September fair

THE All China Leather Exhibition and China International Footwear Fair will start on September 5 at Shanghai New International Expo Center in Pudong New Area.

More than 1,300 domestic exhibitors are expected to display leather products at the three-day show. Exports of leather products climbed 9.1 percent year on year to US$11.68 billion in the first half while imports jumped 12.2 percent to US$3.45 billion, according to the China Leather Industry Association, the organizer of the fair.