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First quarter 2025 sales update

23 April 2025: Croda International Plc (“Croda” or the “Group”) today provides an update on its sales performance in the first quarter of 2025 (the three months ended 31 March 2025).
2024 full year results

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Full Year Results 2024

25 February 2025: Croda International Plc (“Croda” or the “Group”), the company that uses smart science to create high-performance ingredients and solutions that improve lives, announces its full year results for the year ended 31 December 2024.

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Croda Supports Hand Sanitiser Manufacture and Vaccine Development During Covid19 Outbreak

We are supporting the manufacturer of hand sanitiser during the outbreak of Covid-19 through the supply of additional glycerine to our customers in Western Europe, free of charge.
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Being a woman at Croda International Women's Day 2020

We are proud to support and celebrate incredible and extraordinary woman all over the world. This IWD, Marketing Associate, Kira Drabble has written an article about what it means to be a woman at...
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Winners of Board of the Year at the Yorkshire Business Awards

Croda Celebrate Winning Board of the Year at the Variety Yorkshire Business Awards
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Voted Most Admired Company in the British Chemical Sector for the Third Year Running

Voted the most admired company in the British chemical sector for the third year running, as well as being named the sixth most admired company in Britain
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Collective Action of Sustainable Palm Derivatives

Croda is proud to be a founder member of Action for Sustainable Derivatives (ASD).
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Underwater Petri Dish Research Funding Awarded

Nautilus Biosciences Research Scholar, Russell Kerr, has received funding for his research into the use of an underwater petri dish from the Canadian government.
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Croda Awarded Best product innovation at the Global ICIS Innovation Awards

Croda are delighted to have been awarded ‘Best Product Innovation’ in the Global ICIS Innovation Awards 2019
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Knowledge Transfer Partnership with York University

This KTP will see Croda work with the university developing novel algorithms for product comparison and quality control.
Croda's wind turbine at their manufacturing site at Hull, UK

11th Most Sustainable International Company

We are celebrating being ranked 11th Most Sustainable International Company by Barron’s
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2022 AGM trading update

The Board’s expectations for Full Year 2022 are unchanged.
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Commitment to Science Based Targets

We are proud to be one of around 600 companies taking science-based climate action, by committing to Science Based Targets

Winner of the ICIS Surfactants Product Innovation Awards

Awarded the ICIS Surfactants Award for Product Innovation for our unique Star Polymer
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Continued Investment in Innovation Partnerships

Sponsored PhD students present their cutting-edge research plans and findings at our global headquarters

Bio based Industry Story of the Year Winner

Croda have been awarded the 2019 Bio-Based World News Innovation Award for “Bio-based Industry Story of the Year”
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Crodarom expands its Chanac France site

Crodarom, producer of botanical extracts, is launching its first investment program to expands its Chanac production site location in France.
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Commitment to a Deforestation free Supply Chain Recognised by CDP

Awarded an ‘A-‘ for our CDP Forestry Disclosure highlighting our commitment to a deforestation-free supply chain

Supporting the Education and Leadership of Panamanian Women

Helping to change the lives of women and children in Panama through our support of the Panama Beauty Project.
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Acquisition of global vaccine adjuvant specialist

Vaccine adjuvants are a natural extension to Croda’s market leading, high-purity excipient delivery systems in its Health Care business., these adjuvants represent a niche, high-growth market.
Croda wins third place at Britain's Most Admired Company Awards

Another Year of Great Success at Britains Most Admired Company Awards

Voted the most admired company in the British chemical sector as well as the third most admired company in Britain

New Global Distribution Hub

Plans invest more than £7m in a new state-of-the-art warehouse
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Centre of Innovation for Marine Biotechnology

Nautilus Biosciences officially opens its expanded UPEI-based facility as a Centre of Innovation for Marine Biotechnology
Croda's new range of ECO Bio-based surfactants

Reinventing Surfactants for Sustainability

Our 100 percent bio-based, 100 percent renewable, ECO range of surfactants are now available
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Croda Continues Investment in Latin America

Croda do Brasil celebrate the opening of a Customer Experience Centre and Speciality Polymer Plant
Croda wins low carbon award

Award Winning Sustainability Initiatives

Croda recently won the Low Carbon Award at the UK's Chemical Industry Awards. A key part of Croda's carbon reduction story is our increase in the proportion of energy from non-fossil fuel sources.

Continued recognition for environmental efforts in FTSE4Good Index Series

22 August 2022: Acknowledging our strong sustainability focus, we continue to be included in the FTSE4Good Index series.
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Croda Gouda Wins EU LIFE Best Environmental Award

Croda Gouda's innovative glycerine fermentation project wins the EU LIFE ‘Best environmental’ award
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Winners of the ICIS Surfactants Sustainability Awards

Awarded the ICIS Surfactants Award for Sustainability for our new pioneering bio-ethylene oxide plant.
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Modernised seed enhancement operation opens

Incotec opens modernised seed enhancement operation in Salinas
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Croda acquired crop enhancement company Plant Impact

Plant Impact identifies ways to improve the yield and quality of crops by stimulating or moderating plant responses in both healthy and stressed crops during key growth stages.
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Incroslip SL Granted European Food Contact Approval

Our novel slip additive Incroslip SL has been granted European food contact approval
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EcoVadis Rates Crodas Environmental Practices as Outstanding

Croda has been awarded EcoVadis Gold Status for the fourth time
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Croda acquires marine biotechnology specialists Nautilus

World class scientists, focusing on using marine microbial biodiversity to discover novel actives and materials for applications across all Croda market sectors.
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Croda's Commitment to a Sustainable Future Recognised by CDP

Croda is proud to announce that their commitment to minimising the environmental impacts of their Business has been recognised by CDP
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Britains Most Admired Company in the Chemical Sector 2017

Croda have been named Britain's Most Admired Company in the Chemical Sector for 2017
IonPhasE, static electricity protection products

Acquisition of IonPhasE

Acquisition of an innovative technology supplier of static electricity protection products.
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Clinical Research Study on Pre natal Supplementation

Reducing the Risk of Asthma Using Incromega™ TG3322
ECO; Bio-Ethanol; renewable surfactants;

Croda Brings Another First to USA

Starting production to make a 100 percent bio-based ECO range of surfactants
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Collaborative Research

Collaborative Research to Develop Advanced Antimicrobial Coatings
Enza Biotech

Croda acquires research enterprise Enza Biotech

Developing the next generation of renewable surfactants using carbohydrate-based chemistry.

Croda and INUTEQ

Phase change material manufacturer and personal cooling specialist collaborate
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Investments in North American Field Crops Business

Leading seed treatment company Incotec announces two significant investments in its North American business.
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Gouda wins VNCI Responsible Care Award

Gouda site wins the Dutch Chemical Industry Association Responsible Care Award
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Innovative ways to reduce energy use

Croda celebrates the opening of a major energy saving initiative
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Investment in Renewable Manufacturing to be Completed in Q4 2017

Next milestone harmonises with worldwide celebrations for Earth Day
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RSC Emerging Technologies Competition

Croda Supports the 2017 RSC Emerging Technologies Competition
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Chocques Expansion Update

Great progress being made on our capacity expansion at Chocques

Award for Most Innovative Use of Green Chemistry

Croda Receives NYSCC Award for Most Innovative Use of Green Chemistry
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Sederma Investing for Future Growth

Sederma announces a €10 million investment at its facility in Le Perray en Yvelines, France.

New CRODAROM technology

After having been, for more than 20 years, the experts in microwave extraction, a green process approved by COSMOS, CRODAROM has now invested in a new technology: ultrasound.
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Leading Work on Palm Oil Recognised by CDP

Croda, who create, make and sell innovative, sustainable, high performance speciality chemicals that are relied on by industries and consumers everywhere, has been awarded an A- by CDP for their...