AGM Statement

Croda International PLC
21 April 2005




                            Croda International Plc

                    AGM Trading Statement  -  21 April 2005



Commenting at today's AGM, Antony Beevor, Chairman of Croda International Plc,
said:



'In the 2004 annual report I said that the strong trading in the second half of
2004 had continued into the New Year.  Therefore, I am pleased to report that
our unaudited management accounts for the first quarter of 2005 show sales from
continuing operations up by just under 9% and profits before tax up by 20% on
the same quarter last year.



We have benefited from the recovery in our plastics additives business which
began in the second half of last year and continued strong global demand for our
products, together with a lower interest charge.'









The Company will be publishing its 2004 results under IFRS on its website in
June 2005, and will announce its interim results on 27 July 2005.







For further information, please contact:


Barbara Richmond, Group Finance Director              Tel:  [phone]
Charles Watenphul, Financial Dynamics                 Tel:   [phone]




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