05Oct 2026
Within the EU-funded SER2026 project, we have produced a concise, evidence-based profile of the European leather-producing sector and its sustainability credentials, built for anyone who needs the facts quickly.What is inside:- Economic data: the siz...
23Sep 2026
What happens to a Regional Skills Partnership when the project ends?
It is the question every RSP coordinator eventually faces, and until now there was no practical answer to point them to. Within the TCLF SkillBridge project, COTANCE, together with its ...
17Sep 2026
It is with deep sadness that we have learned of the passing of Mr Cengiz Orhan Uyguner, founder of Uyguner Deri and father of Mr Bekir Burak Uyguner, President of the Turkish Leather Industrialists' Association.
Through Uyguner Deri, he contributed ...
14Sep 2026
Brussels, 14 September 2026 - Today, the exclusion of hides, skins and leather from the scope of Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 on deforestation-free products (EUDR) became official.
This is a historic day for the European tanning industry and for the global le...
09Sep 2026
Project Update: AEQUALIS4TCLF Partners Gather in Helsinki to Review Milestones and Next Steps
Helsinki, 8-9 September 2026. AEQUALIS4TCLF project partners gathered for their 6th in-person consortium meeting, taking stock of progress, aligning on next ste...
04Sep 2026
COTANCE welcomes A3 Leather Innovation Center as a new Supporting Member.
A3 is a research group of the University of Lleida, based at the Campus of Igualada - one of Europe's leading applied research centres dedicated to lea...
02Sep 2026
On 2 September 2026, COTANCE joined the launch of the East African Community Leather Value Chain Development Initiative, part of the EU-funded MARKUP II programme led by the International Trade Centre (ITC), in collaboration with the Portuguese Footwear Tec...
20Jul 2026
Press Release: New Regional Partnerships boost Skills Development in Europe's TCLF Industries
Partners from Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden and Ukraine gathered in Athens on 2–3 July to advance the Erasmu...
22Jun 2026
COTANCE welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the European Commission’s Call for Evidence on the forthcoming Biotech Act II and strongly supports the objective of strengthening Europe’s bioeconomy and industrial biotechnology capacity. At the same time,...
17Jun 2026
European Social Partners of the Leather Industry Hold First Steering Committee Meeting of SER2026
Brussels, 16 June 2026 - The European Social Partners of the leather sector, the trade association COTANCE and industriAll European Trade Union , convened the...