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Creating Better, Together

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Creating Better, Together

At Vantage, we believe the best solutions emerge when we work side by side with our customers. For more than 20 years, we’ve been more than a supplier across industries; a collaborative partner, co-creating tailored solutions that help you innovate faster, perform better, and grow sustainably.

From bio-based chemistry rooted in nature to formulation expertise refined across generations, everything we do starts with you and ends with shared success.

~$1B

Global sales 2025

70+%

Customer relationships lasting 20+ years

80+ %

Bio-based solutions

15

Global laboratories close to our customers

~1000

Employees

2000+

Custom & bespoke formulations

Our Purpose

We exist to enable our customers’ success through collaborative innovation and bio-based chemistry. When you win, we win. That’s the foundation of everything we do.

A Partner You Can Count On

Our purpose is simple: to be the partner you can count on, from initial concept through commercialization and beyond. We bring together the science, the expertise and the commitment to co-create solutions that move your business forward.

Solving Problems Together

We’re not just filling product orders. We’re solving problems together, creating value together, and building what’s next – together.

Our Markets

Personal Care & Beauty

Pharma

Surface Treatment Technologies

Cleaning (HI&I)

Agriculture

Industrial Lubricants

Water Treatment

Mining

Textiles

Other Fatty Acids

Vantage: Creating Better, Together

Going from where we are, to what’s next requires something different, something better. For the team at Vantage, our mission goes beyond the molecule. We create outcomes that begin in nature, are shaped by science and forged in collaboration. At Vantage, we are Creating Better, Together by infusing our purpose into every molecule of our diversified business.

Our Executive Team

Steve Doktycz

Chief Executive Officer

Jack Ingold

General Counsel

Maria Bahamon

Chief Human Resources Officer

Charly Eid

Executive Vice President, International Business

Tom Giese

Executive Vice President, Performance Solutions

Alberto Laveran

Executive Vice President, Strategic Initiatives

Jan Tinge

Executive Vice President, Food

Lars Wulff-Nilsen

Executive Vice President, Personal Care Business

Mike Waldron

Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs & Sustainability

One Team. One Purpose.

Our One Vantage team is united by a shared commitment to customer success, integrity, and continuous improvement. We don’t just work for our customers, we work with them.

What Makes Our Team Different

  • Deep Industry Knowledge: Decades of experience across personal care, food, life sciences, consumer and industrial markets
  • Solutions-Driven Mindset: We see challenges as opportunities to create something better
  • Collaborative Spirit: We believe the best ideas emerge through partnership
  • Accountability: We own our commitments and deliver on our promises
  • We win with curious, accountable people who embrace learning and pursue growth.

    Career Opportunities

    At Vantage, every team member has the opportunity to make an impact from day one. We empower our people with responsibility, encourage new ideas, and invest in growth.

    What We Offer

    • Medical, Dental & Vision Plans
    • 401(k) with Company Match
    • Hybrid Work Schedules (role dependent)
    • Paid Time Off
    • Career Development & Growth Opportunities

    History

    2022

    Vantage establishes a Shared Services hub in Bogota, Columbia.

    2022

    Vantage expands personal care & beauty leadership with the acquisition of JEEN International and BotanicalsPlus, Inc.

    2019

    Vantage acquires Spanish oils company, Textron Plimon, creating a leadership position in natural oils.

    2019

    Vantage adds a state-of-the-art jojoba spray plant for bead manufacturing in our Englewood, Ohio facility.

    2018

    Vantage establishes a European manufacturing footprint through the acquisition of Leuna Tenside GmbH, a 95,000 square meter site with approximately 130 employees. Leuna is the world leading producer for taurates and its building blocks.

    2018

    Vantage adds patented, next-generation, water-based release agents through the acquisition of Amarna.

    2018

    Vantage expands its Surface Treatment product line with de-paint applications by acquiring B&B Tritech, a leading global manufacturer of surface treatment solutions engineered for defense and commercial aviation markets.

    2016

    Vantage installs a state-of-the-art alkoxylation reactor at our Gurnee, Illinois site to provide capability to build more complex and higher viscosity alkoxylates.

    2016

    Vantage acquires Mallet and Company, the North American market-leading provider of baking release agents, offering innovative products and capabilities to the food industry with a focus on research & development, technical service and custom formulation and packaging capabilities.

    2016

    Vantage acquires Resources of Nature and adds a wide range of unique specialty products including actives, treated powders, dispersions, specialty pigments, emulsifiers, and sensory ingredients to our Personal Care portfolio.

    2015

    Vantage establishes a new headquarters office and formulations laboratory for the Personal Care business unit in Warren, New Jersey.

    2015

    Vantage expands and globalizes its jojoba farming by acquiring a majority share in Agrinsa, one of the world’s largest jojoba farms located in Argentina.

    2015

    Vantage acquires Curoxyl® and Curcylic® clear skin solutions to its personal care portfolio.

    2014

    Vantage commissions a world-scale vegetable oil / tallow splitting plant at our site in Chicago, Illinois.

    2014

    Vantage opens a new microencapsulation facility in Englewood, Ohio, along with white room manufacturing and small batch capabilities.

    2014

    Vantage adds a fatty acids separation facility to our Chicago, Illinois site, significantly increasing oleic acid capacity.

    2013

    Vantage adds a kosher glycerin refinery to provide food-grade glycerin at the Chicago, Illinois facility.

    2012

    Vantage establishes leadership position in jojoba oil and derivatives through the acquisition of Desert Whale Jojoba with farm and production facilities in Arizona.

    2010

    Vantage acquires Lipo Chemicals to build a leading position in the Personal Care market in the United States.

    2008

    Vantage acquires Lambent Petroferm and adds specialty alkoxylates, esters surface treatment products and the manufacturing site in Gurnee, Illinois to its portfolio.

    2008

    Vantage established as an oleochemical manufacturing company. It’s first site in Chicago, Illinois was formerly owned by Croda and UniQema.

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