COTANCE is proud to join BIC – the Bio-based Industries Consortium as an Associate Member, sending a clear message: leather is a natural, bio-based and circular material — and it belongs at the heart of Europe’s Bioeconomy.
Through BIC, COTANCE will:
🔹 Engage directly with the European Commission on the EU Bioeconomy Strategy and the CBE JU research agenda
🔹 Help shape future EU funding calls for research, innovation and deployment
🔹 Promote leather’s role in jobs, growth and circular value creation
🔹 Amplify the leather sector’s voice in policy, media and public debate
For too long, leather has been overlooked in EU bioeconomy discussions — even though it transforms livestock by-products into durable & natural material. Joining BIC gives COTANCE another opportunity to change that narrative and secure a rightful place for leather in Europe’s bio-based future.
From policy to funding, from innovation to skills — leather is stepping fully into the EU bioeconomy scene.
Learn more about BIC: https://biconsortium.eu/