Verdant Specialty Solutions Halifax

Verdant Specialty Solutions makes surfactant-based solutions and batch specialty chemicals for personal care, home care and hygiene, industrial and institutional, and energy applications. The company reports more than 375 products, including vegan, climate-friendly and sustainable ingredient options. Bio-based and bio-circular surfactants are produced at its facility in Genthin, Germany, which received ISCC PLUS certification in 2025.

Customers are consumer brands, industrial companies and start-ups. In the United States, its personal care portfolio has been distributed exclusively by Glenn Corporation, an Azelis company, since August 2025.

The company is part of the Samyang group. Its history is traced to McIntyre Group, founded in the 1970s just outside Chicago. The UK limited company was incorporated in 2020 and is based in Halifax, where the R&D lab was renovated in 2025. The company reports 280 employees and nine locations, including a Houston office and plants and labs in the US and Europe. In January 2026 it completed the acquisition of Lubrizol's Elmendorf, Texas manufacturing and R&D assets.

Bob Peacock was named chief executive effective 1 August 2026. Open roles are listed across manufacturing, R&D, commercial and functional areas.

Product: Surfactants, batch specialty chemicals and ingredients for personal care, home care, industrial and energy markets.