264 exhibitors have confirmed their participation at the next edition of Le Cuir a Paris, September 19-22, of which 48 are new companies. The majority of participants are from Italy (47%), followed by France (23%) and Spain (13%).

The first American (Leather Industries of America), Italian (Associazione Conciatori) and German (Verband der Deutschen Lederindustries) pavilions will be present at the fair.

Exhibitions include ‘Corsets: A body language’ from The Central Ostrobothna University of A.S., Finland, and ‘Innovation for…’ by publishing house Editma Srl, Italy.

The Trends Gallery, the flagship of the fair, will present the trends in colours and materials for the winter 2007/08 season.