Leather Chemicals Market Report 2026

The leather chemicals market size has grown strongly in recent years. It will grow from $10.03 billion in 2025 to $10.7 billion in 2026 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.7%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to expansion of footwear and leather goods manufacturing, availability of chromium-based tanning agents, growth of global leather exports, increasing demand for dyed and finished leather, established tanning infrastructure.

The leather chemicals market size is expected to see strong growth in the next few years. It will grow to $13.76 billion in 2030 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.5%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to increasing regulatory pressure on chemical usage, rising adoption of sustainable leather processing, expansion of automotive upholstery demand, growing focus on water-efficient tanning, increasing investments in specialty leather chemicals. Major trends in the forecast period include growing adoption of eco-friendly tanning chemicals, rising use of low-water consumption formulations, increasing demand for high-performance fat liquors, expansion of chrome-free tanning solutions, enhanced focus on process efficiency.

The increasing demand for leather products is expected to drive the growth of the leather chemicals market. Leather products encompass a wide range of goods made from durable and flexible animal hides and skins. The use of specialized leather chemicals enables manufacturers to tailor leather to specific quality, performance, and aesthetic standards. For instance, in April 2023, Hermès International, a France-based luxury goods company, reported a 19% increase in sales in its Leather Goods and Saddlery business line compared with Q1 2022. Therefore, rising demand for leather products is propelling the leather chemicals market.

Major companies in the leather chemicals industry are leveraging strategic partnerships to strengthen their market presence and provide innovative solutions. Strategic partnerships involve companies combining resources and expertise for mutual benefit. For example, in October 2023, TRUMPLER GmbH & Co. KG, a Germany-based leather chemicals company, partnered with Archroma, a Switzerland-based specialty chemicals company, to launch DyTan, an innovative leather production process. DyTan enables high-performance leather production in an environmentally friendly and cost-effective manner, offering an alternative to traditional metal-free and chrome-tanned methods. It utilizes the AVICUERO System alongside Trumpler’s bio-based fatliquors and retanning agents derived from hydrolyzed leather shavings. Trumpler serves as Archroma’s exclusive global partner, managing worldwide distribution of the AVICUERO System.

In November 2024, an affiliate of Syntagma Capital, a Belgium-based private equity firm, acquired the wet end leather chemicals business of Stahl for an undisclosed amount. This acquisition established a dedicated leather chemicals platform to serve global tanneries and leather goods manufacturers, consolidating wet end tanning agents, syntans, fatliquors, and beamhouse solutions under a focused business. The divested Stahl business, based in the Netherlands with manufacturing facilities in Italy and India, offers a full portfolio of tanning and leather processing agents for leather goods, footwear, automotive, and upholstery industries.

Major companies operating in the leather chemicals market are Stahl Holdings BV, Clariant AG, TFL Ledertechnik GmbH, Balmer Lawrie & Co. Ltd., Arkema SA, Eastman Chemical India Pvt. ltd., Evonik Industries AG, Saudi Basic Industries Corporation, Dystar Singapore Pte Ltd., Elementis PLC, Chemtan Company Inc., Lawrence Industries Limited, Schill Seilacher GmbH, TASA Group International, Zschimmer & Schwarz Co. KG, Indofil Industries Ltd., Papertex Specialty Chemicals Pvt. Ltd., Smit & Zoon BV, BASF SE, Cargill Inc., Koninklijke DSM NV, AllChem Corporation, Chemours Company, Dow Chemical Company, Hebei Yida Chemical Industry Co. Ltd., Lanxess AG, Solvay SA, Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd., Wacker Chemie AG.

Asia-Pacific was the largest region in the leather chemical market share in 2025. Asia-Pacific is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the forecast period. The regions covered in the leather chemicals market report are Asia-Pacific, South East Asia, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa. The countries covered in the leather chemicals market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.

The leather chemicals market consists of sales of degreasers, swell regulating agents, lime, sodium sulfide, sodium hydrosulfide, caustic soda, and soda ash. Values in this market are ‘factory gate’ values, that is, the value of goods sold by the manufacturers or creators of the goods, whether to other entities (including downstream manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors, and retailers) or directly to end customers. The value of goods in this market includes related services sold by the creators of the goods.

The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD unless otherwise specified).

The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.

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