Our timeline
New markets
The Second World War
Rust prevention
Croda's first Technical Director
HQ moves to Croda House
First non-ionic emulsifying wax
The US market
Acquisition of C M Keyworth of Leek
First European manufacturing site
HQ moves to Cowick
Lanolin business
First sales office
First pilot batches of Crodafos™
Becoming a public company
Expansion by acquisition
British Glues and Chemicals acquired
Croda buys L&H Holdings
Expansion in Africa
A truly international business
Our 50th anniversary
Launch of Crotein™ Q
First manufacturing site in Latin America
High purity excipients
Refocused on naturally derived speciality chemicals
First cereal based protein
First sales office in Asia
Redevelopment and growth
Lorenzos oil
Specialising in plant extracts
Solvent-free Adinol™
New lipids plant
Ingredients for skin care
World's largest lanolin manufacturer
75th anniversary
Matrixyl™ and Dermaxyl™
Croda 1% Club created
Enterprise Technologies division
A year of transformation
Launch of Blue Technology
Turnover reaches £1 billion
Continued demand for innovation
Aquisition of Istituto di Ricerche Biotecnologiche (IRB)
Acquisition of Arizona Chemical
Croda acquires 65% equity interest in Sichuan Sipo Chemical Co. Ltd
50 years as a public company
Acquisition of Incotec
Acquisition of Inventiva
New K68 plant
Opening of Centre of Innovation for Formulation Science
Most admired company in the UK chemicals sector
Acquisition of Biosector
Acquisition of Avanti Polar Lipids
Verified 1.5°C SBT
Launch of R&D digital programme
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