Euroleather

Ending the use of leather? Are you sure?   Dear Mrs McCartney, You are promoting a pledge to end the use of leather in the fashion industry in the context of COP 26, maybe even as a response to our sector’s Leather Manifesto. We understand that ther...

International Leather Industry Calls on COP26 to Reduce Reliance on Fossil-Fuels, Prioritise Natural Materials Brussels, 28 October, 2021 – COTANCE, along with 30 other international leather industry organizations, today called on the 2021 United Nations C...

European tanners of Spanish Entrefino lambskins complete important milestone in their quality improvement initiative   SELAMBQ (Spanish Entrefino Lambskin Quality) is the acronym of one of the concrete actions taken by a group of Spanish, Italian and...

Global Leather Industry Position Statement on Alternatives to Leather There are more and more new materials appearing on the fashion, design and upholstery for transport and interiors markets, with the stated ambition of replacing leather as the material o...

European TCLF sectors: Social Partners demand dedicated EU action to safeguard the industries and their workers Following the European Commission’s update of the 2020 New Industrial Strategy: ‘’Building a stronger Single Market for Europe’s Recovery’’, the...

Sad Anniversary for the EU Farm to Fork Strategy Without a comprehensive impact assessment, we will not be celebrating the one year anniversary of the Farm to Fork strategy. As a partner in the European Livestock Voice, COTANCE has subscribed this Joint D...

COTANCE OPEN LETTER ON PINATEX’ MESSAGE IN THE EUROPEAN PATENT OFFICE (EPO) INVENTOR’s AWARD COMPETITION   Not like that, Mrs Hijosa! Tanners recycle a residue of red meat production since the eve of time. No cattle, no sheep, no goat is slaughtered...

Materials and the importance of authenticity in the TCLF industries Fantasy qualifiers associated to the term leather, such as apple, mushroom, cactus, or synthetic or vegan, constitute oxymorons and are not conform to regulations in Europe and other marke...

Leather: Often copied, never equalled (other linguistic versions hereunder) Leather is leather! - In the European Union, "leather" is not a legally protected term. As such, the numerous alternatives use the term in their descriptions in an attempt to appr...