Case studies
Our success is defined by our culture and shared ambition to create a positive impact, here you can find our caser studies which really showcase the best of our Commitment and our Purpose.
Investing in organic expansion in Agriculture
Atlox 4913TM is valued by customers for creating stable dispersions in complex crop formulations, ensuring consistent distribution of actives and preventing formulation breakdown.
Leveraging expertise in UV filters for Asian markets
There are over three million cases of skin cancer globally each year, responsible for tens of thousands of deaths. Our range of sunscreens meets a clear need and is an important pillar of our...
CroBioticTM 100
Surveys indicate that malodour of garments is one of the biggest reasons that consumers choose to wash them.
Leveraging Group-wide capabilities to accelerate the development of natural active ingredients
The move in cosmetics towards replacing synthetic ingredients with sustainable alternatives is increasing demand for naturally sourced actives.
Croda Foundation
We have taken a big step towards achieving our ambition of expanding the reach of our smart science to permanently improve more lives by funding the Croda Foundation.
Abiotic stress mitigation in onions
Changing climates mean higher temperatures, periods of drought and higher salinity are becoming an increasing problem for farmers.
Customer award for carbon reduction
We’ve been working in partnership with Syngenta to deliver innovative and sustainable ingredients in a way that meets their commercial and sustainability goals.
Responsible business
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Net zero roadmap for UK manufacturing site
We became one of the first UK manufacturing sites to develop a 2050 net zero roadmap as part of the UK Government’s Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy ‘Industry of the Future’...
Customer driven
We are listening more closely to our customers than ever before; understanding the things that are of most importance to our customers and how we are performing against them.
1.5°C science-based target validation
In July 2021 we became only the third major chemical company globally to have a 1.5ºC science-based target validated.
Digitalisation in manufacturing
We can see the potential of big data, robotics, analytics and the Internet of Things to drive manufacturing excellence and contribute to our right first time agenda.
New frontiers in fragrance and flavours
Croda acquired international fragrances and flavours company Iberchem in 2020, the largest acquisition in our history and a major move into a market strongly aligned with our business.
Supplying delivery systems to help prevent cardiovascular disease
Nucleic acid-based therapies are the next big blockbuster drug class opening up exciting applications such as gene editing, where a patient’s genetic material can be modified to correct a disorder.
Diversity and inclusion
In 2021 we defined a D&I roadmap identifying actions, regarding diversity and inclusion, in five key areas.
Croda supports Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine
Avanti, a company we acquired in 2020, has a strong track record in supplying R&D quantities of lipid-based drug delivery technologies to pharmaceutical companies including those developing mRNA drugs...
Supporting the next generation of therapeutic vaccines
Vaccine adjuvants are used to enhance immune response to an antigen, improving the overall efficacy of the vaccine and increasing protection against the target disease.
Reforestation
Revitalising ecosystems, improving biodiversity and creating social and economic benefits for local communities.
Sustainability without compromise ChromaPur
Small, manufactured plastic particles, known as microbeads, are used in a wide range of cosmetic and personal care products, with research suggesting that 87% of products from the ten best-selling...
Sustainable ways of working in R&D
We are focused on aligning the work of our global R&D teams with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).