0 , ▁Cro da ▁acquired ▁L & H ▁Hold ings ▁and ▁A ▁B ▁F lem ing ▁for ▁in k ▁and ▁synth etic ▁res in ▁production ▁and ▁acquired ▁Mid land - Y ork shire ▁Tar ▁Dist ill ers ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁it ▁developed ▁Lorenzo ' s ▁oil , ▁a ▁product ▁fam ously ▁used ▁to ▁treat ▁ad ren ole uk od yst ro phy . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁it ▁bought ▁West bro ok ▁Lan olin . ▁ ▁More ▁recently ▁it ▁has ▁concentr ated ▁on ▁special ity ▁chemical s ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁it ▁announced ▁that ▁it ▁had ▁reached ▁a ▁deal ▁with ▁I CI ▁to ▁ac quire ▁I CI ' s ▁Un i q ema ▁for ▁a ▁total ▁consideration ▁of ▁£ 4 1 0   mill ion . ▁It ▁announced ▁and ▁offer ▁to ▁ac quire ▁Plant ▁Imp act , ▁an ▁agricult ural ▁b ios cience ▁business , ▁for ▁£ 1 0 ▁million ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁Oper ations ▁The ▁company ' s ▁products ▁include : ▁ ▁Sur fact ants ▁which ▁are ▁used ▁as ▁ing red ients ▁for ▁cos met ic ▁cre ams ▁and ▁lot ions . ▁ ▁Diet ary ▁supp lement s ▁containing ▁special ity ▁lip ids , ▁such ▁as ▁om ega - 3 ▁o ils . ▁ ▁F at ty ▁acid ▁am ides ▁which ▁add ▁" s lip " ▁to ▁pl astic ▁surfaces , ▁so ▁pl astic ▁b ags ▁can ▁be ▁pe e