Date : 1st February
2018Chennai
BetweenINTERNATIONAL SUPPLIERSof Raw Hides / Skins / Wet Blue /Crust Leather, Semi-Finished &
Finished Leather &
INDIAN IMPORTERSof Raw Meterials / Manufacturersof Leather Products & Footwear
Visitor Pre-Registration @ www.leatherindia.org
Sponsored by Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India
Council for Leather Exports
Venue : Hotel ITC Grand Chola, Chennai. Time : 1.00 PM to 8.00 PM
RAW MATERIALSSOURCING MEET
Raw MateRial SouRcing Meet of cleBetween International Suppliers of Finished & Semi-Finished Leathers, Raw Hides /
Skins and Indian Importers & Manufacturers of Leather Products & Footwear
Date : 1st february 2018 l Time : 1.00 PM to 8.00 PM Venue : Hotel itc grand chola, chennai.
need of the hour -
• TheTanningindustryisthebackboneoftheleatherindustryandavailabilityrawhides&skinsisoneofmaincontributingfactorsforthe robustgrowthof the tanning industryinanycountry.
• In fact, India is one among the largestlivestockholdingcountriesandisbestowedwith an affluence of rawmaterials. Indiaproduces3billionsqftofleatherannuallymeeting10%ofgloballeatherdemand.
• Considering its growth potential, theleathersectorhasbeenidentifiedasoneoftheFocusSectorsundertheMakein Indiainitiative of theGovernment of India, andhasbeensetanambitiousturnovertargetof uSD 23.47 billion to be achieved by 2019-20.
• Keeping in view the Target fixed by theGovernment,itisestimatedthattheleatherindustry requires about 5 billion sq.ft ofleathertomeettheproductiondemand.
• Towards achieving the target, there is anurgent need to look out for new avenuesfrom where the raw materials such asraw hides & skins, wet blue/crust, semi-processedleathersetc.canbesourcedandimportedintoIndia.
• In fact, India’s import of raw hides/skinsand leatherhasbeen increasing fromUS$472.60 million in 2010-11 to US$ 609.59million in 2016-17, growing at a CAGR of4.33%inthelastsevenyears.
Programs for Raw Material Sourcing –
The Council has in the past organized RawMaterial Sourcing Delegations abroad. Nowfor the first time the Council is organizing aSourcingMeetinIndiabetweentheOverseasSuppliersofRawMaterialandIndianImporters&Manufacturer.
overseas Suppliers’ outreach -
The Council has already written to andapproached the Leather Associations of USA,Brazil, Australia, Iran, Argentina, Bangladesh,Pakistan, Tunisia, Italy, Korea, Japan, China,SITA, Chambers of Leather Industries inArgentina, Germany Leather Federation,NationalFederationofLeatherandFootwear-Tunisia, New Zealand Leather and ShoeResearch Association, International Councilof Hides, Skins, Leather Traders Association,Turkey Leather Industrialist Association,ChambersofLeatherIndustryinEgypt,LeatherExport Council-Egypt, Hong Kong Hide andLeather Traders Association, ColombianAssociationof Leather,Associationof LeatherProcessingIndustry,Croatia,RomanianLeatherManufacturers Organisation, Chambers ofCommerce-Serbia.
While Overseas Participants in the SourcingMeethavetopayanominalRegistrationFeeasa confirmationof their participation , there is no fee for indian Participants. HoweverMembers wishing to visit the Sourcing Meethave to Pre-register at www.leatherindia.org. A special link has been created titled‘’Pre-Registration-SourcingMeetFeb1,2018Chennai’’intheCLE’swebsite.
Members may visit the cle’s website and confirm your participation by Pre-Registering!