Royal Smit & Zoon Employee Directory
Chemical ManufacturingNorth Holland, Netherlands51-200 Employees
Royal Smit & Zoon manufactures chemicals for the leather industry, focusing on sustainable solutions for tanning, the wet-end process, finishing, and beamhouse operations, marketed under the Smit, Codyeco, and Nera brands. The company is based in Weesp, North Holland, and traces its history to 1821 as a seventh-generation family-owned enterprise. Its customers come from automotive, fashion, furniture, outdoor, aviation, and footwear sectors, all seeking a more sustainable leather value chain. The firm emphasizes developing innovative, sustainability-oriented products to advance environmental and social goals across its offerings. It is positioned as a global leader in supplying sustainable leather chemicals with a worldwide reach. In 2022, it announced a partnership with the International Sustainable Leather Foundation to launch a system that provides access to sustainability information and real-time ESG positions for companies.