Smit & Zoon was founded in 1821 by Albert Smit, Captain of the ship "De Koornzaaijer". Originally we traded in dried codfish, salted herring and medicinal cod liver-oil and went on to expand these activities by also trading in several kinds of marine oil, vegetable oil, animal oil and proteins.
Due to this rich history, that stretches over more then 185 years and 7 generations, we have gathered an enormous amount of know-how and build a strong relation network throughout the branch. As a result we have become one of the leading players in the worldwide marine oil trade.
From there it was a small step to the leather industry. Today we are an ISO 9001 certified supplyer of leather chemicals to over 70 countries worldwide. Based on the know-how and experience we have a distinguishing added value for our customers.