Jean-Pierre Gualino
We are beginning to see the end of a challenging time for all of us. In 2020 and 2021, raw hides and skins were destroyed because markets and tanneries worldwide were forced to close due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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IULTCS Young Leather Scientist Grant Programme 2022 Announced
The Executive Committee of the IULTCS is pleased to announce the 2022 grants to be awarded to two young scientists, under the age of 35, for research projects in the categories: Leather Research and Sustainability/Environment - to be conducted at a recognised...
Dr T Ramasami Announced as Recipient of the IULTCS Merit Award 2021
It is with great pleasure that IULTCS announces Dr Thirumalachari Ramasami has been chosen as the winner of the prestigious IULTCS Merit Award for Excellence in the Leather Industry. The IULTCS was founded for the purpose of encouraging the technology, chemistry and...
The XXXVIII IULTCS Congress
Will be held 2025 in Lyon, France - click here to view the video
Starting now, IULTCS XXXVII Congress, Chengdu, China
Will be held October 2023 in Chengdu, China - click here to view site
PRESS RELEASE: XXXVI IULTCS Congress 2021 – Heidemann Lecture Announcement
The XXXVI IULTCS Congress Organizing Committee is extremely pleased to announce that Professor Anthony Dale Covington will deliver the prestigious Heidemann Lecture at the XXXVI IULTCS Congress, that will be held from 03 – 05 November 2021 at Skylight Hotel, Addis...
Africa‘s Largest Event for the World‘s Leather Industry
All-African Leather Fair (AALF) is Africa´s biggest and most important international exhibition & conference dedicated to leather, accessories, components, synthetics and models for footwear, leather goods, automotive and furniture. Launched in 2008, it has become...
XXXVI IULTCS Congress and 5th World Leather Congress becoming HYBRID events
Africa Leather and Leather Products Institute (ALLPI), in conjunction with the Government of Ethiopia, is excited to announce that the 36th International Union of Leather Technologists and Chemists Societies (IULTCS) Congress, and the 5th World Leather Congress (WLC)...
2021 Young Leather Scientist Grant Winners Announced Feb 2021
Winners of Two 2021 IUR Research Grants Announced The Executive Committee of the IULTCS is pleased to announce the winners of the 2021 IUR research grants to be awarded to two young scientists, under the age of 35. The monetary awards help support the work of young...
New Convenors Appointed to Leather Testing Commissions
IULTCS Announces Two New Testing Commission Convenors At the recent virtual meeting of the IULTCS leather test method commissions two of the three Convenors were replaced -The IUP (Physical) and IUF (Fastness) Commissions have new Convenors: Jacqueline Glasspool was...