Competency of Kanpur Leather Cluster

The cluster’s leather industry has clicked its heel as the international footwear appears in its new affordable avatar in the Indian market. Most city industrialists are taking internal and local advantages of easy availability of work force and raw material so as to fillip the leather industry’s current annual growth rate of 15-16 % up to 30 % by the near future.

With supportive factors, the cluster has taken up to go in for organizational and technological upgradation, whilst also cutting down the production cost while maintaining the quality at par with requirements of the international markets. Also, when international interest in local Indian leather production zones is increasing for joint ventures, clusters like Kanpur have a lot of advantages to grab. Due to the visible advancements of Kanpur cluster and others, some Italian companies have considered entering into a joint venture with local leather industrialists. This will help in boosting business scene as they are more aware of designs, fashion and latest trends followed in European countries and can market products very well in international market.

The biggest strength of Kanpur cluster is abundance of raw material and skilled work force. And simultaneously, Indian Central and state government with their business development initiatives have focused on improving the infrastructure, which is a key factor for pushing economy on right track and inviting foreign investment. Today, the Kanpur Cluster is competent enough to display constant innovation to prosper across the European and American as well other international markets, where trends change every three months or soon.

This has been done as per the Italian recommendations and the government’s identification of the same, on how the home industry can keep pace with the fast changing trends in the international footwear industry. Now, Kanpur’s leather czars are ready to match step with the global leather industry, by virtue of effective guidelines, government support and individual insights of industrialists. Kanpur sector is one of the finest leather producers in the world.

• At par quality of hides and skins
• The fostering physical infrastructure and services enable Kanpur suppliers an international edge
• Technological development, productivity and workmanship ensure international buyers of being met with their actual requirements
• Skilled human resources and other emerging strengths also promise Kanpur of being a foreign investment friendly zone.
• Secured working capital or low-cost capital shall be the key factors for international buyer/investor attraction