17Nov 2025
First "Train the Trainers" Workshop of the Metaskills4TCLF Project Launched in Pirmasens
The Metaskills4TCLF project officially kicked off its five-part workshop circuit with an engaging three-day event in Pirmasens, hosted by PFI. The workshop brought t...
07Nov 2025
Leather is one of Europe’s oldest circular materials — renewable, bio-based, durable, and biodegradable. Yet, it’s often overlooked in current EU policy frameworks.
In its submission to the European Commission, COTANCE calls for fair recognition of leather...
28Oct 2025
PRESS RELEASEBrussels, 27 October 2025, - COTANCE joins 26 European industries in calling on the European Commission to:
Introduce a “Stop-the-Clock” mechanism, allowing proper assessment of the EUDR’s impact and implementation.
Deliver the legally requ...
24Oct 2025
On 21 October 2025, the European Commission unveiled its proposal for amending the EUDR — keeping it to enter into application within 2 months. After previously communicating a one-year postponement, this sudden reversal feels less like ...
20Oct 2025
Download the PDF Version
In August of this year, UN negotiations once again failed to develop a landmark treaty to end plastic pollution. Insurmountable differences of opinion between those nations seeking reductions in plastic production and those in favo...
15Oct 2025
EU TCLF Skills Strategy: A Roadmap for the Future of European Craftsmanship and Innovation
COTANCE is proud to announce the launch of the EU TCLF Skills Strategy, a comprehensive roadmap developed with contributions from across the Textile, Cloth...
10Oct 2025
PRESS RELEASE
Brussels, 13 October 2025 - 26 European business associations are urging the rapid ratification of the EU–Mercosur Partnership Agreement, underlining its importance for Europe’s industrial competitiveness, trade diversification, ...
10Oct 2025
Archive Photo, ©La Conceria
COTANCE expresses its deepest condolences to his family, friends and colleagues and would like to share this tribute;“It is with deep sorrow that Gruppo Mastrotto announces the passing of its founder Bruno Mastrotto (Nogarole Vi...
25Sep 2025
The European leather industry met in Milan at Lineapelle in the COTANCE Council held on 25 September 2025.
Under the Presidency of Manuel Rios (INPELSA, Spain), Fabrizio Nuti (Nuti-Ivo, Italy) and Jean Christophe Muller (Tanneries Haas, France), dele...
05Sep 2025
SYMBIOS Project Kicks Off: Exploring New Synergies for Leather & Agrifood Sectors
Porto (Portugal), 9-10 September, 2025 - COTANCE is proud to announce the launch of SYMBIOS, a new Erasmus+ project exploring industrial symbiosis in the agrifood and l...