First Cairo International Leather Show deemed a success
The first Cairo International Leather which took place December 9-12 has been deemed a great success by organisers ICE and Assomac. The event that was opened by Egypt’s Minister for Foreign Trade and Industry, Rashid Mohamed Rashidad, attracted 118 participants, including representatives of over forty Italian companies.The Egyptian exhibitors spanned many sectors of the industry, including leather, footwear, tanning machinery, chemicals and man-made products.
A footwear production workshop was also set up at the event using Italian machinery at which visitors could see how mechanised footwear production has been introduced in
Marketing was covered by speakers Peter Mangione, Chairman of the USA Federation of Footwear Importers, and Massimo Donda, Chairman of the European Retailers’ Federation, who addressed a conference on the subject of the US and EU footwear markets.
