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Italian footwear, leather goods and tannery machinery sector ends 2024 in the red
Preliminary figures from Assomac indicate that the sector recorded a year-on-year drop in turnover of 12% in 2024, with an estimated closure of around 575 million euros
Assomac supports internationalisation efforts
The Italian Association of Tanning, Shoe and Leather Goods Machinery Manufacturers (Assomac) is supporting the internationalisation efforts of the sector in key markets such as India, Hong Kong and Pakistan
Italian leather-footwear sector with a challenging 2024
Data from Assomac highlighted the economic challenges of Italy's leather sector in 2024, with declined exports and 78% of companies reporting reduced demand across domestic and international markets
Mauro Bergozza takes the helm of Assomac at a challenging time for the industry
Mauro Bergozza, CEO of Bergi, has been chosen to succeed Maria Vitoria Brustia at the helm of Assomac at a time when exports of footwear and leather machinery are in decline
New General Manager at Assomac
The National Association of Italian Manufacturers of Footwear, Leathergoods and Tanning Technologies (Assomac) has announced that Agostino Apolito will assume the role of General Manager from January 2024
The best moments of the 21st UITIC Congress
The World Footwear attended the 21st edition of the Congress of the International Union of Shoe Industry Technicians (UITIC) in Milan and Vigevano last September. Today we bring you a short film with the best moments of the event which gathered shoe industry technicians from all over the world
Impending UITIC Congress to address sustainability and digitization
From the 20th and the 22nd of September, in Milan, main stakeholders in the footwear industry will meet to address pressing issues for the sector in the midst of today's complex reality
21st Edition of the UITIC Congress: innovation as a pathway to sustainability
Key stakeholders in the footwear industry will come together between the 20th to the 22nd of September, in Milan, to discuss how innovative solutions can ensure a more sustainable future
Preparations for the next UITIC Congress steam ahead
The organization of the 21st edition of the International Technical Footwear Congress, which will be held next September, received 106 abstracts on the themes of sustainability and innovation
Next UITIC Congress to focus on sustainability and innovation
The 21st edition of the UITIC Congress, which will take place from the 20th to the 22nd of September 2023 in Milan and Vigevano, will address the relation between sustainability and innovation
Visitors numbers up by 57% at Simac Tanning Tech
The 2022 edition of Simac Tanning Tech ended with "renewed trust and optimist in the near future", registering more 4 000 visitors than the last year's edition, which reflects an attendance growth of 57%
Assomac Talks by Assomac
Get to know more about this cycle of videos presenting the research activities of the technology centers in the various countries for the footwear, leather goods and tanning sectors. They are delivered by Assomac, the National Association of Footwear, Leathergoods and Tanning Technologies' Manufacturers
Gabriella Marchioni Bocca from Assomac: entrepreneurs have to be sustainable
During the last edition of Simac Tanning Tech in Milan we spoke with Gabriella Marchioni Bocca, President of Assomac to hear her views about the current state of the industry
Assomac plants 500 plants in Madagascar
The Italian association of technology-makers is financing an agro-forestry project through the planting of 500 plants in Madagascar. The project is promoted in collaboration with a web platform allowing to follow the growth of the trees remotely- 1
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