CLIA says growth continues for the leather industry in China
01/09/2015
Chairman of the China Leather Industry Association, Su Chaoying, said that China’s leather industry has maintained steady growth in the last year, although the growth rate slowed compared to the rate in previous years.
He said exports of shoes fell slightly in 2014 but that imports of shoes increased by 32% in volume, reaching 46 million pairs, and by 20% in value, with a value of $1.1 billion. Mr Su said this shows that domestic production is unable to meet Chinese consumers’ “increasingly discerning demand”.
Figures for the first five months of this year show 6% growth for the Chinese leather industry overall. Mr Su said the industry would aim to increase value through higher levels of automation in both the tanning and footwear sectors.
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