NEW DELHI, India, June 25 APLF-Launches-Event
NEW DELHI, India, June 25 /PRNewswire/ -- It was announced today that a
new trade fair initiative in India to be launched by APLF Ltd, FOOTWEAR,
MATERIALS MANUFACTURING AND TECHNOLOGY (FMM&T) will take place in Delhi in the
Spring of 2009.
This new trade fair will be organised in association with the Indian
Footwear Components Manufacturers Association (IFCOMA), one of the leading
trade associations servicing the US$ 5 billion Indian footwear industry, with
the support of other relevant trade associations.
FMM&T will service this major Indian industry, which is encountering a
growth of 9-10% per annum. The new fair will create a platform for both
Indian and foreign manufacturers to keep abreast of the latest trends in the
manufacture of footwear from design through to the finished product. It will
also create a bridge between the footwear manufacturers and the component
producers targeting this vast Indian footwear market.
The organisers are also planning a number of seminars to augment the trade
fair which will be managed by CMP India who have become one of the largest
privately owned Trade Fair organizers in the country.
CMP India is part of United Business Media plc, a global business media
group with operations in more than 30 countries and over 5,000 employees. It
organises some of India's largest exhibitions including CPhI (the region's
biggest pharmaceutical show), IFSEC (a leading security show), the Embedded
Systems Conference (India's only semiconductor exhibition) and Hotelex India
(a leading hospitality show).
The Indian Footwear Components Manufacturers' Association (IFCOMA) is a
duly registered body and the only trade association of Footwear Component
Manufacturers in India. It is a non-profit organization managed by a duly
elected apex body called the Executive Committee. IFCOMA has been an
implementing agency under the National Leather Development Program (a UNDP
assisted program of the Govt. of India) and is duly recognized by various
ministries of the Government of India and associated institutions.
IFCOMA has members comprising of manufacturers of Soles, Insoles, Lasts,
Toe-puffs, Counters, Linings, Interlinings, Adhesives Metallic Fittings,
Chemicals & Compounds, Clicking Dies, Eyelets, EVA Sheets & Compounds,
Finishes & Polishes Labels, Laces, Boxes, Leather & man-made materials, etc.
representing all the major Footwear Manufacturing hub centers spread across
India.
IFCOMA's objectives are to promote the healthy growth of the Indian
footwear component industry in the domestic as well export markets also to
promote interaction among members for development of products of international
quality & standards, in order to address global competition in the new liberal
economic environment.
APLF Ltd, a joint venture between CMP Asia and SIC SA, Paris, has
organised annually in Hong Kong since 1994, one of the most important leather
related Trade Fairs in the world, MATERIALS, MANUFACTURING AND TECHNOLOGY
(MM&T) and the twice yearly fashion accessories event -- the largest of its
kind in Asia -- FASHION ACCESS which highlights footwear, handbags, travelware
and a wide range of fashion accessories sourced from all over the world. For
the last three years another APLF event, PRIME SOURCE FORUM, the annual
meeting of the global apparel industry, has been collocated with FASHION
ACCESS. Additionally, in partnership with the China Leather Industry
Association, APLF Ltd organises the annual ALL CHINA LEATHER EXHIBITION in
Shanghai.
http://www.aplf.com
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SOURCE CMP India, UBM IndiaPvt.ltd.
