The Ethiopian Leather Industries Association (ELIA), in cooperation with COMESA/LLPI and other sponsors, is organizing the 6th All African Leather Fair (AALF) in Addis Ababa, from February 20-22, 2013.
The Trade Fair is expected to bring together tanners, footwear and other leather goods manufacturers, equipment and technology suppliers, chemical and inputs suppliers, manpower training institutions, trade promotion organizations, etc.. from all over the world. African companies and organizations are expected to constitute the largest attendance.
The Fair is a specialized one, designed to promote the African leather industry and to enable it create an interface with its partners within the continent and around the world. It will also offer the opportunity for business persons in the industry to meet and to talk face to face and to get immediate feedback on their prospective businesses. It will enhance their access to new markets and it will also provide a comprehensive forum for increased business in leather, leather products and the allied industries, notably chemicals, machinery, components and accessories.
The 5th AALF trade show, in 2012, attracted 196 exhibitors from Ethiopia and 37 from other countries that displayed their products and services. The main exhibit sectors of the trade show were tanneries, footwear, leather goods, leather garments manufacturing, selling and buying companies. Among those exhibitors 43 enterprises were from African countries that utilized the opportunity to promote the wealth that Africa has in the sector by showcasing their exportable items to the world market.
The Trade Fair attracted more than 11,000 foreign and local visitors, and exhibitors expressed their high level of satisfaction.
Source: http://www.elia-aalf.com/news.html and COMESA/LLPI