After a week in Shanghai at the All China Leather Exhibition a trip to the traditional area of Japan (watch this video to see what I am going to be looking for) is quite contrast. Being in Shanghai at this time is to be absolutely at the leading edge of the commercial and technical changes […]
Chinese consumers
At this year’s All China Leather Exhibition in Shanghai anyone checking the traffic on the streets saw fewer black stretched Audi A6s than in the past. This is a good thing. Many in our industry assumed that the extravagant purchasing that included upmarket motor vehicles and fancy luxury goods would continue to accelerate in China […]
More Trade Fairs – relentless
POSTED ON SEPTEMBER 8, 2014 Transit to Lineapelle If you are going to Lineapelle this week the visit the University of Northampton in Hall 9 Stand P5. If you are a lost alumni it is time to check in. If you think you might be eligible for an honorary degree this is getting close to […]
Sixteen Years of ACLE
The All China Leather Exhibition (ACLE) has reached a milestone yesterday when it opened at the New International Expo Centre, in Shanghai. Launched in Beijing in 1998 as a business platform for China’s leather industry, the exhibition entered its 16th year. The event is not only important for what it celebrates, it is also an […]
Autumn Trade Fairs
POSTED ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2013 Sunday in Shanghai It’s Sunday and I’m in Shanghai. It used to be that whenever you went to a leather show you would start meeting people you knew at the departure gate, or later when lounges became common in the airline lounge. But times have changed. Our industry has restructured […]
Shanghai ACLE, Leather Chemical Consolidation
POSTED ON SEPTEMBER 7, 2009 From the Terraces This is being written from the Terrace on the 18th floor of Broadway Mansions, a famous Shanghai residence since 1934, and now a modern hotel overlooking the famous Bund. It is actually the best way to see the Bund right now as the road, the riverside walkway […]