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• Jefferies visit to Grasse May 2025

  22 May 2025: Croda International plc hosted Jefferies at a tour of our F&F site, Parfex in Grasse, France.

• Our Values

  At Croda, our company core values of Responsible, Innovative, and Together are at the heart of how we operate, shaping a unique, collaborative culture that supports our Purpose.

• Behind the Science

  Discover how Croda’s high-quality ingredients, scientific expertise and sustainable innovation deliver end-to-end solutions that power growth across Consumer Care and Life Sciences.

• Meet the expert: Dhanila Varkey, Applications Team Lead

  Discover how Croda’s applications expert Dhanila Varkey is using nanotechnology to improve targeting, absorption and effectiveness in topical and transdermal drug delivery.

• Meet the expert: Will Small, Research & Technology Specialist

  Will shares how high-purity and super refined excipients help improve consistency and stability, and how they’re being leveraged in new active formulations to drive innovation and growth.

• Meet the expert: Chris Wells, Applications Team Lead

  Meet the expert: Chris Wells, Applications Team Lead

• Your ingredients partner powering health innovation

  Explore how Croda’s smart science, people and high-performance ingredients are shaping the future of Life Sciences and enabling safer, more sustainable innovation.

• Croda Foundation

  Introduction to the Croda Foundation, the independently managed, philanthropic arm of Croda International.

• Greater China

  Croda has been present in China since 1993.

• Leadership

  Our Board and Executive Committee provide leadership in delivering for our customers and achieving our strategic priorities.

• Sustainability Report archive

  View our sustainability report archives.

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• Croda launches Beauty of Zero™ to advance sustainable innovation in personal care

  Croda launches Beauty of Zero™, a new programme driving science-backed sustainability initiatives and innovation across the beauty industry.

• Celebrating a century of Croda

  Croda marks 100 years with global celebrations highlighting our people, history, and commitment to our Purpose: Smart science to improve lives™.

• Ratings and frameworks

  View our ratings and frameworks which help to shape our sustainability programme.

• Our Commitment

  Croda is committed to being Climate, Nature, and People Positive by 2030, integrating sustainability into its core practices to positively impact the environment and society for a healthier planet and future generations.

• Our Fundamentals

  We will consider all stakeholders in our ecosystem and adopt best practices in environment, labour and human rights, ethics and sustainable procurement.

• Sustainability

  Sustainability spans every area of our business and is a crucial way we add value to our customers.

• 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.

• Croda acquires innovative seed enhancement company Incotec

  Operating in one of the fastest growing segments within the crop care market, Incotec develop and supply a wide range of proprietary and sustainable technologies for both vegetable seeds and field crops.

• Acquisition of Iberchem expands reach into high growth fragrances market

  Acquiring the entire issued share capital of Fragrance Spanish Topco, S.L., trading as Iberchem (“the acquisition”), a leading global fragrances and flavours (“F&F”) company.

• Strengthening Life Sciences with the acquisition of Avanti Polar Lipids

  A leader in drug delivery systems for next generation pharmaceuticals, the acquisition more than doubles Croda’s research and development (R&D) capability in drug delivery.

• 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 sustainability Commitment to be People Positive by 2030.

• Human Performance programme

  Our behavioural safety improvement programmes were standardised into a Group-wide Behavioural Safety Observation programme, implemented across all manufacturing sites since 2015.

• Reforestation

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

• 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.

• 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.

• Collaboration to deliver new vaccine adjuvants

  In 2021 we established a strategic collaboration with the Danish government’s life science research institute, Statens Serum Institute (SSI).

• Responsible business

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• 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.

• Making every minute count

  Take a look at how employees across the Croda Group have spent their 1% Club time helping their communities.

• 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.

• International Day of Women and Girls in Science

  At Croda, we recognise that by championing gender equality in STEM, we can adopt a future where talent determines success; while promoting inclusivity, and empowering the next generation of female scientists, engineers, and innovators.

• Working with Croda

  Learn more about working with Croda.

• Careers

  Here at Croda, our people and operations are what make us who we are, we have people across the world, operating in 37 different countries.

• A day in the life of our IT team

  Welcome to a behind-the-scenes look at the world of Information Technology (IT) at Croda.

• 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.

• Life at Croda

  Celebrate the amazing people who make Croda International unique. Dive into inspiring stories, innovative projects, and the value of Together that drives our mission Smart science to improve lives™.

• 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.

• Bringing anti-ageing benefits to make-up

  Developed through one of our Smart Partnerships, Majestem® Drypure™ from our beauty actives business, Sederma, brings anti-ageing and environmental protection benefits to make-up.

• 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.

• Global Graduate Development Programme Opportunities

  Our programme for recent graduates offers a unique experience. All schemes enable you to quickly grow an understanding of the business and the different areas within.

• Rewarding careers at Croda

  Find out more about the rewards available at Croda.

• Steve Foots, Group Chief Executive Letter

  We are focused on delivery and modernisation, ensuring rigorous cost discipline and driving operational efficiencies to continue our long record of strong performance.

• First quarter 2026 sales in line with expectations

  Croda International Plc (“Croda” or the “Group”) today provides an update on its sales performance in the first quarter of 2026 (the three months ended 31 March 2026).

• Danuta Gray, Chair's Letter 2024

  The Board and shareholders are aligned that the Company’s priorities should be execution and operational delivery to grow earnings and improve returns on invested capital.

• Croda unveils Matrixyl® Neolide™, an iconic peptide with smarter delivery

  Croda introduces Matrixyl® Neolide™, an iconic peptide with smarter delivery, designed to maximise performance and unlock new possibilities in advanced skin care.

• Consumer Care business review

  Discover how Consumer Care is reinvigorating Beauty and enabling continued growth in Fragrances & Flavours. Exploring innovation, market trends, and strategic growth driving performance in this year’s annual report business review.