We are Cornelius   delivering the difference

Cornelius is an independent manufacturer and distributor of raw materials, ingredients and specialty chemicals for the life sciences, performance chemicals and household, industrial & institutional sectors in the UK, Poland & Eurasia.

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in Health & Nutrition

The Cornelius Health & Nutrition Products Team is your partner in sourcing, development and delivery of innovative ingredients to meet today’s latest consumer food and drink trends.

With in-depth knowledge of food science and technology, Cornelius is a specialist provider of innovative differentiated ingredients designed to inspire your latest product launch. Meeting the latest legislative and quality standards, alongside a keen focus on sustainability and product provenance, Cornelius offers a unique range of solutions for bakery and confectionery, as well as beverages, convenience foods, dairy & icecream, sports nutrition and supplements.

Health & Nutrition
Products Range

Whether searching for innovation in flavour, colour or texture or to meet business efficiency or product sustainability needs, Cornelius offers a portfolio of differentiated solutions combined with excellence in technical support to ensure your products stand up to scrutiny in this fast moving and highly competitive marketplace.

  • Colours and Coating Agents
  • Decorative Ingredients
  • Excipients
  • Fats & Oils
  • Fibres & Prebiotics
  • Flavours
  • Functional Ingredients
  • Nutritional Ingredients
  • Fragrances & Extracts
  • Sugars & Sweeteners
  • Thickeners & Stabilisers
  • Proteins, Vitamins & Minerals

 

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in Personal Care

At Cornelius, we are more than just a supplier; we are a dedicated partner in your journey towards creating groundbreaking consumer care products. Our Personal Care Team excels in the art of sourcing, developing, and delivering the most innovative specialty chemicals and ingredients, ensuring your products resonate with today’s dynamic consumer needs.

In an industry where staying ahead of trends is paramount, our focus is on crafting and distributing unique, differentiated solutions that will invigorate and inspire your formulations. Our extensive portfolio encompasses a vast array of ingredients for colour cosmetics and covers every aspect of hair, skin, and sun care.

Facing challenges in ethical excellence, vegan, organic, personalisation, premiumisation, or sustainability? Cornelius stands ready with a wealth of insight and a diverse range of solutions tailored to meet your new product development requirements. Our commitment to innovation and sustainability is matched only by our dedication to your success, ensuring that together, we can create products that are not only effective but also ethically and environmentally responsible.

Choose Cornelius, and embrace the future of personal care with confidence and creativity.

Personal Care Products Range

Cornelius offers a portfolio of solutions combined with excellence in customer technical support to ensure your products stand out and succeed in this highly dynamic marketplace.

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in Household, Industrial & Institutional

At Cornelius, we recognise the vital importance of addressing the specific requirements of the household, industrial & institutional sector. Our approach is focused on providing not only an extensive range of high-quality materials but also delivering an unparalleled level of technical support and supply chain expertise. This comprehensive service is tailored to meet the diverse needs of various markets and applications.

Our market-leading portfolio of Household, Industrial and Institutional Sector’s chemicals includes an array of cleaning, sanitisation and maintenance applications meticulously curated to empower our customers in their pursuit of new innovations and business growth. These products are selected for their performance, reliability, and ability to meet the ever-evolving demands of the industry.

Household, Industrial & Institutional
Product Range

With both manufacturing and distribution capability, backed by extensive technical expertise and laboratory support, Cornelius partners with its principals and customers to develop the latest innovations to meet today’s industrial market trends.

    • Anionic Surfactants
    • Amphoteric Surfactants
    • Non-ionic Surfactants
    • Dimethicone Oils
    • Sorbitan Esters and Polysorbates
    • Natural waxes
    • Oleochemical esters
    • Additives

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in Performance Chemicals

At Cornelius, we recognise the vital importance of addressing the specific requirements of the industrial sector. Our approach is focused on providing not only an extensive range of high-quality materials but also delivering an unparalleled level of technical support and supply chain expertise. This comprehensive service is tailored to meet the diverse needs of various markets and applications.

Our market-leading portfolio of Performance Chemicals includes an array of specialty coatings, adhesives, sealants, and elastomers (CASE chemicals), meticulously curated to empower our customers in their pursuit of new innovations and business growth. These products are selected for their performance, reliability, and ability to meet the ever-evolving demands of the industry.

In addition to our product offerings, we place a strong emphasis on sustainability and environmental responsibility. Our selection of CASE chemicals includes options that are eco-friendly and adhere to the latest regulatory standards, reflecting our dedication to contributing positively to the environment while meeting our clients’ business objectives.

Performance Chemicals
Product Range

With both manufacturing and distribution capability, backed by extensive technical expertise and laboratory support, Cornelius partners with its principals and customers to develop the latest innovations to meet today’s industrial market trends.

  • Resins, Polymers & Crosslinkers
  • Pigments & Colourants
  • Specialist Products
  • Testing Charts
  • Functional Additives
  • Fillers
  • Effect Pigments

 

Why CorMelt?

CorMelt 500 is a high-performance hot melt polyamide resin adhesive, developed by Cornelius. Built on bio-based dimer acid chemistry, this material supports the growing demand for sustainable adhesive solutions in construction, road marking, and industrial applications.

Manufactured in Europe and backed by UK-based technical expertise, CorMelt 500 offers consistent quality, secure supply, and strong technical support.

A Smarter Approach to Adhesives

As the construction industry transitions to greener, low-carbon materials, every component is under scrutiny — including adhesives. CorMelt 500 is designed to meet this challenge by using bio-based feedstocks.

Proven Performance, Versatile Potential 

CorMelt 500 is a versatile performer. Its technical properties make it well-suited to a wide range of construction and manufacturing applications. 

Key Performance Benefits:

  • Excellent thermal and chemical resistance 
  • Smooth flow and clean application 
  • Strong, flexible bonding 
  • Consistent results in variable temperature conditions 

Use Cases:

  • Road markings – reliable performance under traffic and weather exposure 
  • Timber joinery – reduced splintering and high bond strength 
  • Sustainable packaging – strong adhesion to coated and flexible surfaces 

 

 

 

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in Ocular & Dental

The Cornelius Specialties Team is your partner in the development, manufacture and delivery of innovative specialty chemicals to meet today’s contact and interocular lens market needs.

Specialists in methacrylate and functionalised organosilicone chemistry

Since its formation in the late 1990s, Cornelius Specialties Division has successfully developed core research and manufacturing capabilities in both methacrylate and functionalised organosilicone chemistry.

From a production and research centre in the UK, Cornelius supplies customers in Europe, North and South America and Asia with ultra-high purity products manufactured with exacting consistency and in line with the latest quality management systems and standard operating procedures.

We understand the needs of the ocular product market

A global market with consumer comfort and safety at the forefront of design, the Cornelius Specialties Team knows that our solutions must enable:

  • Durability
  • Flexibility and mouldability
  • Transparency
  • Optimum optical properties
  • Gas permeability
  • Optimum hydrophilic/hydrophobic property balance

 

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CorSil Avance

Why CorSil Avance?

CorSil Avance is a unique, patented molecule designed specifically for the personal care industry to help simplify process, reduce ingredients, take out overall cost, improve energy efficiency and liberate capacity. Water-in-silicone formulations built around CorSil Avance save time and resources – the ultimate luxury for modern operations.

The outstanding features of a unique molecular structure deliver the following benefits and advantages for formulators and end consumers:

Rapid emulsification

reduce lab and factory production time by up to 50%

Emulsification at room temperature

save up to 50ºc on process heating

Easy scale up process from lab to factory

up to five times greater efficiency in scale up than traditional processes

Reduction of formulation ingredients in the chassis

save up to 40% on formulation costs, plus up to a 50% reduction on raw material inventory management

All of the above achieved without compromise to the premium sensorial performance of the formulation

A brand-new way to formulate water-in-silicone emulsions

CorSil Avance disrupts traditional silicone-based emulsion formulation thinking. There’s no catch for formulators making the switch, only multiple benefits. All that’s required is a paradigm shift in formulating behaviour. Formulations built around our unique water-in-silicone emulsifier deliver quicker production times via cold or hot processing and a reduction in the number of raw materials required in simple chassis-based systems by up to 4 ingredients and a simplification of the overall formulation process.

Sophisticated simplicity – Elegant formulations with no compromise on skin-feel

About us

Our Team

Principal Partners

Environmental, Social, and Governance

 

Services

Market leading technical and commercial solutions that make the difference:

  • Product application guidance and support
  • Quality & regulatory support
  • Market insights and competitive intelligence monitoring, interpretation and reporting
  • Un-met market need based new product and service definition and development
  • In-house chemical synthesis and formulation laboratory expertise
  • Ultra-high purity contract and toll manufacturing
  • Innovation workshops
  • Product and services marketing and promotion

Customer Care Commitments

Supply Chain Services

Quality & Regulatory Support

Market Insights & New Product Development Support

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