CRODA INTERNATIONAL PLC - CRDA- Profile

Croda International Plc. The Group's principal activity is providing specialty chemicals. The Group's Consumer Care operation focuses on specialty chemicals for the personal care and health care industries. The Personal Care focuses on the development of sophisticated ingredients and actives with application covering antiperspirants & deodorants, baby care, bath & shower, body care, colour cosmetics, hair care, skin care and sun care. Products included are Keratec, Incroquat, Hydrotriticum, Kerasol, Crodazosoft, Crodamol, Procetyl, Prostearyl, Promyristyl, Glycerox, Solan and Crovol. The Health Care operation provides ingredients for nutritional, pharmaceutical and animal health care markets. Products included are actives, carriers for drug delivery, essential fatty acids, protein derivatives and biopolymers. The Industrial Specialities supplies emulsifiers, esters and lanolin derivatives for a wide range of industries. Products included are additives, lanolin and surfactant. Consumer Care accounted for 42% of 2006 revenues; Uniqema, 40% and Industrial Specialities, 18%