About the company, get to know us at Nouryon

A global specialty chemicals leader - At a glance

Our approximately 8,200 employees worldwide help to provide essential solutions that our customers use to manufacture everyday products such as personal care, cleaning, paints and coatings, agriculture and food, pharmaceuticals, and building products. We forge and foster long- term customer partnerships and operate in more than 80 countries around the world.

You might not always notice them, but chemicals are all around us. Here at Nouryon, we partner with some of the most innovative companies in the world to create essential chemistry for a sustainable future. Watch our video now!

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Operating in over 80 countries

~$5.1 billion revenue in 2025

14 Innovation Centers worldwide

+8000 employees worldwide

63 manufacturing sites in regions around the world

Three business segments serving customers and markets worldwide

Greater than a 95% retention rate over the past five years with our top 500 customers

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Who we are - A leader in specialty chemicals

Specialty chemicals are solutions that are offered based on their performance or function. They influence the performance and processing of the customer's product. Nouryon’s solutions are essential to countless everyday products that help meet society’s needs, today and in the future

For centuries, we have built this deep expertise, strong customer partnerships, and a trusted reputation for safety, sustainability, and reliability—serving customers and communities around the world. Our solutions play an essential role in everyday life. This is reflected in our values and in our company purpose:

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.

Balanced presence close to our customers

Our global presence enables reliability and customer intimacy.

Locations worldwide

Customers around the world use our trusted brands and products.

We offer industry-leading specialist solutions and product brands likely to play an essential role in your everyday life

Product brands

What we do - a snapshot of the markets we serve

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.

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.