The American Leather Chemists Association (ALCA) will host its 118th Annual Convention from May 21-24, 2024, at Hershey Lodge in Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA. By Leatherbiz.

Notable speakers include Panos Mytaros, CEO of footwear group Ecco, who will deliver the John Arthur Wilson Memorial Lecture.

Other speakers include experts from Trumpler, Pangea Made, GSC Group, Smit & Zoon, TFL, Prime Asia Company, Cromogenia, Dow, Technical University in Zvolen, DTB AgriTrade LLP, FDRA, and Stahl Italy. They will discuss various topics related to leather production, such as new methods for producing leather, market trends, biobased chemicals, sustainability, and more.

Further information regarding the convention can be found here.