FUTURMODA 2026: Special machinery
The 55th edition of the trade fair dedicated to leather, components and machinery for the footwear and leather goods industry will be held on 4 and 5 March 2026 at the Alicante Exhibition Centre.
Keep reading...The international event of reference in Europe and in the Mediterranean basin for the green, blue and circular economy, organized by Italian Exhibition Group (IEG), concluded on 7th November at the Rimini Fair , Reaffirming itself as a global hub for the ecological transition and marking growing indices in all respects.
There were, in fact, more than 800 hosted buyers and delegations from 65 countries and total presences grew by 7%, with a +10% of those abroad.Among the most represented markets are Spain, Turkey, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, Bulgaria, Tunisia, Morocco and Egypt. To complete the picture, some 90 international associations are involved. A network that, during the event, generated 3,800 business matching, encouraging cooperation and dissemination of best practices for ecological transition.
More than 1,700 exhibiting brands, of which 18% from abroad, present on the 166,000 mqof exhibition area
To highlight the centrality of Ecomondo was also the visitadel minister of environment and energy security Gilberto Pichetto Fratin, who stressed : “We can be among the first countries in the world in the capacity for recycling. There’s a lot of talk about rare earths and critical raw materials, but the biggest deposit we have is our waste… And the ability to recycle is fully manifested in this fair, a symbol of innovation and sustainability”.
Ecomondo 2025 has confirmed itself as a privileged place of exchange between companies, research and professionals in the sector from all over the world, also thanks to the collaboration with Agenzia ICEe and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI).
More than 200 meetings in four days, of which about 70 curated by the Scientific Technical Committee of Ecomondo, chaired by Professor Fabio Fava , have composed a dense program of initiatives, offering an updated reading of the green transition in a transversal way. Among the main themes: WEEE and critical raw materials, textile becoming circular, sustainable financialsupport of ecological transition, water management and blue economy, bioenergy, circular economy, AI applied to resource exploitation and data monitoring, Earth observation and the role of communication in overcoming the false dilemmas of ecological transition.
Strong focus on international cooperation and the green transition in the Mediterranean, as well as initiatives for access to clean and sustainable energy on the African continent, within the framework of the Mattei Plan and the “Mission 300” Programme, with the fifth edition of the Africa Green Growth Forum.
The 14th edition of the General States of the Green Economy has opened once again Ecomondo, with the presentation of the Report on the state of the green economy 2025, putting at the center of the debate the status and prospects of the European ecological transition in the new global context. The plenary session of the second day, for the first time entirely in English, further expanded the international scope of the event.
Innovation laboratory
At Ecomondo 2025, innovation was a bridge between science and market: the Innovation District gave space and visibility to 40 Italian and international startupwith high-tech content, of which 20 from Morocco and Tunisia,selected as part of the project Lab Innova for Africa “Luca Attanasio”, promoted by ICE Agency in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. In addition to the exhibition, Ecomondo presented the “Lorenzo Cagnoni” Award for Green Innovation to the seven exhibiting companies for the most advanced and promising technologies presented in the exhibition areas of the event.
The next appointment is from 3 to 6 November 2026, always at the fair of Rimini.
