Leather Pipeline: Apprehension before the ACLE
Many people in the leather industry are either in Asia meeting clients, or preparing to travel, ahead of the All China Leather Exhibition next week (August 31 to September 2), according to our exclusive Leather Pipeline report.
The summer break does not suit everyone, however: Fresh hide supply pipelines are interrupted, pending issues cannot be resolved and this creates stress when tanneries are reopened. Many people are complaining September is too short to deal with all the trips, fairs and issues.
“The global economy, the networking, the global supply chain, the fixed seasons in retail and the time windows in deliveries are setting rhythms that are reducing flexibility, and this is not good for a raw material-related supply chain like ours,” says the author.
There has been some good news: demand has increased, tanners have begun to replenish inventories and a lot of the risk factor has been taken away, which making business run much better.
Many will be waiting until after the ACLE and Milan’s Lineapelle in early September before they have a clearer idea of how business will be next season.
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