COTANCE adds its voice to calls to secure industry in the EU
Industry body COTANCE has officially signed a declaration calling for the European Union to set up an ‘Industrial Deal’ for Europe alongside the Green Deal.
As well as making the EU’s economy more sustainable, signatories to the so-called Antwerp Declaration are calling on the commission to commit to making sure industrial production remains part of its strategy.
Elements of the Antwerp Declaration include a call to increase raw materials security in the EU, and to boost demand for net-zero, low-carbon and circular products.
COTANCE said it was proud to align itself with more than 200 business organisations in supporting the declaration. It described this as a way of reaffirming its dedication to “a more competitive, innovative and greener landscape for the leather industry, and for European manufacturing as a whole”.
