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Croda at a glance 

As the name behind some of the world’s most successful brands, we combine our knowledge, passion and entrepreneurial spirit to develop and supply innovative ingredients relied on by industries and consumers around the world. Our Purpose, Smart science to improve lives™, underpins our approach and guides what we do.

Reporting Datapack 2024

Our customer-focused strategy

Our corporate strategy ensures a focus on growth, innovation and sustainability, applying smart science to help customers deliver on their consumer and sustainability commitments while achieving our own: creating sustainable value for shareholders.

Our shared values

United by our strong sense of Purpose and our values, we work as one team. We promote a ‘One Croda’ culture, encouraging everyone to work together to achieve our goals; paying a living wage, embracing the value of our diverse work force and benefitting from both experience and diversity of thought. Our values-led culture governs how we work and guides our relationships with others. Shared values of Responsible, Innovative and Together focus our efforts to ensure smart science that improves lives.

Read more about our Global Ethics & Anti-Corruption Compliance Programme here

Close to customers: global operations

By building direct relationships with customers, rather than using distributors, and collaborating with them at Croda innovation centres around the world, we gain a detailed understanding of their needs helping us to identify new opportunities. Our agile, decentralised operating model enables our ‘One Croda’ culture, aligning our global footprint with local sales, R&D and warehousing. 

We operate globally with a balanced footprint across 92 sites, constituting global manufacturing, with local sales offices and innovation centres. Our footprint balances the need for efficient manufacturing operations with our desire to be close to customers. Our 24 principal manufacturing sites are complemented by 19 local manufacturing sites that typically support our Fragrances and Flavours and Seed Enhancement businesses. All our locations have externally validated decarbonisation roadmaps in place.

Sales

£1,628.1m

2023: £1,694.5m

Sales growth (constant currency)

0.8%

2023: (18.5)%

Adjusted profit before tax (PBT)

£260.0m

2023: £308.8m

IFRS profit before tax (PBT)

£207.8m

2023: £236.3m

Ordinary full year dividend

110.0p

2023: 109.0p

Land area saved (hectares)

163,402

2023: 183,123 (restated)

Scope 1 & 2 emissions(TCO₂e)

111,831

2023: 104,463 (restated)

Total Recordable Injury Rate (TRIR)

0.47

2023: 0.72

Our Markets

We are a focused Life Sciences and Consumer Care company, our smart science is found in products that touch our lives every day from life-saving pharmaceuticals and sun protection to crop yields and seed enhancement.

Consumer Care

Consumer Care

Consumer Care brings together the businesses within Croda that sit closest to consumers, using our smart science to provide innovative and sustainable solutions to manufacturers in home care, beauty and personal care, and fragrance. Consumer Care
Life Sciences

Life Sciences

We help customers worldwide by providing the highest quality health care solutions, protecting crops and enhancing seeds. With a growing range of technologies aligned to global health and crop sustainability needs, we work to be a high value-add provider to customers. Life Sciences
Industrial Specialties

Industrial Specialties

Our retained business in Coatings, Textiles and Fibres, Water Treatment and certain other niche industrial markets are served by Industrial Specialties, supplying essential formulation ingredients and sustainable solutions from key Croda manufacturing sites across the globe. Industrial Specialties

Further reading

Croda cuts ribbon at new lipids facility Pennsylvania

Croda opens advanced lipids manufacturing facility in Pennsylvania

18 March 2025: Croda today announces the opening of a pioneering new lipids manufacturing facility in Lamar, Pennsylvania, USA.
Julie Kim

Croda announces director retirement

3 March 2025: Croda International Plc announces that Julie Kim will retire from the Board on 26 July 2025, having served four years as a non-executive director, in order to focus on her executive...
2024 full year results

Full year results announcement 2024

25 February 2025: Croda International Plc today announce their full year results for year ending 31 December 2024.