Croda switches to ethanol for surfactant feedstock

In the UK, Croda International announced its plans to make a significant investment at its Atlas Point manufacturing site in Delaware, North America that will enable the site to produce 100% sustainable non-ionic surfactants.

Derived exclusively from plant materials, these bio-based ingredients will be the first of their kind to be made in North America and will mark the arrival of the widest range of 100% sustainable non-ionic surfactants on the market, due to the size of Croda’s portfolio and the scale of the global customers and markets it serves.

This latest project will enable manufacture at Atlas Point to move away from petrochemical ethylene as a new manufacturing plant will be built on site, consuming bio-ethanol. This will see the Business reduce its use of fossil fuels and be at the forefront of securing sustainable manufacturing of non-ionic surfactants in North America in the long term. In doing so, Croda makes another step change in meeting the needs of its customers who are also on a journey to deliver more sustainable products to their consumers.