17Nov 2017
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...
17Nov 2017
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, ...
13Oct 2017
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...
20Jun 2017
In Igualada (9 June 2017), the COTANCE Council adopted a position statement on certifications of leather.
The document is available for download.
27Feb 2017
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...
05Feb 2016
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...
30Nov 2015
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...
10Jul 2014
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...
10Jul 2014
UK
Scottish Leather Group
Pittards Leather
Hutchings and Harding Ltd
Charles Stead
Germany
Sudleder GmbH & Co KG
Heller-Leder GmbH - Co KG
Bader GmbH & Co KG
Gmelich + Söhne GmbH
France
Tanneries Roux
Tannerie Bodin-Joyeux
Tannerie Car...
01Jul 2014
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