EXPOCAIPIC was once again the meeting point between suppliers and manufacturers

​Although with fewer exhibitors than in previous editions, due to the economic crisis that the country is going through, and due to the logical uncertainty generated by the next change of government, the event ended in general, with positive results for the participants.

According to the opinions of the organizers, among the visitors, the main local manufacturers met, accompanied by numerous colleagues from Uruguay, Paraguay, Chile and Peru.

The exhibitors were considered satisfied by the contacts and sales made, underlining the existing positive expectations regarding the future of the sector. Although there are coincidences on the current decline in industrial activity due to the recession, new hopes for recovery have been opened in the medium term.

Hard political and economic negotiations of the next government are awaited, before the internal and external front, to create conditions of stability that allow normalization of consumption and productivity.

With this perspective, industrialists and entrepreneurs renewed the confidence that in the medium term the sector will recover and return to better growth rates.

Fair information

EXPOCAIPIC Fall-Winter 2020 was held at the Costa Salguero fairground in Buenos Aires, on October 29, 30 and 31, in Hall 6. The exhibition area was 3 thousand m2 which was occupied by 47 exhibitors with 82 stands.

Among the items exhibited, the most prominent was soles with 10 stands, followed by leathers and synthetic materials; various components; accessories; machines; Institutional and press.

Simultaneously with the fair there was a series of conferences and presentations on fashion trends, production and commercialization of footwear, by renowned professionals. They had a good call.

According to the organizers' estimates, the number of assistants during the three days was close to 1,800 people.

Offer characteristics

In the SOLES category, the trend went through good-volume models, with side moldings for fashion sneakers, while the classics with sole and heel for shoes, boots and booties stood out for new finishes –leather covers, painted, scraped, aged, patinated , etc.- with complements of welts and outsoles. Light and flexible materials predominated -expansive, eva, etc.- with ergonomic designs for better comfort. A greater variety of colors was noticed in winter soles. A wide range of soles with bands and wedge was offered for sneakers.

For women's high shoes, HEELS in general were more elaborate in their visuals -new finishes, paints, appliques, etc.- with a tendency towards higher volumes.

On the part of the LEATHERS and SYNTHETIC MATERIALS, there was an extensive assortment of smooth and engraved finishes -reptiles, geometric, decorative, etc.- in mono and duotone. As more sophisticated, very elaborate surfaces were exhibited with films, prints and different mechanical and physical processes, which add differentiated aesthetic value. Also the volume is a tendency in materials, thus appear the furs, embossed, matelassé and handmade fabrics. A greater color participation was repeated, alternating between opaque and bright options.

The offer of industrial fabrics -woven uppers- for sneakers and casual was relevant.

Regarding the technology sector, machinery and systems for basic manufacturing operations were exposed.

​Models presented in EXPOCAIPIC.

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