Paolo Lemma, President of the Italian Trade Commission in Vietnam, said at the press conference of the 2019 Vietnam International Footwear/Leather and Industrial Equipment Exhibition that Italian footwear/leather manufacturing equipment was exported to Vietnam in 2018 The amount reached 31.7 million euros, an increase of 10 times compared with the amount of 3.4 million euros in 2013. Italy accounts for 19% of Vietnam’s footwear/leather technical equipment imports, ranking second, second only to China with a market share of 56.5%.
Ms. Gabriella Marchioni Bocca, President of the Machinery Manufacturers Association of the Italian Shoemaking, Tanning and Leather Goods Industry, said that Vietnam currently ranks third in global shoemaking exports, ranking first in the world. An ideal investment market for shoe factories.
The “Vietnam International Footwear/Leather and Industrial Equipment Exhibition” held in Ho Chi Minh City in July 2019 welcomed 32 Italian exhibitors, including designers, technology Manufacturer and supplier of equipment such as cutting machines, presses, finishing machines and chemicals. The purpose of each manufacturer’s participation in the exhibition is to find market opportunities and contact potential local partners. Some Italian companies are even in the process of setting up agency offices.