Look east for inspiration

摘要

Global interest in the Middle East and Africa's (MEA) leather industry is gaining momentum, as international tanneries, designers, suppliers, and manufacturers look to boost business prospects at the region's dedicated leather trade show in Dubai. Debut exhibitors from Australia, the Netherlands and Thailand will rub shoulders with a host of returning players at Leatherworld Middle East 2017, as they set their sights on a regional market where demand for finished leather products, tanned animal hides and manufacturing supplies remains strong. According to analysts Euromonitor International (EMI), MEAs production turnover of tanned and dressed leather (including footwear, clothes and accessories) was worth $4.08 billion in 2016, and estimated to rise to $4.22 billion by 2020.