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Croda breaks ground at Chinese production facility in Guangzhou
Croda International has broken ground at a greenfield site in Guangzhou that will become its new multipurpose production facility for fragrances and beauty actives ingredients in China. The Croda Guangzhou site is expected to be
commissioned in 2025 and will include application laboratories, R&D facilities and offices as well as manufacturing. The facility will be principally used to
manufacture fragrances, with existing fragrance production in China consolidated on the new site. The investment will also establish Croda’s first
production capacity in China for its Beauty Actives business, focused primarily on botanical extracts. Croda China managing director Jeffrey Wu said:
“The market for botanicals in China is growing strongly reflecting Chinese consumers’ long- standing preference for natural extracts. “The new facility will provide local production
for Croda’s globally renowned beauty actives brands, increase our responsiveness to customers and enable us to meet local market needs.” The British firm said the investment
underscores its dedication to the country through its ‘Made in China for China’ initiative, while facilitating exports to other countries in the region. “This investment reaffirms Croda’s deep-rooted
commitment to China. It triples our manufacturing capacity for fragrances and establishes a production capability for beauty actives for the first
Provital reveals core team at US subsidiary
Provital has revealed seven team members who comprise the core competency of its subsidiary for the US and Canadian markets. Headquartered in New Jersey, Provital
USA takes up the slack from Centerchem, the former distributor of its cosmetic ingredients in North America. The Provital USA team is as follows: ■ Nick Ignazzi, sales & operations director ■ Nina Esposito, sales & marketing director ■ Ray Sourial, sales & business development director ■ Bill O’Brien, sales & technical director ■ Kelly Stone, technical sales manager ■ Ann Marie Filippelli, care & logistics specialist ■ Lauren Richardson, care & logistics specialist “We are so excited to start this new
and incredible adventure, and it certainly wouldn’t be possible without our wonderful new team members!,” said Provital. “We can’t wait to strengthen relationships
and supply our active ingredients directly to our clients and partners within the US and Canadian markets,” it added.
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time,” added chief executive Steve Foots. In a related development, Croda International has inaugurated a speciality chemicals manufacturing facility at its Seraya site, on Jurong Island, Singapore. The pastillator 4 (PS04) unit enables Croda
to meet the growing global demand for pastille- format alkoxylates and ester, with easier and safer for customer handling across consumer care, life sciences and industrial markets. The 22m Singapore dollar ($16.4m) investment
will expand the production capacity by an additional 4,600 metric tonnes of pastille products.
The Guangzhou facility will establish Croda’s first production capability in China for beauty actives
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