500 businesses participate International Shoes & Leather Exhibition Vietnam 2016

The oepning ceremony of the 18 th International Shoes & Leather Exhibition Vietnam 2016 was held at at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre in Ho Chi Minh City on July 13.

This two-day exihibition becomes an annual premier and most influential event of its kind in Vietnam market. It plays a key role in linking the global industrial technology, machinery and equipment, materials and finished products providers with shoes and leather makers in Vietnam and ASEAN countries.

According to the exhibition’s organiser, nearly 500 shoe and leather producers and suppliers from 27 countries including Argentina , Brazil , China , Colombia , France , Italia, the Republic of Korea and the US showed their latest technologies and products at the exhibition. It is expected that over 10,000 trade buyers from 30 countries and regions will come to visit the show.

Major products displayed at the two-day event include machines to produce shoes and tan leather, shoes and shoe accessories, fashionable and interior leather, materials, and leather products.

Vietnam Footwear Conference 2016 will be hosted during the fair period. Professional speakers from Vietnam Footwear Industry will present the favorable policy for foreign investor, the trends of the footwear development in Vietnam, New Government Policy towards the development in Footwear Industry, investment needs and recommendation for good location for shoes production in Vietnam and the technical condition to comply for Vietnam Footwear Industry to get benefit from TPP, EV FTA and the agreements with other countries.