DesertSpring

Handelmaatschappij A. Smit en Zoon B.V. is a supplier of processing agents for the leather industry.

This project aims to pilot a revolutionary, metal-free tanning agent, based on organic extract.
By offering a sustainable alternative to chromium and other tanning agents, Smit en Zoon can tackle fundamental environmental and social issues in the leather value chain. Moreover, climate-smart agriculture contributes to combating desertification. If successful, this tanning agent can render leather tanning fundamentally safer, sustainable and circular.

During this pilot the following topics will be investigated.

  • How can the right leaves be harvested, and the extract be produced at industrial scale? Can it be produced at acceptable cost levels, when at scale?
  • How can the tanning agent meet market (brands) demands? How can Smit en Zoon ensure that the tanning agent works for Indian tanneries, and at industrial scale, and what is needed for Smit en Zoon to adopt it?
  • What is the performance, social and environmental impact of this tanning agent?

When the results of this pilot are successful, Smit en Zoon aims to bring this tanning agent on the market as tone of the first metal-free tanning agent.

FVO-standaard
Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

Project number

NL-KVK-27378529-FVOF20005

Total budget

€ 475,000

Countries

India

Project status

Finalised

Budget spent

100.00 %
100.00 % spent

Tied status

Untied
Startdate:
Enddate:

Project partners

Bhartiya International Ltd, Handelmaatschappij A. Smit en Zoon B.V., Netherlands Enterprise Agency, SN Botanicals, Solidaridad Network Asia Limited

Sectors

Chemicals
Transactions
TypeProviderProvider ref.ReceiverReceiver ref.Value (€)DateValue date
Incoming Funds 475,000.00 07-07-2020 07-07-2020
Outgoing Commitment Handelmaatschappij A. Smit en Zoon B.V. 475,000.00 07-07-2020 07-07-2020
Disbursement Handelmaatschappij A. Smit en Zoon B.V. 152,500.00 09-07-2020 09-07-2020
Disbursement Handelmaatschappij A. Smit en Zoon B.V. 142,500.00 02-12-2020 02-12-2020
Disbursement Handelmaatschappij A. Smit en Zoon B.V. 132,500.00 02-06-2021 02-06-2021
Disbursement Handelmaatschappij A. Smit en Zoon B.V. 47,500.00 05-04-2023 05-04-2023