The three-day leather technology fair concluded in the city on Saturday with a positive response from the participants, visitors and brands.
Organisers said Leathertech Bangladesh 2018 was arranged to display latest machinery, components and accessories which added an extra dimension to the exposition.
The fair that began on Thursday ended on Saturday with a call to promote the leather industry in the country, they added.
Over 300 exhibitors from 20 countries participated in the eighth edition of the exposition organised by ASK Trade & Exhibitions Pvt Ltd in association with Bangladesh Finished Leather, Leather Goods & Footwear Exporters' Association (BFLLFEA), Bangladesh Tanners Association (BTA), Bangladesh Paduka Prostutkarak Samity (BPPS) and Leather Engineering and Technology Society (LETS), according to a press statement.
Centre of Excellence for Leather Skill Bangladesh Limited (COEL) was the formal strategic partner of the show.
The participants, including CLE and IFCOMA from India, Wenzhou and Jinjiang Association from China and Pakistan Tanners Association (PTA) showcased a wide array of items such as leather and leather products, international and local technology regarding machinery, components, chemicals, and equipment at the event.
Accessories required for manufacturing footwear were also put on display.
Chief Executive Officer of NS Leather Products & Crafts Nazrul Islam, who visited the exposition, told the FE that he came to the fair to see the latest technology the industry was offering.
Lexus Wang, a participant from China, said his company took part in the fair for the first time. "I gained a wealth of experience here as I received positive response from the customers."
While talking to the FE, Maximization director Md Salimuzzaman said it was a golden opportunity for the customers to witness the diversified technology of the leather industry under one roof.
He also termed it a massive display of latest machinery, components and accessories in the leather sector.
ASK managing director Tipu Sultan Bhuiyan said the exposition received a good response from local and international participants and visitors.
A handful of mini-events, like 'buyer-seller meet' to facilitate interaction with sourcing teams from factories, were organised on the venue on November 22 and 23 apart from seminars on the concluding day.
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