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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COTANCE Secretary-General at IAFLI2023 Congress in Izmir: Navigating New Horizons for the Leather Industry
On November 23, 2023, in Izmir, Turkiye, COTANCE Secretary-General, Gustavo Gonzalez-Quijano gave the keynote speech at the opening of the 7th IAFLI Congress on Innovation Aspects for Leather Industry, updating the audience with the challenges and opportunities that the EU legislative initiatives will...
Remembering a Tanning Industry Icon: Enrico Juliani
Today, we bid farewell to a legendary figure in the Italian tanning industry, Enrico Juliani, who passed away at the age of 96 on November 17, 2023.
A visionary in his field, Juliani was the driving force behind Albatros Tannery, renowned for pioneering double-face sheepskin and innovative...
Arthur Bevan Harris
Arthur Bevan Harris, father of Richard Harris, has passed away.
Ian Arthur Bevan Harris of the Clyde Leather Company passed away on 26 October 2023, at the age of 87.
A graduate of Leeds University, Leather Chemistry, BSc Hons, Ian joined the family leather business in Leeds before the business...
New Skills for Fashion Industry in Europe
Alliance for cooperation on digital and circular economy Skills in the textile, clothing, leather, and footwear (TCLF) sectors across Europe
An ambitious Erasmus+ project has just started and promises to revolutionize the way how textile, clothing, leather, and footwear (TCLF) industries’ skills...
