Royal Smit & Zoon - Leather chemicals manufacturer

Royal Smit & Zoon is the world leading manufacturer of chemicals for leather manufacturing. We provide solutions for beamhouse, tanning, wet end and finishing with our three main brands Smit, Codyeco and Nera.

With various sustainable innovations we are offering true differentiators for the leather industry. We are committed to continue to develop new sustainable products and solutions throughout our product offering, as each drop makes a difference.

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Low bisphenol retanning solutions

Discover our special range of wet end solutions optimized on bisphenol for high quality leather. We offer syntans with low bisphenol values and introduce BioTan XP 01L, an innovative retanning agent with no detectable bisphenol.

Discover our solutions for:

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Furniture

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Fashion

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Latest news

Royal Smit & Zoon presents 2024 ESG Report

Leather chemicals manufacturer Royal Smit & Zoon publishes its 11 th annual ESG Report, highlighting the company’s progress, solutions, and ambitions in creating a sustainable leather value chain, together.

Why suede is ‘the material of 2025’ in fashion

At Royal Smit & Zoon we like to be ahead of the curve. In our industry, as well as in fashion. We are thrilled to see that suede is widely acknowledged by fashion authorities to be ‘the material of 2025’. The refined material is as versatile as it is classy.

Bringing Zeology leather to Milan Design Week 2025

Royal Smit & Zoon will be present at the Color, Material & Finish exhibition (CMF) from April 7-13, 2025. The exhibition takes place during Milan Design Week and coincides with the leading event Salone del Mobile.