MODEUROP
   
 

  • MODEUROP, an official European Organisation to forecast leather and colour trends was started in 1960. MODEUROP Congress is being held twice every year to select the colour priorities of leathers, which will be in demand 18 months ahead of time. Indian leather industry has been represented in this Congress by CLRI in association with Council for Leather Exports (CLE).

    India is forging ahead in the fashion leather world with respect to colour selection and product design innovations are now being worked out. This would lead to higher unit value realisation and inturn more export earnings.


    • The interaction between the industry and CLRI to develop the colours has cemented a relationship, which is now being used for other projects. MODEUROP congress enables our tanners to go to the global market with their colour range which saves the process time up to three weeks which can be critical in the export business.

    Mr. Mohammed Sadiq, Scientist, SDDC of this institute is elected as the president of MODEUROP Congress for 2000-2001. For the first time a non-european is heading this organization.


    During recent years, CLRI has been successfully presenting the Indian colours, details of which are given below:


    India's Success at MODEUROP
    Year
    Total Colours Selected
    No. of Indian Colours Selected
    Indian Colours as % to total colours
    1997 July
      
    23
      
    5
      
    22%
    1998 Jan         July
    20
    14
    70%
    23
    12
    52%
    1999 Jan         July
    20
    14
    70%
    19
    13
    68%
    2000 Jan         July
    30
    19
     63%
    30
    22
     73% 
    2001 Jan
     29 
    23
    79%
    2001 July
    24
    21
    88%
    2001 Dec
    27
    22
    81%
    2002 June
    27
    20
    74%
    2002 Dec
    33
    25
    75%
    2003 June
    16
    16
    100%