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Collagen, circularity and innovation: SLTC conference returns to Glasgow

18/02/2026
Collagen, circularity and innovation: SLTC conference returns to Glasgow
The 128th Society of Leather Technologists and Chemists International Conference will bring together leather industry professionals in Glasgow, hosted within the historic 1599 surroundings of The Royal College of Physicians. With spaces filling steadily, the event offers a forum for technical exchange and strategic discussion.

Dr Dietrich Tegtmeyer, leather industry expert and consultant, will deliver the keynote Procter Memorial Lecture on the value of collagen and its upcycling opportunities, exploring how this protein can be recovered and repurposed from leather side streams to reduce waste and create additional value.

The programme also features Prof Will Wise of Eurofins Sustainability Services on PFAS detection, Tanvi Maniyanghat of Scottish Leather Group and Anke Mondschein of FILK Freiberg Institute on valorising hair waste, Georges Fonseca of Stahl on leather upgrading, and Gustavo Adrián Defeo of Instrumenta SRL on D65 lighting. Adeel Younas of World Wide Fund for Nature will present Pakistan’s first digital leather traceability system, while Rosie Wollacott of Mulberry will outline the brand’s Made to Last strategy and B Corp journey.

The conference will close with a formal dinner dance at The Exchange, 29 Royal Exchange Square. A Friday tour to Scottish Leather Group’s new cutting plant will be available, with limited spaces, and a distillery visit on Friday or Sunday is also planned, with details to follow.


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