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Mr. Vilmar Trevisan
- President
ABQTIC
The Brazilian Association of Leather Technicians and Chemists (ABQTIC), which recently celebrated its 36th anniversary, is the largest of its kind in the world. With its national headquarters located at Rua Gregório de Mattos, 182, in downtown Estância Velha – RS, ABQTIC has 1.400 members most of whom work for tanneries and chemical product, machinery and service suppliers. Vilmar Trevisan, technical director of Curtume Fritsch, and Hugo Springer, environmental consultant, are currently the president and vice-president of the association, respectively.
The purposes of ABQTIC include promoting science and technology in leather-making, organising events at national and regional level and encouraging production of scientific and technological literature.
Together with leather research centres, the association plays a decisive role in the preparation of official leather and skin test methods and promotes activities which seek to improve the quality of raw materials.
ABQTIC Publications
The Brazilian Association of Leather Technicians and Chemists (ABQTIC) publishes
the ‘Revista do Couro’ magazine and the Brazilian Leather Guide.
XVII
Latin American Congress of Leather Technicians and Chemists
During its 36 years of existence, ABQTIC has organised countless national
and international congresses seeking to keep its members always up to date
with modern leather technology. In 2008, we shall be holding the XVII Latin
American Congress of Leather Technicians and Chemists from 8 to 10 October,
at the Rio Othon Palace Hotel, in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro. This is an international
event because of the participation of Latin American leather technicians and
chemists associations as well as the International Union of Leather Technicians
and Chemists Societies.
500
participants are expected to attend the congress.
