{"id":68837,"date":"2022-03-30T15:56:25","date_gmt":"2022-03-30T11:56:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/?p=68837"},"modified":"2022-03-30T15:56:25","modified_gmt":"2022-03-30T11:56:25","slug":"italy-is-the-main-exhibitor-at-aplf-2022-taking-place-for-the-first-time-in-dubai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/italy-is-the-main-exhibitor-at-aplf-2022-taking-place-for-the-first-time-in-dubai\/","title":{"rendered":"Italy Is The Main Exhibitor At APLF 2022 Taking Place For The First Time In Dubai"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Italian Trade Agency, in collaboration with the Embassy of Italy in the UAE, the Consulate General in Dubai and ASSOMAC (the national association of Italian manufacturers of footwear, leather goods and tanning technologies), is hosting 49 companies at <\/strong>APLF 2022<\/strong>.\u00a0 After a gap of three years since its last edition in Hong Kong in 2019, APLF, the world\u2019s leading international trade fair for the leather industry, is taking place for the first time in Dubai at the Dubai World Trade Centre from March 30th<\/sup> to April 1st<\/sup> 2022.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Italy<\/strong> is the leading European manufacturer of tanning machines, footwear and leather goods<\/strong> with a turnover of 440 million\u00a0<\/strong>in 2021; the industry currently employees over 3,900 people across 235 enterprises<\/strong> and it exported<\/strong> around Euro 305 million<\/strong> worth of machinery last year globally, about 70% of the total turnover.<\/p>\n

Asia<\/strong> is the main destination market<\/strong> for Italian manufactures with Euro 90 million of machineries exported in 2021, accounting for 30% of the total country\u2019s<\/strong> export for this sector.<\/p>\n

Italy is the second largest global leather machinery supplier to the UAE and increased its exports<\/strong> of machinery for tanning, footwear and leather products to the UAE by 80%<\/strong>,<\/u> reinforcing the two countries strong trade partnership in the sector.This follows 2 years of steady consecutive growth of Italy\u2019s market share with the UAE<\/strong>, with an increase to a quota of 35%in 2021<\/strong> from 3% in 2019, showing how Italian advancements in technology in the manufacturing of leather is highly regarded in the UAE and how much Dubai and UAE are becoming an even more important trade hub for this sector too.<\/p>\n

Commenting on Italy\u2019s participation at APLF Dubai,Amedeo Scarpa,Italian Trade Commissioner to the UAE<\/strong>, said,\u201cThis is the first time that APLF is coming to Dubai, and we are looking forward to reinforcing our strong relationship with the UAE and wider region. We are supporting Italy\u2019s leading companies in leather machinery, and they will be showcasing some of the industry\u2019s latest innovations and technology.Around 80% of the industry\u2019s tanning machinery is produced in Italy<\/strong>,thanks to knowledge in tanning being passed down through generations.\u00a0 In recent years, Italy has made significant investments into innovation and technology in the sector, developing sophisticated technology and machinery to produce leather with a superior colour and texture. We are developing technology not only to create better products, but also to reduce the environmental impact of the tanning process\u201d.<\/p>\n

Roberto Vago, Manging Director ASSOMAC<\/strong>, said: \u201cAfter last February in Milan, APLF 2022 marks the return of the widest international trade fair in the global leather industry.\u00a0 The hybrid formula, physical and virtual, will be the new strategic direction followed, to reinforce the connection between all the different actors of the supply chain.The expertise of the Italian industry is currently still leading the market, especially in terms of technology solution in the digital and sustainable domain. Occasion to meet our traditional and new customers; great opportunity thanks to the support of ITA (Italian Trade Agency) and MAECI (Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation).<\/p>\n

I firmly believe that the event in Dubai, will play a potential role for the international market, as a prelude of the other well expected events of this sectors next September 2022 in Milan\u201d.<\/p>\n

For the latest news and updates, please follow @ITAdubai<\/a> on Twitter, @ITAdubai<\/a> on Instagram, ITA \u2013 Dubai Office<\/a> on LinkedIn, and Italian Trade Agency<\/a> on YouTube.<\/p>\n

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