Eng./ Essam El-Naggar Chairman of the General organization for Export and Import Control opens the activities of the Cairo International Leather Exhibition in its 18th session, which is organized by the Leather Industry Chamber of the Federation of Egyptian Industries under the patronage of the Prime Minister and the Ministry of Trade and Industry, and continues during the period from January 26 to 28 at the Cairo Center International Conference Center in Nasr City.
Eng./ Essam El-Naggar confirmed in his speech at the press conference held on the sidelines of the opening of the 18th session of the Cairo International Leather Exhibition that the leather industries sector is among the most promising industrial sectors in Egypt, confirming the growth of exports of the leather sector (tanning, shoes, leather goods) by 14% to record 114 million dollars. During 2023.
The leather industries are also witnessing major developments at the level of production, quality, packaging, and all stages of manufacturing. he added during his speech that he expects positive indicators for leather exports to continue to be achieved in 2024 in conjunction with the major developments in the Egyptian leather industry in all its sectors.
He stressed that the Cairo International Leather Exhibition aims primarily at export, so foreign delegations from 11 countries, including 82 foreign importers, were invited to learn about the latest developments in the leather industry in Egypt and to contribute to concluding export contracts with the companies participating in the exhibition.
Al-Samalouti, head of the Leather Chamber, said that shipping companies were provided at the exhibition to facilitate the transportation of goods for the exhibiting companies that will conclude contracts with countries visiting the exhibition, pointing out at the same time that an international shoe designer has been invited and will be present during the exhibition to transfer the latest international fashion findings in the shoe and leather products sector to Egyptian factories.
Al-Samalouti confirmed that the exhibition comes within the Chamber’s current plan to increase the sector’s exports, stressing at the same time that the Chamber has a marketing plan to open new markets for Egyptian products in the shoe and leather products sector by participating in a number of foreign exhibitions and organizing promotional missions to a number of countries, including Iraq, Saudi Arabia and Libya, with the aim of reaching The sector's exports will reach 80 million dollars by the end of this year.
The head of the Chamber of Leather Industry indicated that during its new session, the Cairo International Leather Exhibition, several seminars will be organized to develop the footwear and leather products sector and discuss the challenges facing the sector and present them to the concerned authorities to find quick solutions to them, in addition to discussing the future of the sector and its growth opportunities.
Dr. Mohamed Al-Sharif, head of the organizing company, said that the Cairo International Leather Exhibition will organize bilateral meetings between the Egyptian factories exhibiting in the exhibition and the delegation of foreign buyers, which includes businessmen from several countries: Iraq, Saudi Arabia, the Emirates, Jordan, Kenya, Uganda, India, Libya, Algeria, Rwanda, and Yemen.
He added that the aim of these meetings is to increase trade exchange and open new markets for Egyptian products in Arab and African countries which contributes to increasing the volume of the sector’s exports.
Al-Sherif pointed out that a program has been organized to host foreign visitors to provide all facilities to foreign delegations and remove any obstacles they face in order to help conclude export contracts to increase exports, stressing the importance of exhibitions at the present time to promote Egyptian products locally and globally and to strengthen trade relations between Egypt and sister countries.
It is worth noting that Eng./ Essam Al-Naggar, Chairman of the General organization for Export and Import Control, was honored by the Chamber of Leather Industry and the Pyramids Company, which organized the exhibition.
