First-ever fMM&T fair in India reports strong buyer participation and overall success The new Footwear Materials, Manufacturing & Technology (fMM&T) fair and India's only
international trade event for footwear manufacturing, leather and materials professionals,wrapped up its first-ever event on May 10th with upbeat results in both numbers and quality participants.

Managed by leading leather and materials trade fair organiser APLF, UBM India and in partnership with Indian Footwear Components Manufacturers Association (IFCOMA), fMM&T cited high foot traffic from both local and international buyers eager to do business, signaling optimism for the footwear and leather industries.

Business-ready traders gathered at India Expo Centre in up-and-coming Greater Noida,New Delhi, where the 3-day event took place. It attracted 3249 buyers from 16 countries
including China, India, Italy, Taiwan the UAE and USA.Making up the buyer profiles were manufacturers of footwear, leather garments,handbags, small leather goods, travelware, designers, brand owners, importers & exporters, distributors of leather materials and product developers. Showcased on fair grounds was a complete range of footwear materials, machinery and components exhibited by over 140 exhibitors from prominent leather manufacturing countries and regions including Brazil, China, Hong Kong, India, Italy, UAE, Korea, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand and USA, and also featured international pavilions from Taiwan and Spain.

Meanwhile, fMM&T's on-site seminars attracted a large audience. The seminar "Fashion's compass into New Frontiers - Shoe retail trends for the Spring Summer 2010 season" ended with a lively discussion from the floor as experts reviewed challenges facing the footwear and leather industry in India and pondered on best solutions for leather suppliers, manufacturers, brand owners and designers to jointly deliver a successful product for the end-user.

fMM&T 2009 has been hailed an unprecedented success thereby achieving its objective of gathering the best examples of footwear & leather machinery, components and materials from a wide variety of international and Indian manufacturers and enabling visitors to compare technology and make their decisions on future investments.

fMM&T is endorsed by the Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion (DIPP) Ministry Of Commerce & Industry and supported by the Council for Leather Exports - India (CLE), Indian Shoe Federation (ISF), Agra Footwear Manufactures & Exporters Chambers (AFMEC) .

The second edition of fMM&T will take place on May 7 - 9, 2010, once again at India Expo Centre, Greater Noida, New Delhi.

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