Atlas Point
Croda develops and manufactures high-performance ingredients and technologies featured in many popular consumer brands as well as health and crop care products. At our Atlas Point manufacturing site, 100% of our electricity is renewable thanks to onsite solar fields, use of landfill gas, and wind energy. We manufacture 100% bio-based surfactants, the first of their kind in the U.S., which are found in soaps, makeup, and cleaning supplies, among other products. Atlas Point’s sustainable practices support Croda’s 1.5°C science-based target and its wider sustainability Commitment to become Climate Positive. Atlas Point is home to an R&D innovation lab and Croda’s community engagement team, which strives to make a positive impact in New Castle.
Approximately 240 employees make up our Atlas Point team, including union members with United Steelworkers AFL-CIO-CLC, Local #12886. We are all deeply committed to supporting our neighbors and the Delaware business community through our engagement efforts and dedication to sustainability.
Have questions about Atlas Point? Contact our Community Engagement team via email, AtlasPoint.CE@croda.com, or via our Community Information Line, +1 (302) 429-5474.
About Our Facility
Croda Atlas Point is deeply committed to the safety of our employees and our community members. We are dedicated to ensuring safe operations at our facility and using our strong commitment to sustainability to continually improve our impact on the environment.
In September 2023, Croda, Inc. installed a new emergency water storage tank at its Atlas Point facility. Visible from the Delaware Memorial Bridge, this tank will hold 1.2 million gallons of water for use in case of an emergency. This voluntary capital investment by Croda illustrates the company’s core values of safe and sustainable operations.
Atlas Point Promotions, Appointments and Awards
It’s an exciting time at Croda Atlas Point with many of our employees being recognized for their hard work and accomplishments!
Earlier this month, Croda veteran Josh Dube was promoted to the role of Site Manager. Previously serving as Batch Plant Operations Manager, Dube will now oversee all site operations. Dube succeeds Chris Barnett, who remains in the Croda family, now serving as Site Manager at our Mill Hall location.
Croda Atlas Point’s Lead SHE Advisor Allison Bard was appointed by County Executive Matthew Meyer to New Castle County’s Resource Protection Area Technical Advisory Committee (RPATAC). In this role, Bard will assist the New Castle County Department of Land Use.
Susan Sun, Ph.D., a Research and Technology Manager at Croda Atlas Point was recently honored by Million Women Mentors Delaware as a 2023 Outstanding Delaware Woman in STEM. This honor was given in recognition of Sun’s accomplishments, brilliance, perseverance, and tenacity in the STEM field.
Congratulations to Josh, Allison, and Susan on these accomplishments!
United Steelworkers Magazine
We're honored to have our Steelworkers as the cover and main story of USW@work, the national Steelworkers magazine. Check it out here!
Croda offers family - sustaining wages and benefits for our employees. Besides generous time off and health and retirement plans, we also offer paid parental leave. Jobs range from business services, research and development, chemical operations, and engineering. To learn about current vacancies, go to Croda’s employment page. Scroll down to the job listings. Look for roles in Delaware – New Castle. Learn more about some of our career profiles on the Delaware Foundation for Science and Mathematics Education website.
What's that sound? Croda Community Notification System Information
Croda’s Atlas Point facility has an audible community alarm, the Croda Community Notification System (CCNS), which is separate from our site-only alarms for employees. The CCNS is used to alert the community about situations occurring at our site, if ever needed. Working in cooperation with the New Castle County Office of Emergency Management, the CCNS would be used to notify neighbors of an emergency.
Croda Community Notification System (CCNS)
The installation of the Croda Community Notification System (CCNS) is complete. Sirens are located at:
- Atlas Point
- Eisenberg Elementary School
- Police Athletic League (Garfield Park)
- Rose Hill Community Center
The CCNS was installed to ensure our neighboring communities are alerted to any potential situations at our site that could impact public safety. The four sirens comprising our CCNS were simultaneously tested on February 8, 2022. All four sirens were successfully activated during the test.
Going forward, routine siren tests will be performed for one minute at 7:00 pm on the second Tuesday of every February, May, August, and November. Remaining date for 2023:
- November 14, 2023 at 7:00 pm
Dates for 2024 are as follows:
- February 13 at 7:00 pm
- May 14 at 7:00 pm
- August 13 at 7:00 pm
- November 12 at 7:00 pm
This notice and the expansion of our alarm system is undertaken as part of the settlement of an enforcement action.
Our sirens are located:
- Along Cherry Lane near the Atlas Point facility
- On Landers Lane, near Eisenberg Elementary School
- On Karlyn Drive, near the Police Athletic League (PAL) Garfield Park site
- On Lambson Lane, near Rose Hill Community Center
Listen to the siren here, and learn what to do if you hear the siren here.
Croda Community Notification System Tone
Giving back
We firmly believe that it is our social obligation to make a positive, lasting difference in our community. Atlas Point is always exploring new community engagement initiatives to invest in. Our employees regularly come together to give back through our 1% Club volunteer program and our STEM Committee. Click on the photos below to learn more about our recent activities.
Sustainability
Atlas Point’s sustainable practices support Croda’s 1.5°C science-based target and its wider sustainability Commitment to become Climate Positive. Atlas Point is also home to our ECO Range, which manufactures 100% bio-based surfactants, the first of their kind in the United States. We are continuously re-evaluating our processes to determine how we can become more sustainable. We have already implemented numerous changes, such as using onsite solar panels and combined heat and power units that are powered by landfill gas. These shifts have resulted in:
- The site running on 100% renewable electricity
- A reduction in greenhouse gas emissions intensity and waste to landfill since 2018
Sustainable Manufacturing at Atlas Point
Community communication
More information on what we are doing to help our local community
As part of our ongoing commitment to keep our neighbors informed, our Community Information Line provides updates about general operations and routine tests at our site. Community members may also call this line to ask questions.
Police/Fire Call 911
Croda Atlas Point Community Information Line - 302-429-5474
CAC members represent the following organizations:
- CHEC Inc.
- Collins Park Civic Association
- Colonial School District
- Community activist groups
- Delaware House of Representatives
- Delaware River and Bay Authority
- Delaware State Police
- Delaware Technical Community College
- FUJIFILM Imaging Colorants
- Holloway Terrace Fire Company
- LEPC for New Castle County
- Northern New Castle County Probation and Parole
- Rose Hill Community Center
Members Of:
Chemistry Industry Council of Delaware
Committee of 100
Delaware State Chamber of Commerce
New Castle County Chamber of Commerce
New Castle County Local Emergency Planning Committee
Actively Engaged With:
Delaware Corporate Volunteer Network (supported by Volunteer Delaware)
Delaware Foundation for Science and Mathematics Education
Delaware Sustainable Chemistry Alliance
WILMAPCO Rt 9 Corridor Committees
The Delaware Emergency Notification System
Register on the DENS website here.
The Delaware Emergency Notification System (DENS) is the primary system for public warning and emergency protective action information in the State of Delaware. Municipalities, Counties, and State Agencies utilize the system to inform and warn the public during emergencies that adversely affect the health, safety, and welfare of Delaware citizens. The system allows local 911 centers or emergency managers to send messages to the specific street, neighborhood, or larger areas affected by the event. In the event a line is busy, the DENS system will retry 2 additional times to deliver the message. If an answering machine or voicemail is reached, the system will deliver the emergency message there.
Registering your phone enables DENS to geocode your phone number to your home (or work) address and can send messages to your cell phones and Voice over IP home phones. If an emergency message has a text or e-mail included, registering your phone information will allow you to receive the text or e-mail message.
DENS allows emergency voice messages to be delivered to a home or business within the traditional land line telephone network. If you have this type of phone, your address and phone number is already in the DENS database.