Croda International Plc engages in the manufacture and sale of specialty chemicals. It operates through the following business segments: Consumer Care, Life Sciences, and Industrial Specialties. The Consumer Care segment offers specialty sustainable skin care, hair care, and solar protection ingredients. The Life Sciences segment includes crop care and healthcare specialty ingredients. The Industrial Chemicals segment focuses on its biosurfactant plant at Atlas Point in North America. The company was founded by George Crowe and Henry James Dawe on May 25, 1925 and is headquartered in Goole, the United Kingdom.