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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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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...

A&F PEFCR - Statement on Durability

A&F PEFCR - Statement on Durability The undersigned members of the Technical Secretariat of the PEFCR on Apparel & Footwear hereby voice their concerns to their peers and to the European Commission regarding the dysfunctions that the currently adopted procedure for the calculation of the “Duration of...

25 Years of Partnership: Shaping the Future of the Leather Industry through EU Social Dialogue

25 Years of Partnership: Shaping the Future of the Leather Industry through EU Social Dialogue   As COTANCE and industriAll-Europe celebrate 25 years of social partnership, we confidently look toward the future through our ongoing work at the Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee (SSDC) for Tanning &...

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