Italian tanning and footwear machine manufacturers’ association Assomac has reported that 7,000 visitors at the 2025 edition of the Simac-Tanning Tech exhibition in Milan, with 51% of them coming from Italy and 49% from other countries.

Assomac said that, at a challenging time for the sector with exports of the technology its member companies make down 12.8% in the first half of this year, the event emphasised the resilience of Italian manufacturing.

It added that a strategy of international co-operation, culminating in a focus on Africa and an agreement with Kenya for the development of the supply chain there, was also a highlight of this year’s exhibition.

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