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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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Closing the Skills Gap: AEQUALIS4TCLF Partners Unite to Strengthen TCLF Education

PRESS RELEASE Closing the Skills Gap: AEQUALIS4TCLF Partners Unite to Strenghten TCLF Education   On the 4th and 5th of February, representatives from 19 industry organisations, universities, and VET providers from Belgium, Croatia, Czechia, Finland, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Serbia, and Slovenia,...

Aid by Trade Foundation the latest co-signatory of our Joint Statement on Durability in A&F PEFCR

Aid by Trade Foundation the latest co-signatory of our Joint Statement on Durability in A&F PEFCR   Brussels, February 4, 2025 - We are pleased to welcome Aid by Trade Foundation (AbTF)—a non-profit organisation dedicated to sustainable raw materials—as a co-signatory of the Joint Statement on...

Press Release: IULTCS, ICHSLTA & WHL new signatories of the Joint Statement on durability in the A&F PEFCR

Press Release: IULTCS, ICHSLTA & WHL new signatories of the Joint Statement on durability in the A&F PEFCR   Brussels, January 30, 2025-We are proud to announce that the International Union of Leather Technologists and Chemists Societies (IULTCS), the International Council for Hides, Skins and...

Leading by Example: European Leather Industry Demonstrates Safety, Sustainability, and Social Responsibility at ILO International Workshop (Press Release)

Leading by Example: European Leather Industry Demonstrates Safety, Sustainability, and Social Responsibility at ILO International Workshop (Press Release)   Turin, Italy, January 28, 2025 – From January 27–28, 2025, the ITC-ILO Turin Campus became the focal point for global leather industry...

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