RI shoe makers to visit Italy

RI shoe makers to visit Italy

JAKARTA: The Italian Trade Commission in Jakarta is organizing
the visit of a delegation of Indonesian businessmen to a footwear
and leather goods technology exhibit in Italy later this month.

The International Technology Exhibition of Machines and
Technologies for Footwear and Leather Goods Industries (SIMAC)
will be held from April 27 to April 30 in Bologna, the commission
said in a statement on Wednesday.

The commission will provide selected Indonesian companies
involved in footwear, footwear components and leather goods
businesses with airfare tickets, accommodation and transportation
during their stay in Italy.

In organizing the visit, the commission is coordinating with
the Ministry of Industry and Trade's Directorate of Small and
Medium Scale Enterprises and the Indonesian Footwear Association
(Aprisindo).

Italy is one of the world's main suppliers of technology for
footwear production, while Indonesia is one of the world's main
footwear producers. -- JP