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

It is time to label water as a Strategic Priority in the leather industry

At this year’s Sustainable Leather Forum in Paris, one message stood out: water is no longer just an input… It’s a strategic resource.

APLF: taking Zeology leather to Hongkong again

Royal Smit & Zoon will be present at the APLF Leather Fair from March 12-14, 2026. The exhibition in Hongkong brings leather, material and fashion together.

Strengthening our innovation engine: in-company DoE training

At Royal Smit & Zoon, we believe that sustainability in leather starts with smart decisions backed by data. Therefore, our R&D team recently completed an in-company Design of Experiments (DoE) course with PAOTM.