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IULTCS

The International Union of Leather Technologists and Chemists Societies (IULTCS) is a global organization of professional societies within the leather technology and chemistry space.

Originally organised in 1897, IULTCS is currently comporsed of 19 Member Societies and 6 Associate Members, representing some 3000 individual members.

According to the IULTCS statutes, the aims of the Union are to foster cooperation between member societies, to hold congresses to further the advancement of leather science and technology, to form commissions for special studies and to establish international methods of samples and testing leather and materials associated with leather manufacture.

The IULTCS organisation has held 37 congresses in twenty different countries on five continents, with the most recent being held in Chengdu, China in 2023.

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