THE Italians will have the biggest national pavilion at Asia Pacific Leather Fair '94.
Nearly 400 leading Italian companies dealing in leather and related industries will have their products on display at the exhibition.
And, for the first time, the Italian pavilion will present an Italian pre-selection display where 27 of Italy's leading leather garment and accessory manufacturers will be showing off their designs.
Occupying a gross floor area of more than 3,700 sq m, the Italian pavilion will feature the products of 397 firms - twice as many as last year.
Aniello Musella, the Italian Trade Commissioner, said the increased number of Italian exhibitors represented ''a prosperous trend for the leather trade between Italy and the Asia-Pacific region''.
In Part One of the fair, 284 Italian exhibitors, including 157 tanneries, 51 leather machinery suppliers, 42 components and accessories suppliers and seven chemical suppliers, will showcase a wide range of products. They will include Italian hides and skins, plus new leather processing machinery and manufacturing technology.