We create, make and sell speciality chemicals that industries and consumers everywhere depend on.
Established in 1925, we are driven by a focus on our customers, collaborative working, a proactive attitude and the ability to think differently. We encourage our people to work as a unified global team and alongside our customers to find new and sustainable ways to satisfy unmet needs.
This means over 6,100 passionate employees in manufacturing sites, laboratories and offices worldwide work with a shared Purpose: using Smart science to improve lives™.
We are built around our customers and are driven by the wants and desires of consumers. This means anticipating, understanding and satisfying our customers’ needs - inspiring them to achieve even greater success.
Innovation
We are committed to innovation in every aspect of our business, from the ingredients we create and how we operate, to the natural, renewable raw materials that we use. Industries and consumers worldwide rely on our ingredients and technologies to deliver the product performance they need. We continuously invest in new technology, identifying and integrating novel ways to solve future customer and market needs.
Sustainability
Our business is underpinned by a focus on sustainability that directs everything we do. This means being committed to using renewable raw materials and environmentally sensitive processes. It’s about working closely with the producers of raw materials and using natural materials from renewable sources to create ingredients with sustainable benefits in use.
Our people are our difference. It is their knowledge, passion and can-do spirit that brings our business to life. Inspired by our Purpose, we contribute to a better world for everyone, shaped by our three shared values: Responsible, Innovative and Together.
We don’t just create great ingredients, we each play our part in building a more responsible organisation, where we can all work together and feel valued, delivering some of the world’s most sustainable bio-based ingredients.
Croda’s success is driven by an open and inclusive culture where collaboration and being proactive enables each of us to contribute to our Purpose: Smart science to improve lives™.
Types of careers
Whatever stage you are at, from starting out to changing direction, we offer meaningful work and opportunities for self-development.
We support and encourage our people to gain cross-functional experience, focussed on strengthening skills and broadening knowledge. At all levels, we prioritise working responsibly through safety leadership, inclusive approaches to managing, and sustainable innovation.
As a truly global organisation, the Croda family reaches way beyond your base location. Our matrix structure provides opportunities to work with a diverse group of people, in cross-regional teams or through secondments.
If you want to develop, are motivated to achieve and care for the environment and society, we can offer a great career.