Delegation From China Leather Association Visits Spain And France

The Co-Shoes shoe exhibition is held in Elche for two days in the main footwear production area of southeast Spain. It is sponsored by the Spanish footwear industry association. There are more than 50 local shoe companies in Spain.

The exhibition covers leather shoes for men and women.

Sports shoes, slippers and so on, showing different grades of products, the wholesale price of about 20-100 euros.

INESCOP is a research and service organization of Spanish professional footwear technology and footwear related products. It was founded in 1971 and is a non-profit organization with more than 600 member enterprises.

At the invitation of the Spanish footwear industry association and the French CTC inspection center, Li Yuzhong, executive vice president and Secretary General of the China Leather Association, visited China and Spain in from April 20 to 26, 2015.

Executive vice president and Secretary General of China Leather Association

The Chinese delegation and Spain

Patricia, the Secretary General of the association, held talks. The visit was also a continuation of the memorandum of cooperation signed by the two sides' associations.

The two sides briefed on the general situation of the development of footwear industry in the two countries, and exchanged views on the form and content of further communication and cooperation.

The Spanish footwear industry produces about 10 million pairs of shoes in 2014, with an annual output value of about 200 million euros, of which 80% is used for export.

The Spanish shoe factory is small in size, mostly made up of 14-16 people, all made by hand.

Spanish footwear products are of better quality and are part of the high-end footwear brands in Italy.

The Spanish footwear industry association hopes to cooperate with the China Leather Association to help local shoe companies enter the Chinese market and cooperate with the Spanish brands or Spanish shoe companies in the way of processing high-end Chinese brands.

Chinese enterprises say that the form of cooperation can be varied. At the same time, it is suggested that Spain's well-known brands should open up stores in China's first tier cities, such as Beijing and Shanghai, and create the brand effect of Spain, so that more domestic consumers will understand Spanish footwear brands.

The two sides indicated that further exchanges and mutual recognition should be strengthened in the future to promote the cooperation and development of the footwear industry between the two countries step by step.