Curtidos Badia

What Curtidos Badia does

Curtidos Badia is a family-owned Spanish tannery founded in 1889 in Igualada, Catalonia, and currently led by fourth-generation director Xavier Badia. The company specializes in wet-blue and wet-white bovine leather tanning, producing two core product lines — Silk-Elba (natural grain, semi-aniline, 1.3–1.4 mm) and Mozart (assisted grain, semi-aniline, 1.4–1.6 mm) — both available in a permanent stock of 86 Pantone-referenced colors at standardized ±1.6 m² hide sizes with spectrophotometric batch consistency (delta E ≤1.5). The full production cycle — origin and selection, preparation, tanning, re-tanning, and finishing — runs in-house at the iBadia facility inside the Igualada Leather Cluster, and over 85% of output is exported. Beyond traditional bovine leather, Curtidos Badia is positioned as a tannery partner for next-generation materials, including MycoWorks' Reishi Fine Mycelium, for the luxury supply chain.

The company operates a hybrid go-to-market model combining dedicated direct sales teams in France (J.P. et Ph. Bouchara Sarl, Paris) and Italy (Sun di Corsini Mauro & C. SAS, Bologna), an agent network across Spain, Germany, and the United Kingdom, recurring presence at Lineapelle Milano and Première Vision Leather Paris, and a WooCommerce-powered global e-commerce storefront serving both B2B professional buyers and B2C consumers. Pricing is unit-based: €178/hide for Silk-Elba, €168/hide for Mozart, and €35 per color guide card, with EU intra-community VAT exemption for validated B2B buyers and personalized shipping quotes above 30 units. Sustainability credentials include LWG Silver certification (renewed 2026), ZDHC Supplier to Zero, ICEC certification, ETI Base Code compliance, and 100% renewable energy from photovoltaic self-consumption.

Curtidos Badia operates without external investors or parent company, is registered as CURTIDOS BADIA, S.A.U., and employs 150+ professionals across production, laboratory, commercial, administration, and design functions, with 10+ nationalities represented and a 6-year average tenure. Headcount has expanded by over 50% in five years, and the company is integrated into the Igualada Leather Cluster ecosystem — including the Gremi de Curtidors d'Igualada (active since 1693), the Cátedra A3 Leather Innovation chair at EEI-UPC, Igualadina de Depuració i Recuperació for wastewater treatment, and sector associations AQEIC, Cotance, and Acexpiel. Customer logos are not publicly disclosed, but the stated end markets are international fashion and luxury brands in leather goods, footwear, and saddlery across France, Italy, Spain, Germany, and the UK.

Name

Curtidos Badia

Legal name

CURTIDOS BADIA, S.A.U.

Website

https://curtidosbadia.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1889

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Curtidos Badia is a fourth-generation, family-owned Spanish tannery in Igualada producing premium bovine leather hides (Silk-Elba and Mozart) in 86 Pantone-referenced colors for international luxury fashion, footwear, and leather goods brands, exporting over 85% of output across Europe.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Leather Manufacturing

NAICS

Leather and Hide Tanning and Finishing (31611)

SIC

Leather & Leather Products (3100)

akta.pro primary industry

Retanning, Dyeing & Fatliquoring (IMAOAGAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Splitting, Shaving & Thickness Calibration (IMAOAGAH), Aldehyde/Synthetic/Combination Tanning (IMAOAGAE), Chrome Tanning (Wet Blue) (IMAOAGAC), Hide & Skin Beamhouse Operations (Soaking/Liming/Deliming/Bating) (IMAOAGAB), Hide & Skin Processing (Raw Hides/Skins for Leather Supply) (AFANAGAF)

Keywords

• Bovine leather tanning
• Finished leather hides
• Leather goods manufacturing
• Luxury leather supply
• Semi-aniline leather finishing

Headquarters

HQ city

Igualada

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Finished leather hide sales: Curtidos Badia manufactures and sells finished bovine leather hides (Silk-Elba and Mozart product lines) in 86 Pantone-referenced colors as the primary revenue stream. Products are sold in standard sizes (~1.6 m² per hide) under 'Run of the Tannery' (R.O.T.) terms. Both B2B (professional buyers) and B2C (final consumers) channels are supported through the e-commerce platform.
2. Color guide / swatch cards: Sale of physical color guide cards (Carta de colores) containing the full 86-color collection reference, providing an additional ancillary revenue stream supporting the core hide sales.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Curtidos Badia is a family-owned bovine leather tannery that transforms raw hides (a food-industry by-product) through a controlled, traceable five-stage process — origin and selection, preparation, tanning (Wet Blue / Wet White), re-tanning, and finishing — into finished semi-aniline leather articles. It sells two core product lines, Silk-Elba (natural grain) and Mozart (assisted grain), in a permanent stock of 86 Pantone-referenced colors at standard ~1.6 m² per hide, plus a physical color guide, primarily to luxury fashion, leather goods, saddlery, and footwear manufacturers.

Product overview

Curtidos Badia is a family-owned leather tannery (founded 1889) specializing in high-quality bovine leather for leather goods, saddlery, and footwear. The company operates a unified product portfolio comprising two core leather lines—Silk-Elba (natural grain, semi-aniline finish, 1.3–1.4mm) and Mozart (assisted grain, semi-aniline finish, 1.4–1.6mm)—both available in a permanent stock of 86 Pantone-referenced colors. These are complemented by a physical color guide accessory. The company transforms raw bovine hides (a food industry by-product) through a complete in-house tanning process including origin/selection, preparation, tanning, re-tanning, and finishing. Manufacturing takes place in Igualada, Barcelona, with over 85% of production exported to European and international markets. The company also operates an e-commerce platform (curtidosbadia.com) for direct sales of finished leathers and color guides.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Silk-Elba Bovine leather with natural grain and semi-aniline finish, developed for high-quality leather goods. Thickness 1.3–1.4 mm, standard size ~1.6 m², chrome-tanned (Wet Blue), preserving natural grain with a soft tactile feel. Sold in 86 permanent stock colors under Run-of-the-Tannery (R.O.T.) terms, primarily to luxury fashion, leather goods, footwear, and saddlery manufacturers.
• Mozart Bovine leather with assisted grain for visual uniformity and regularity, developed for leather goods requiring consistent appearance. Thickness 1.4–1.6 mm, standard size ~1.6 m², semi-aniline finish providing soft touch, excellent emboss definition, and deep homogeneous color. Sold in 86 permanent stock colors under Run-of-the-Tannery (R.O.T.) terms to leather goods, footwear, and accessories manufacturers.
• Carta de colores (Color Guide) Physical color guide card (Carta de colores) containing all 86 Pantone-referenced colors of the Silk-Elba and Mozart product lines. Serves as a reference tool for color selection and project development by designers, manufacturers, and artisans. Priced at €35 per card.

Quantifiable outcome

• Delta E color tolerance ≤1.5 between production batches
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration12 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• MycoWorkscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 September 2025Curtidos Badia is listed as a tannery partner receiving next-generation Reishi material — Fine Mycelium leather grown entirely from pure mycelium without cotton inserts — from MycoWorks. MycoWorks announced a breakthrough in its proprietary Fine Mycelium technology, improving tensile strength from under 10 MPa to over 16 MPa and reducing carbon footprint from 5.8 kg to 2.76 kg CO2 per square meter. Curtidos Badia will process this innovative material as part of its product portfolio for the luxury supply chain.
• Cátedra A3 in Leather Innovation (EEI-UPC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTechnology partnership with the leather innovation chair integrated within the School of Engineering of Igualada (EEI-UPC). Develops innovation and research projects in leather. Students undertake internships at tanneries in the Cluster, including Curtidos Badia.
• AQEIC (Asociación Química Española de la Industria del Cuero)minorOthersCurtidos Badia participates in AQEIC, the Spanish Chemical Association of the Leather Industry, for representation, standards development, and shared knowledge.
• Gremi de Curtidors d'IgualadacoreOthersGuild of tanners of Igualada, with documented activity since 1693. Curtidos Badia is a member of this guild which forms part of the 700-year-old leather cluster ecosystem.
• Cotance (Confederación de las asociaciones nacionales de curtidores de la Comunidad Europea)minorOthersEuropean confederation of national tanners' associations. Curtidos Badia participates through representation and standards involvement.
• Acexpiel (Asociación de empresas españolas del sector de la piel)minorOthersSpanish association of companies in the leather sector. Curtidos Badia participates for sector representation and knowledge sharing.
• Escola d'Art i Superior de Disseny Gaspar CampsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesign school in Igualada that trains designers in direct relationship with the leather industry. The proximity between artistic education and the productive sector generates specialized talent that drives product innovation.
• Igualadina de Depuració i Recuperació (IDR)coreTechnology or IntegrationSpecialized wastewater treatment facility for the leather tanning industry in Igualada. Manages treatment of effluents from Curtidos Badia's production processes, ensuring responsible water management in compliance with environmental standards.
• J.P. et Ph. Bouchara SarlcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorExclusive commercial representative for Curtidos Badia in France. Located at 11 Rue Villebois-Mareuil, 75010 Paris. Manages direct commercial relationships with brands, maisons, and leather goods manufacturers in the French luxury market.
• Sun di Corsini Mauro & C. SAScoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCommercial representative for Curtidos Badia in Italy. Located at Via Casteldebole 27/6, 40132 Bologna. Manages direct commercial presence in Italy's main leather goods, footwear, and fashion accessories industrial districts.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@Curtidos-Badia
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/curtidos-badia-sa
• Instagraminstagram.com/badia.leather

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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