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SIMAC TANNING TECH'S VITALITY INFUSES THE INDUSTRY WITH COURAGE New proposals were seen in terms of process organization and digitalization towards a sustainable transition.
MAVI BRUSTIA, SIMAC TANNING TECH AND ASSOMAC PRESIDENT, WITH ROBERTO VAGO, ASSOMAC DIRECTOR
The final attendance figures, with more than 6,500 certified attendees among operators and delegations of which about 60% were Italian visitors and 40% foreign visitors and thus +37% of visitors and +14% of exhibitors compared to last year, reward the commitment and willingness to innovate of the 320 exhibitors, brands and institutions present at Simac Tanning Tech that confirm a recovery of the fair back to pre-Covid levels. The numbers confirm the positive trend, starting with those of the exhibiting companies present on the 15 thousand square meters of the fair. Italy above all, but also Turkey, France, Germany, Portugal, Brazil, Mexico, Spain, Tunisia and the great return of Asian countries among the 96 nations of origin of visitors. Of interest were the innovations and application services presented by companies that are increasingly aiming to create production ecosystems under the banner of sustainable transition. "The international attendance of visitors and the attention of technology productors toward process organization and digitalization - says Simac Tanning Tech President Maria Vittoria Brustia 34 ARSTANNERY
proudly -confirm a relevant change of step toward a sustainable transition. We are confident that this path shared by all industry players will soon generate satisfactory results." Thanks to the well-established collaboration with ITA-Agenzia, the Simac Tanning Tech fair benefited from the presence of 18 international delegations from Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, England, Iran, Mexico, Pakistan, Paraguay, Poland, Ro-mania, South Africa, Tunisia, Turkey, Uzbekistan and Vietnam with about 100 buyers, institutional delegates and foreign press of which a significant part was also present at the 21st International Congress of Footwear Technicians UITIC. Simac Tanning Tech reaffirmed the value of the exhibition synergy with Lineapelle (the most important exhibition show reserved for the global fashion, luxury and design supply chain), held concurrently at Fiera Milano Rho. "A fair that despite the complexities of the market has shown great vitality of the exhibition sectors - commented Lineapelle CEO Fulvia Bacchi. Creativity, ability to involve and stimulate the