The Confederation of National Associations of Tanners and Dressers of the European Community (COTANCE) is the representative body of the European Leather Industry. It is a non-profit organization established in order to promote the interests of the European tanning industry at international level. Apart from representing European tanners and dressers, it also has the mission of promoting European leather both in the European and international markets.
Leather is a material almost as old as mankind. A wearable natural second skin, it has provided protection, warmth and elegance to mankind for thousands of years. Is this material still up-to-date?
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European and Mercosur business associations ask swift conclusion of EU-Mercosur FTA (Press Release)
European and Mercosur business associations ask swift conclusion of EU-Mercosur FTA
Brussels, 18 November 2024 – In a joint call from both sides of the Atlantic, 79 business associations representing a diverse array of industries from the EU and Mercosur ask their governments to expedite the...
Uniting for Truth: Leather is not a driver of deforestation!
Uniting for Truth: Leather is not a driver of deforestation!
Geneva, November 13, 2024 – The leather industry participated at the UNECE high-level Deforestation-Free Trade Dialogue held at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. The event brought together representatives from industries impacted by the...
MetaSkills4TCLF Project Paves the Way for Green and Digital Innovation in TCLF
Matching Education to Industry needs: MetaSkills4TCLF Project Paves the Way for Green and Digital Innovation in TCLF
On November 6th and 7th, representatives from the private and public entities in 11 European countries — Belgium, Germany, France, Greece, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Spain,...
French tanner Klaus Folberth passes away
French tanner Klaus Folberth passes away
COTANCE mourns the loss of Mr Klaus Arno Folberth. Together with his Italian and Spanish colleagues, Adolfo Mattirolo (MESI, IT) and Silvino Navarro (INCUSA, ES), he managed the rebirth of the European Tanners' organisation in the late 1980ies. Klaus...
