In Spain, FUTURMODA brings together local and international suppliers
The 43rd edition of FUTURMODA will exhibit trends for the Spring/Summer 2021 season, between Wednesday 11 and Thursday 12 March, 2020.
Based in the Alicante Fair Institution, in Elche, Alicante, the event will take place in Hall II, which has an exhibition area of over 13 thousand square meters.
This demonstrates the growth of the fair, which has been increasing for 5 years its exhibition space, achieving total occupancy of the pavilion.
In the past October edition, the number of exhibitors increased 1.5% and the number of brands 5%. It should be noted that the subsector that grew the most was the machinery and technology that has occupied more than 2,500 m2 of exhibition.
For the first version of the year 2020, and based on the results of the previous editions, an increase in exhibitors is expected, as reported by the Spanish Association of Component Companies for Footwear (AEC) -organizer of the event-.
The exhibition will have a complementary program to the exhibition of products, which includes the space dedicated to FUTURMODA GREEN PLANET, where a wide offer of ecological materials and components will be concentrated, which meet the current sustainability and environmental preservation requirements.
As for knowledge and training, a conference program on current issues and sector interest has been established, developed by recognized experts and professionals.
Due to the value and characteristics of the exhibition offer, which is supported by the Spanish suppliers, FUTURMODA has consolidated its position in the international calendar, to the point of being considered one of the specialized events of interest in the usual circuit of fairs.The October 2019 version of the International Exhibition of Leather, Components and Machinery for Footwear and Leather Goods, was held on October 16 and 17.
430 companies were part of the event, through 311 exhibitors predominantly of Spanish origin, which accounted for 66% of the total volume of participants. Countries such as Portugal, Italy, Brazil, France, Turkey, China and India were also represented.
By the concurrence, the fair captured the interest of more than 7 thousand people, of which 20% were new visitors. Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom, India, Argentina, the Netherlands, Chile, Colombia, Russia, Switzerland, Peru and the United States were some of the 30 nations present.
For the next edition of March, the fair organization has planned to send new invitations to businessmen and industrialists belonging to the sector of different countries, in order to publicize the event and attract new customers.
Among the exhibitors of different subsectors, present in the past October edition, the percentages were: 38% of components companies in general, such as soles, ornaments, heels, insoles, etc .; 29% of exhibitors of skins and leather; 18% of textile and synthetic companies; 9% of machinery; 3% of chemical companies and 3% of press.
