24Oct 2025
On 21 October 2025, the European Commission unveiled its proposal for amending the EUDR — keeping it to enter into application within 2 months. After previously communicating a one-year postponement, this sudden reversal feels less like ...
20Oct 2025
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In August of this year, UN negotiations once again failed to develop a landmark treaty to end plastic pollution. Insurmountable differences of opinion between those nations seeking reductions in plastic production and those in favo...
15Oct 2025
EU TCLF Skills Strategy: A Roadmap for the Future of European Craftsmanship and Innovation
COTANCE is proud to announce the launch of the EU TCLF Skills Strategy, a comprehensive roadmap developed with contributions from across the Textile, Cloth...
10Oct 2025
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Brussels, 13 October 2025 - 26 European business associations are urging the rapid ratification of the EU–Mercosur Partnership Agreement, underlining its importance for Europe’s industrial competitiveness, trade diversification, ...
10Oct 2025
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COTANCE expresses its deepest condolences to his family, friends and colleagues and would like to share this tribute;“It is with deep sorrow that Gruppo Mastrotto announces the passing of its founder Bruno Mastrotto (Nogarole Vi...
25Sep 2025
The European leather industry met in Milan at Lineapelle in the COTANCE Council held on 25 September 2025.
Under the Presidency of Manuel Rios (INPELSA, Spain), Fabrizio Nuti (Nuti-Ivo, Italy) and Jean Christophe Muller (Tanneries Haas, France), dele...
05Sep 2025
5 September, 2025
Brussels
The Italian designer passed away at the age of 91, after a life dedicated to fashion, elegance, and style.
Giorgio Armani was a pioneer in giving leather a central place in fashion. Through his vision and creativity, he...
05Sep 2025
SYMBIOS Project Kicks Off: Exploring New Synergies for Leather & Agrifood Sectors
Porto (Portugal), 9-10 September, 2025 - COTANCE is proud to announce the launch of SYMBIOS, a new Erasmus+ project exploring industrial symbiosis in the agrifood and l...
05Sep 2025
SYMBIOS Project Kicks Off: Exploring New Synergies for Leather & Agrifood Sectors
Porto (Portugal), 9-10 September, 2025 - COTANCE is proud to announce the launch of SYMBIOS, a new Erasmus+ project exploring industrial symbiosis in the agrifood and l...
16Jul 2025
Cologne, 4 July 2025 In a landmark ruling that defends consumer rights, the Higher Regional Court of Cologne has officially prohibited Mina Merchandising GmbH, owned by TV personality Martin Rütter, from marketing synthetic products using the misleadin...