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That of leather, is the core business of most of the big luxury brands, coming to represent up to 70% of their turnover. The Italian leather supply chain is the only one that encompasses, at the highest level of excellence, the entire value chain in a single territory, within specialized districts. This aggregate leather sector (tannery, footwear, leather goods and technology) represents an important slice of Italian manufacturing: it employs a total of more than 130 thousand people (4% of the Italian manufacturing sector), produces more than 30 billion euros in turnover and an added value of 6 billion, 3% of Italian manufacturing.
The courage of the industry
In 2022, Italy reconfirmed itself as the leading value exporter in Europe for supply chain technologies, tanned leather, leather goods and footwear. Italian savoir-faire is recognized worldwide: the value of exports of the four supply chains in 2022 amounted to about 27 billion euros (+15% compared to 2021). Of these, about 45% were footwear and 40% leather goods, with diversified destinations to Europe, the United States, South Korea and China among the top destinations. The trade balance is around 15 billion euros (1.7 billion for tannery, 7.2 billion for leather goods, 5.4 billion for footwear and 300 million for technology). We are talking about a “national champion.” (Source: TEHA-Assomac)
Simac Tanning Tech 2023
The Simac Tanning Tech international exhibition held Sept. 19-21 at the Milano Rho exhibition centre demonstrated the vitality and innovation capacity of a strategic sector for the Italian and global economy. Over 6,500 certified attendees, +37% compared with 2022, 60% Italy and 40% abroad, +14% of exhibitors compared to last year for the 320 exhibitors, brands and institutions present at the fair. The numbers confirm the positive trend, starting with those of the exhibiting companies present on the 15 thousand square meters of the fair. Italy above all, but also Turkey, France, Germany, Portugal, Brazil, Mexico, Spain, Tunisia and the great return of Asian countries among the 96 nations of origin of visitors. Interesting innovations and application services presented by companies increasingly aiming to give life to production ecosystems under the banner of sustainability.
See you in 2024
“The international attendance of visitors and the attention of technology manufacturers toward process organization and digitization,” proudly says Assomac and Simac Tanning Tech President Maria Vittoria Brustia, “confirm a relevant change of step toward a sustainable transition. We are confident that this path shared by all industry players will soon generate satisfactory results.” Thanks to the well-established collaboration with Agenzia ICE, the Simac Tanning Tech fair benefited from the presence of 18 international delegations with about 100 buyers, institutional delegates and foreign press. The appointment is for the 50th edition of Simac Tanning Tech, scheduled from September 17 to 19, 2024, again in the spaces of Fiera Milano Rho.
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