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• Industrial Specialties

  Industrial Specialties serves our retained businesses in coatings, textiles, fibers, water treatment, and niche industrial markets, providing essential formulation ingredients and sustainable solutions from key Croda manufacturing sites worldwide.

• Investor seminar to launch our 2020 Sustainability Report

  25 March 2021: Steve Foots, CEO and other senior members of our management team launched our 2020 Sustainability Report.

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• Croda joins the World Business Council for Sustainable Development

  Croda International Plc, the company that uses smart science to create high-performance ingredients and solutions that improve lives, has today joined over 200 of the world’s leading sustainable companies as the newest member of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD).

• Investments in North American Field Crops Business

  Leading seed treatment company Incotec announces two significant investments in its North American business.

• Two new partnerships for the pharmaceutical industry

  Croda announces two new partnerships to drive sustainable delivery systems for the pharmaceutical industry

• Sustainability expert Aris Vrettos joins Croda

  The new position will see the sustainability expert challenge Croda to stretch its already industry-leading sustainability ambitions and commitments and support Croda’s business sectors in further enhancing their sustainability strategies by working in partnership with their customers and suppliers.

• Investment in Renewable Manufacturing to be Completed in Q4 2017

  Next milestone harmonises with worldwide celebrations for Earth Day

• New Global Distribution Hub

  Plans invest more than £7m in a new state-of-the-art warehouse

• 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

• Five year investment plan in Brazil

  Croda Brazil, part of Croda International Plc, who make speciality chemical ingredients that enhance everyday consumer and industrial products, has just announced the opening of a new distribution centre near Campinas, Brasil. At a cost of nearly R$ 4 million, this investment is part of a five year plan to meet the growing demands of its customers, both in Brazil and across Latin America.

• Collective Action of Sustainable Palm Derivatives

  Croda is proud to be a founder member of Action for Sustainable Derivatives (ASD).

• Expansion ensures solutions close to customers

  Expansion Ensures Solutions Close to Customers

• Croda Breaks Ground on €18m Investment to Increase Capacity, flexibility and Sustainability

  Croda reinforces its commitment to business in Europe with a groundbreaking ceremony at its Chocques manufacturing site in northern France that signals the start of a €18m capital investment.

• Ceremonial Groundbreaking of Sustainable Plant

  Croda Hosts a Ceremonial Groundbreaking for First North American Plant that Will Enable Production of 100-Percent Sustainable Non-ionic Surfactants.

• Continued Investment in Innovation Partnerships

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

• Continued Support of Sustainable Palm Oil

  Croda Continues Support of Sustainable Palm Oil with Latest Supply Chain Certifications in India and Latin America

• Croda crowned Britain’s Most Admired Chemicals Company for eighth year running

  15 January 2025: the company that uses smart science to create high-performance ingredients and solutions that improve lives, has been voted Britain’s Most Admired Chemicals Company for the eighth consecutive year.

• Completed divestment – transitioning to a pure-play Consumer Care and Life Sciences company

  Accelerating our transition to a pure-play Consumer Care and Life Sciences company, completion of the divestment of the majority of our Performance Technologies and Industrial Chemicals businesses to a wholly owned subsidiary of Cargill.

• Croda Continues Investment in Latin America

  Croda do Brasil celebrate the opening of a Customer Experience Centre and Speciality Polymer Plant

• Croda Invests in New Laboratories in Asia

  Croda have reached another milestone by opening three new laboratories in the Asia Pacific Region.

• Croda meets target on Sustainable Palm Oil

  Croda, the global specialty chemical manufacturer behind the high performance ingredients and technologies in some of the biggest, most successful brands in the world, is pleased to announce that all relevant manufacturing sites are certified to handle Certified Sustainable Palm Oil (CSPO) derivatives.

• Croda announces major milestone in its digital enhancement journey

  Croda is today celebrating the continuation of its digital customer enhancement journey with the launch of its new corporate website, croda.com.

• Incotec Invests in North America

  Croda announces an investment in their North America business. The total investment of the operation is budgeted at over 4 M USD.

• First quarter 2024 sales update

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

• First Acts of Kindness Beneficiarie

  Communities around our manufacturing sites are already starting to benefit from our new initiative

• U.S. Government to support expansion of Croda lipid systems capability

  Today we announce a joint investment with the U.S. government to expand our U.S manufacturing capacity for lipid systems used in novel therapeutic drugs, such as mRNA vaccines

• 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

• Winners of the ICIS Surfactants Sustainability Awards

  Awarded the ICIS Surfactants Award for Sustainability for our new pioneering bio-ethylene oxide plant.

• Sederma Investing for Future Growth

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

• First Major Milestone in Renewable Manufacturing

  With the steel work that will house the main process reactor in place at its Atlas Point manufacturing site in New Castle, Delaware, Croda International Plc, who make specialty chemical ingredients that enhance everyday consumer and industrial products, came a step closer to completing the first plant of this type in North America that will manufacture 100% renewable non-ionic surfactants.

• Award for Most Innovative Use of Green Chemistry

  Croda Receives NYSCC Award for Most Innovative Use of Green Chemistry

• 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.

• Croda Retains a Top Ranking in Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations

  Croda has been listed as one of the top Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World for a second consecutive year.

• 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

• 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”

• Croda is Britains Most Admired Company for Innovation

  Croda International Plc, manufacturers of speciality chemical ingredients that enhance everyday consumer and industrial products, has just been awarded first place in the innovation segment, second in the chemical sector category and eighth place overall in the 2014 Britain’s Most Admired Companies Awards.

• Croda Gouda Wins EU LIFE Best Environmental Award

  Croda Gouda's innovative glycerine fermentation project wins the EU LIFE ‘Best environmental’ award

• 11th Most Sustainable International Company

  We are celebrating being ranked 11th Most Sustainable International Company by Barron’s

• Britains Most Admired Company in the Chemical Sector 2017

  Croda have been named Britain's Most Admired Company in the Chemical Sector for 2017

• Croda Foundation awarded restricted healthcare grant

  Croda is today announcing that, through the independently managed philanthropic Croda Foundation, it has awarded an additional new restricted health care grant of £2 million to improve lives.

• Thaddeus Anim Somuah Recognised in Forbes 30 Under 30 List

  Croda celebrated one of their engineers being listed in the Forbes 30 under 30 list in 2020.

• Dividend History

  Information about our historical interim and final dividend payments.

• Croda Supply Chain leader named Customer Service Professional of the Year at UK Customer Satisfaction Awards

  Croda Supply Chain leader wins Customer Service Professional of the Year at the UK Customer Satisfaction Awards, recognising excellence in customer experience and service leadership.

• Croda announces registered name for its innovative non-animal keratin for hair repair.

  14 July 2025: Croda International Plc today announce registered name for its innovative non-animal keratin for hair repair.

• Croda Singapore shortlisted for two IChemE Global Awards 2020

  We are celebrating being shortlisted in two categories for the Global IChemE Awards 2020.

• 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

• Croda receives EcoVadis Platinum status

  Croda is this month celebrating being awarded the new Platinum status by EcoVadis.

• Croda celebrates milestone in digital transformation

  Celebrating a significant milestone in our digital customer enhancement journey with the launch of our Smart Materials website.

• Ranked first in Barrons most sustainable international company listing

  We have recently been ranked first in the Most Sustainable International Company rankings by Barron’s.

• Launch of first report on biotechnology opportunities in the personal care market

  27 September 2022: The “Biotechnology: personal care market report” is the first in a series from Croda which aim to help other forward-thinking companies leverage the opportunities offered by biotechnology.

• Investor seminar on our sustainability strategy

  20 October 2020: Steve Foots, CEO and other senior members of our management team provided a comprehensive overview of our 2030 sustainability Commitment.

• Our strategy

  Our focus on innovation, sustainability and growth ensures that Croda smart science helps our customers meet their own sustainability targets as well as consumer demands.

• Chief Executive sustainability statement

  “By thinking boldly, acting with purpose, and living our values every day, we are bringing Smart science to improve lives™ to life and working hard to achieve our commitment to be the most sustainable supplier of innovative ingredients by 2030, delivering solutions to tackle some of the world’s biggest challenges”

• Chairs statement 2025

  A message from the Chair, Danuta Gray, highlighting the company’s performance, strategic progress, governance priorities, and outlook for sustainable growth in the year ahead.

• Life Sciences sustainability review

  Sustainability is embedded in our business strategy, shaping innovation and meeting customer expectations. In Life Sciences, it drives impact, performance and long-term value.

• Why invest in Croda?

  Discover why investing in Croda offers long-term growth, innovation-led performance, and sustainable value across global specialty chemicals markets.

• 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.

• Uni of Cambridge case study

  Working with technology designers NiTech Solutions and The University of Cambridge’s Institute for Manufacturing, we created a new process to manufacture more sustainable surfactants. Traditionally, industrial production of surfactants often occurs in large batch reactors, which have low energy efficiency and a long reaction time.

• Reforestation

  Revitalising ecosystems, improving biodiversity and creating social and economic benefits for local communities.

• Industrial Specialties business review

  Discover how Industrial Specialties is enabling continued growth, exploring innovation, market trends, and strategic growth driving performance in this year’s annual report business review.

• Consumer Care sustainability review

  Connecting sustainability to people, making it personal, is core to the sustainability focus within the Consumer Care business. Consumers desire personal care products that deliver performance, without negatively impacting the planet. Keeping this at the core creates value for our customers’ brands and the consumers they serve.

• Sustainability Impact Report

  Find our 2023 Sustainability Impact Report here

• Sustainability Progress Statement

  Explore our 2025 Sustainability Progress Statement to see how we’re driving measurable progress on climate action, responsible sourcing, and social impact, creating sustainable solutions that deliver lasting value for our customers, communities, and the planet.

• Investing in mRNA and gene therapy

  As the core of our lipid systems capability within the Health Care business, Avanti is primarily focused on developing innovative lipid-based products of unparalleled purity to address specific medical challenges that are not resolved by current technology.

• 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).

• Coltide Radiance sustainability in use

  In October we were delighted that our sustainability leadership was recognised as we won Business of the Year at the World Sustainability Awards.

• Waste management

  Iberchem, our global fragrance and flavours business based in Spain, has championed waste management best practices through robust policies and employee education programmes.

• Agroforestry in the Amazon

  The Croda Foundation is supporting an Instituto Amazonas agroforestry project, which aims to revive traditional agriculture practices among indigenous tribes, improving food security and protecting their cultural heritage and environment.

• Improving the customer experience in China

  Our .CN website transformation, which was launched in 2020, has created an entirely new online experience for customers in fast-growing Chinese markets.

• 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.

• Sustainability-linked revolving credit facility

  In 2019, we became one of the UK’s first large public companies to include a sustainability metric in a revolving credit facility (RCF), with targets in the seven-year agreement aligned with our 2030 Commitment to become Climate Positive.

• Investors

  Investor information including financial reporting and events.

• Analyst consensus

  Consensus collated from estimates submitted by side-sell analysts on Croda International Plc.

• Sustainability Impact Report 2024

  Find our 2024 Sustainability Impact Report here

• Steve Foots, CEO Sustainability Statement 2024

  One of our core philosophies is to take a leadership position in sustainability and innovation in our chosen markets.

• Sustainability Report archive

  View our sustainability report archives.

• Croda named Britain’s Most Admired Chemicals Company for the tenth time, extending an exceptional record of sustained peer recognition

  20 January 2026: Croda International Plc has been named Britain’s Most Admired Chemicals Company for the tenth time, highlighting its leadership in smart science and high-performance ingredients.

• 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 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.

• 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.

• Sustainability Committee

  Responsible for global Group-wide engagement with our sustainability targets and providing guidance and support to sites, regions and sectors to develop plans to deliver our sustainability goals.

• 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.

• 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 cosmetics brands contain these microplastics.

• 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.

• Most Admired Company in the British Chemical Sector for the Fourth Year Running

  Voted Britain’s Most Admired Chemicals Company for the fourth year running, as well as being named Britain’s fifth Most Admired Company overall.

• Task force for more sustainable polymers

  Helping create a more sustainable future as founder members of the Polymers in Liquid Formulations task force.

• Croda calls on the UK Government to deliver a clean and just recovery plan

  We are proud to be one of 200 UK businesses that have called on the UK Government to deliver a ‘clean and just’ recovery plan

• Strategic review of Performance Technologies and Industrial Chemicals businesses

  The core objective will be to establish what ownership structure best serves this part of Croda’s business going forward, to create a stronger platform for its future growth.

• Strong strategic delivery built on resilient financial performance

  Croda 2020 full-year results, strong strategic delivery built on resilient financial performance

• Construction underway on our new North American Headquarters and innovation centre

  The sustainable facility will bring together commercial and technical teams from across our business areas

• First quarter 2025 results call

  Listen to our update on trading from 01 January to 31 March.

• PTIC divestment

  View the full webinar from the 22 December 2021 discussing the agreement to divest the majority of our PTIC businesses to Cargill Inc.

• Pharma investor seminar

  Empowering biologics delivery in Pharma

• Record financial performance strategy executed with agility

  1 March 2022: Results for the year ended 31 December 2021.

• Reinventing Surfactants for Sustainability

  Our 100 percent bio-based, 100 percent renewable, ECO range of surfactants are now available

• Excellent first half performance driving profit growth

  Excellent first half performance driving profit growth

• 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

• Croda Pharma wins prestigious award

  6 May 2022: Croda Pharma was awarded ''Best Supplier for COVID-19 Vaccine Development” at the India Biologics & Vaccines Outstanding Industry Awards (BVOIA) 2022.

• Croda Brings Another First to USA

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