Le Cuir À Paris opens

14/02/2012
The latest edition of twice-yearly finished leather exhibition Le Cuir A Paris opened in the French capital on February 14.

In all, 287 exhibitors, mostly tanners, representing 20 different countries travelled to Paris to take part. These included 17 first-time exhibitors.

Italy had the highest number of participants, with 52% of all exhibitors coming from there. Host country France was next with 19%, followed by Spain with 12%. Of the companies taking part, 7% were from outside Europe.

A total of 62% of exhibitors were displaying finished leathers for the spring-summer 2013 fashion season. A further 9% of exhibitors had exotic leather on show.