Industry statement on ECHA REF-4 REACH-EN-FORCE project press statement
COTANCE lines up with other sectors for defending the reputation of leather - download the joint statement here.
Leather is perfectly safe when produced by responsible tanners...
A Blueprint to Revitalise Skills and Jobs in the TCLF Sectors in Europe
The need to anticipate and enhance adequate skills and learning methods as well as to attract and qualify workers has brought together 21 public and private stakeholders of the...
Tanning is not only an industrial process, tanning is an Art. Museums have been created to celebrate the Art of Leather.
We hope that the information you will collect here will entice you to go and visit them!
Vic, Spain: The Museu de l'Art de la Pell (Co...
Tanning is not only an industrial process, tanning is an Art.
Museums have been created to celebrate the Art of Leather.
We can only invite you to check out their websites and go visit them!
Museu de l'Art de la Pell (Colleccio A.Colomer Munmany) - Vic, ...
The Council of COTANCE requests the European Commission to use its power of legislative initiative for regulating leather authenticity labelling in the EU market
The representatives of the Italian, Spanish, French, British, German, Portuguese, Austrian and...
Photo contest - Winners
In March, a European photo contest was organised with the theme « Working in tanneries ». The news was published on Facebook and widely disseminated in the European leather press.
As a result, 62 leather workers...
The Social Partners of the European Leather industry met on 30 October 2018 for reviewing the overall results of their joint project on Due Diligence for Health & Safety at tannery workplaces.
COTANCE and industriAll-Europe are pleased with the success...
Projects ends in Arzignano on 15 December
After 19 months of experimentation, greenLIFE presents innovations in the tanning industry, which aims for environmental and economic sustainability.
Is it possible to reduce the environmental impact of the tannin...
Interviews of tannery workers - Original versions
Deutschland
René Geupel
Denny Gunsel
Ralf Weiss
Osman Yildirim
Klemens Wesskamp
Kai Fradrich
Sebastian Aigner
Sarah Horst
Tommy Wolff
France
Nicolas Arrouy
St...
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