The Croda team has met the demands of a rapid global recovery, combined with ongoing challenges presented by COVID-19. Customer demand and cost inflation have been at levels we have not seen for a decade; at the same time COVID-19 restrictions have remained in place in many countries around the world. This has presented many challenges for our people, carefully managing both employee wellbeing and customer expectations.

As always, our clarity of Purpose has been our guide, ensuring we deliver for our customers, whilst always looking after our business partners and one another. Our success is made possible by our people, who have risen to the challenges the year has presented. Their hard work, dedication and customer focus have been exceptional.

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2021 has been an outstanding year for Croda, with record financial results and excellent strategic progress. This has been enabled through the accelerated implementation of our strategic priorities, increased investment in innovation and growth, and a broader global recovery in demand. Our excellent strategic progress during the COVID-19 pandemic has included progressing our transition to a pure-play Consumer Care and Life Sciences company.

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Sales performance was excellent across all sectors, augmented by raw material cost recovery. We expect to continue with the current accelerated capital reinvestment and acquisition programmes over the next three years, given the strong demand environment and range of growth and technology opportunities in Consumer Care and Life Sciences.

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