Croda Begins Construction of North American Headquarters and Innovation Center
EDISON, NJ – Specialty chemical provider Croda International Plc. announced that construction is underway for its North American Headquarters and Innovation Centre, scheduled for completion before the end of 2020. The facility, located near Princeton, New Jersey, will bring together commercial and technical teams from across its business areas, enabling Croda to further optimize collaboration with its key customers based in North America. The facility has been designed to strengthen employee collaboration.
Strategically located mid-way between New York City and Philadelphia, the new location is designed to be a collaborative space, focused on sustainable innovation and meeting the needs of both the local and global marketplace. It will feature an almost 11,000-square-foot laboratory space, dedicated to serving Croda’s major markets through the delivery of new technologies and customer technical support. A 2,960-square-foot customer experience center is a new enhancement, allowing Croda to provide customers with both on-site training and real-time collaboration with Croda’s technical experts. “It is our desire to provide each of our industries with new technologies that will improve consumer experience in a maximum capacity,” said David Shannon, Senior Vice President of Croda Inc. “With our new capabilities and assets in the new facility, our goal is to use this space to provide our customers the necessary tools to meet their business objectives, while simultaneously progressing our purpose of delivering smart science to improve lives.”