The three-day “Shoes & LeatherVietnam 2018” event, which goes along with the 20th International Shoes and Leather Exhibition as well as aninternational sewing machine industry exhibition, is jointly organisedby the Vietnam Leather, Footwear, and Handbag Association (LEFASO),international exhibition organiser Top Repute Co., Ltd.,and the Ho Chi Minh City Leather and Footwear Association.
It will put on display various chemicals,shoe-making and tanning machinery and technologies, leather and othermaterials, shoe components and accessories, finished products, and more.
In particular, the 20th International Shoes and Leather Exhibition willbe introducing trendy and fashionable footwear and leather products andaccessories.
Several seminars on the latest technologies and fashion trends in the shoe andleather industries will be held on the sidelines of the expos.
According to the organisers, Shoes & Leather Vietnam was first held in 1999, going onto affirm its position as a prestigious forum for leading leather and footwear producersand suppliers in Vietnam and other countries around the world.
Paolo Lemma, chief representativeof the Italian Trade Commission in Vietnam, said almost all companies participatingin Shoes & Leather Vietnam have distributors, agents, or representativeoffices in Vietnam.
These firms are also looking for opportunities to expand their markets inVietnam and promote cooperation with Vietnamese peers and new potential partners.
Italian firms hope to expand their market in complete production machinery and chemicalsused for treating leather and other footwear material, he said.
Vietnam has become the third footwear producer and the second footwear exporterin the world thanks to huge internal and external investments, as well as the tirelessefforts made by local footwear firms. -VNA