About the company, get to know us at Nouryon

A global specialty chemicals leader

Who we are

Markets and consumers worldwide rely on our essential solutions to manufacture everyday products, such as personal care, cleaning goods, paints and coatings, agriculture and food, pharmaceuticals, and building products. Furthermore, the dedication of more than 7,900 employees with a shared commitment to our customers, business growth, safety, sustainability and innovation has resulted in a consistently strong financial performance.

We operate in over 80 countries around the world with a portfolio of industry-leading brands. 

Key facts

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^{EcoVadis Gold - Top 3% of companies rated by EcoVadis in 2021.}
^{Our Eco-Premium Solutions are products that offer significant sustainability benefits over mainstream alternatives in the market while providing the same or better functionality.}

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A wealth of expertise

Over the course of our nearly 400-year journey to become a global specialty chemicals leader, we have built up a wealth of expertise, forged long-term customer partnerships, and earned a place among the best performing companies in our industry in terms of safety, sustainability, and reliability. Our products play an essential role in everyday life for people around the globe. We can break this down into three key parts that give insights into who we are:

Your partner

We build strong relationships and believe that collaboration is key to our success.

Essential solutions

We have important work to do which we take seriously. People count on us!

Sustainable future

We focus on the long term and are committed to sustainability in everything we do.

Committed to doing business ethically and responsibly

Ethics & integrity

What we do

Markets worldwide rely on our essential chemistry in the manufacture of everyday products such as paper, plastics, building materials, food, pharmaceuticals, and personal care items. Our unique product portfolio includes cellulosics, organic peroxides, bleaching chemicals, expandable microspheres, and surfactants. We count Eka, Dissolvine, Trigonox, and Berol among our many leading brands.

A snapshot of the markets we serve

Agriculture

Essential agriculture ingredients for crop protection and nutrition.

Cleaning solutions

We provide formulators with essential, high-performing ingredients to create safer, powerful and more sustainable household, industrial and institutional cleaning products.

Personal care solutions

Get to know our portfolio of high-quality polymers, biopolymers and specialty surfactants created for high-performing color cosmetics, hair, skin and sun care formulations.

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