Circ re. Uniqema Acquisition

Croda International PLC
10 August 2006


Croda International Plc

Posting of Shareholder Circular

Proposed Acquisition of Uniqema from ICI


The Board of Croda International Plc ('Croda') announced on 29 June 2006
that it had reached an agreement to acquire Uniqema, a division of Imperial
Chemical Industries Plc, for a total consideration of £410m on a cash and
debt free basis (the 'Acquisition').


A Circular containing further information on the Acquisition has been
posted to shareholders today.


Copies of this Circular have been submitted to the UK Listing Authority and
will be available shortly for inspection by the public at the UK Listing
Authority's Document Viewing Facility which is situated at: Financial
Services Authority, 25 The North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London E14 5HS
(Tel: [phone]) during normal business hours on any weekday
(Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays excepted) until the Acquisition
completes.



Approval for the Acquisition and the exceeding of the current borrowing limit in
Croda's articles of association is being sought through a resolution at an
extraordinary general meeting to be held at 2.00 p.m. on 29 August 2006 at the
offices of Croda at Cowick Hall, Snaith, Goole, East Yorkshire, DN14 9AA.





For further information, please contact:

Croda International Plc                           Tel: [phone]

Mike Humphrey
Sean Christie


Merrill Lynch                                     Tel: [phone]

Lars Ingemarsson
Ken McLaren
Simon Fraser (Corporate broking)
Andrew Fairclough (Corporate broking)




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