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At the heart of better plastics
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Croda Polymer Additives is headquartered in Cowick, UK, and has sales offices in more than 60 countries around the world. The business has grown in recent years to secure its status as a leader in the global supply of naturally based speciality chemicals for the polymer industry.
Croda Polymer Additives provide the following effects: anti-fog, anti-static, mold release, pigment dispersion, slip & anti-block, torque release, UV-absorption, & speciality plasticisers. Croda’s brands for these products are: Atmer, Crodamide, IncroMax, Incroslip, IncroMold, Solasorb, & Priplast.
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Continuous innovation
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The Polymer Additives product range has continued to grow and now includes over 200 products. Croda has the widest range of products, product forms, and packaging to meet customer needs. The product range has continued to grow as we have developed new products to meet customer and market requirements. In September 2006 Croda acquired the Uniqema business from ICI. Croda Polymer Additives is a fully integrated and combined business bringing together the best technologies, people, and products from each area.
All our business is supported with global technical experts and high quality manufacturing facilities. We believe in providing local dedicated sales teams and stock-holding close to our customers to give the best possible customer support and service.
Croda’s innovation is a continuous process with new products being launched at regular intervals. As well as maintaining leadership in established areas Croda now offers unique products in non-organic UV-absorber, and speciality plasticisers for the most demanding applications.
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Croda Polymer Additives:
At the heart of better plastics
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Our green credentials
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Croda takes its environmental responsibilities very seriously and has in recent years achieved significant reductions in its carbon footprint, energy consumption and water consumption.
Significantly reduced carbon footprint
In the last 8 years, our manufacturing facility in Hull has reduced carbon emissions by over 50% and will achieve a further 4% reduction in 2009 due to installation of a 2MW wind turbine. Since the wind turbine was installed the site’s imported electricity demand has reduced by 40% and at full output the wind turbine will exceed the site’s requirements and be exported to the electricity grid.
Lower energy and water consumption
In the last 8 years similar improvements have been seen in energy and water consumption. Just under 60% reduction in energy consumption per unit of production and just over 60% reduction in water consumption per unit of production.
Other energy saving activities
Croda also minimises its environmental impact through transport of raw materials. Rape oil is delivered to the site by barge, displacing approximately 1000 trips by road tanker avoiding the subsequent traffic congestion and fuel consumption. The barge minimises fuel use by timing trips up and down the river according to tidal flow.
We have also worked closely with rapeseed growers, optimising contracts to reduce seed haulage through transferring seed directly to our crushing facility, rather than from the farm to a seed store and then on to the crush. This has saved 600 lorry movements annually.
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New wind turbine at Croda's Hull manufacturing site
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Securing our future
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Croda International plc has a strong record of growth coupled with sound financial management. Continued growth both organically and through acquisition has enabled Croda Polymer Additives to extend their range of products and integrate these with the existing range. Several manufacturing sites with modern equipment mean many products can be sourced from multiple sites. The complete range is available through our network of dedicated sales offices, ensuring continuity of supply.
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- Innovation
- Product excellence
- Technical leadership
- Customer partnership
- Environmental care
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- Friendly & approachable
- Knowledgeable
- Reliable
- Trusted & ethical
- Committed
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Regulatory expertise: www.REACHforCroda.com  is dedicated to REACH and meeting customer needs |
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