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FAIRS | 10/25/2019

FUTURMODA at Spain. Another succesfull edition with more international exhibitors.

The suppliers fair completed another edition, in a process of increasing internationalization.

The Alicante Fair Institution of Elche, hosted on October 16th and 17th, the 42nd edition of FUTURMODA, the International Exhibition of Leather, Components and Machinery for Footwear and Leather Goods, organized by the Spanish Association of Component Companies for Footwear (AEC), where visitors were able to know the news presented for the autumn-winter 2020-2021 season.

At the fair, a total of 311 exhibitors participated, representing 429 companies. 69% were Spanish and 31% were foreigners, from countries such as Italy, Portugal, Brazil, China, Germany, France, Turkey, The Netherlands and India.

Offer composition

Among the exhibitors from different subsectors, the offer was divided as follow:

38% of component companies in general, such as soles, ornaments, heels, templates, etc .
29% of exhibitors of skins and tanned
18% of textile companies
9% of machinery
3% in chemical companies
3% in the press.

There was a growth of 1.5% in number of exhibitors and 5% in number of brands. In this edition, it should be noted the subsector with more grown was the machinery and technology placing more than 2,500 m2 of exhibition.


20% of foreign visitors

The number of visitors that was approximately 6,000 people, has been maintained with respect to the previous editions. The origin of the visitors was 80% of the national market and 20% foreign, highlighting countries such as Portugal, Italy, France, Morocco, Peru, Mexico, Colombia, Turkey, Austria, United Kingdom and America in general.

In this edition, from the organization and in collaboration with the IVACE - Valencian Institute of Business Competitiveness -, a reverse trade mission was organized, where shoe manufacturers from COLOMBIA were invited to show great satisfaction and interest in the products exhibited at the fair.

Other topics of interest

FUTURMODA has continued to focus on respect for the environment, reinforcing its commitment to the GREEN PLANET area, which is a space where a wide range of ecological products that respect the environment is concentrated.

An interesting conference program was also prepared at the "Expert Forum" where different topics such as internationalization, safety or digitalization in footwear, online sales, technological solutions, and fashion trends were discussed.

Official visits and next edition

In this edition, many authorities were present, but it is worth mentioning the visit of the acting Minister of Industry María Reyes Maroto, who has been a very important support for the fair and highlighted the commitment to innovation and internationalization .

From the organization of FUTURMODA, work is already being done on the next edition of this event, which will be the 43rd and will be held on March 11th and 12th, 2020, where the exhibitors will present the spring-summer 2021 season.