from 39 countries. This year ACLE will happen at a time of great expectation in the sector, with decreasing business worldwide despite the positive balance of Brazilian exports to China (8% growth in area from January to July). The event traditionally provides participants a series of relevant information on the sector's trends- especially with respect to the Chinese market - which is currently Brazil's largest leather customer, accounting alone for 31.8% of exports in value.
Participants on display at ACLE with the support of Brazilian Leather:
America Leather / Gobba Leather - E1/E23b
Coming - E1/E19a
Curtume Della Torre - E1/E22a
Durlicouros - E1/E19b
Euro-América - E1/E22b
Fuga Couros - E1/E21b
Grupo Bom Retiro - E1/E24a/
Grupo Minuano - E1/E20b
JBS Couros - JBS – E1/D01
Liderkoll - E1/E23a
Luiz Fuga - E1/E20a
Pacific Leather - E1/E21a
Minerva Leather - E1/E27
Institutional: Brazilian Leather - E1/E25
About Brazilian Leather - As a leather sector internationalization project, Brazilian Leather is conducted by the Centre for the Brazilian Tanning Industry (CICB) in partnership with Apex-Brasil (the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency). There are numerous strategies for consolidating national leathers and hides in foreign markets - encouraging the participation of tanneries in the principle global trade fairs and business missions focused on closer relations between Brazilian suppliers and buyers from other countries are but two of them. More information at www.brazilianleather.com.br
