The All China Leather Exhibition (ACLE), China International Footwear Fair (CIFF) and Moda Shanghai are continuing to grow. The fairs—currently taking place at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre—have once again recorded increases in terms of the number of exhibitors and the exhibition area. This is the ninth year of the exhibition and the exhibition area has increased by 25% compared with last year and now spans five halls.

The three exhibitions have attracted 1,260 exhibiting companies from 37 countries and regions, exhibiting semi-finished leather, finished leather, hides, raw leather and chemicals.

The highlights of this year’s shows include furniture and automotive leathers; reflecting the impressive growth seen recently in these sectors in the Chinese leather industry.