Facts
as of Nov 15, 2026
Synthomer is a British specialty chemicals company headquartered in London that supplies highly specialised polymers and ingredients for coatings, construction, adhesives and health and protection markets. Formerly known as Yule Catto and listed on the London Stock Exchange since 1971, it employs around 3,500 people across five innovation centres and more than 28 manufacturing sites in Europe, North America and Asia. Its hiring covers chemists, process and chemical engineers, production and pilot plant technicians, maintenance and electromechanical staff, safety coordinators, and finance, IT and HR roles at sites in Ohio, England, the Netherlands and Germany.
It is hiring: 47 open roles, 18 of them posted in the last 30 days.
- Headquarters
- London, United Kingdom
- Employees
- 1001-5000estimated range
- Open roles
- 47 in 12 citiesAlion job postings
- Website
- synthomer.com
As of Nov 15, 2026, Alion lists 47 open roles at Synthomer. Synthomer is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.
Sources: company registers, GLEIF, Wikidata, the company's site, Alion job postingsReport a mistake
What the registers and the postings say about this employer.
Postings are real
Alion truth index: B
78/100
Ghost roles
re-checked against its careers site
0%
Sanctions lists
OFAC SDN, EU consolidated
No match
Phishing reports
OpenPhish, Phishing.Database
None
Layoff notices
US WARN notices on file
None
Sources: company registers, the Alion truth index, OFAC and EU sanctions lists, US WARN notices
Hiring steadily, with new roles every week.
Field & Service is the largest family, 21 of open roles.
18Posted in 30 days38% of open roles are fresh
4%Remote roles2 of 48
12Hiring offices
Can they hire you from United States?by your location
Likely
43 open roles are in your country: you apply locally, no move needed.
United States43On site
United Kingdom12On site
Netherlands7On site
Germany4On site
Malaysia3On site
Belgium2On site
Remote, from elsewhere2Rare
Some postings offer visa sponsorship. Remote roles: 2.
Time to fillmedian days to close a role
Synthomer39 days
Market, same roles38 days
Alion signals0-100
Demand33
Pay31
Your chance52
How badly they need people, whether they pay, how realistic getting in is.
Open roles over time−100%
Sep 28This week
Open roles a week: 48 then, 0 now
Are the postings real?
B
78 / 100Synthomer scores B on the Alion truth index (A is best, E worst), measured over 8 open roles re-checked against its own hiring board: 0% look like ghost listings, 88% have gone stale and 0% are the same role posted again. Its roles close in a median of 40 days.
Ghost roles0%
Gone stale88%
Reposted0%
Where the openings areshare of open roles · trend
Field & Service21▲
Industrial Engineering21▼
Operations15▲
Finance11▼
Science & Research8▲
Administrative5▲
What postings ask forlanguages named in open roles
Dutch49%
English24%
German12%
Degree asked
Bachelor's Degree 55%High School Diploma 25%Associate's Degree 15%Doctoral Degree (PhD) 5%
Experience asked: 4.6 years on average, in 18 postings. 20 postings state a degree.
Benefits named in postingsshare of open roles
Parental leave4494%
Retirement plans4494%
Professional development24%
Hybrid work24%
Continuous learning12%
Growth opportunities12%
Contract type
Full-Time 41Part-Time 2
Visa sponsorship in some rolesRelocation: none stated
Source: the company's careers site, read by Alion several times a day; market medians from all open roles of the same family
Pay
What its postings pay, by level.
$86kMedian
$86kTypical rangeUSD a year
$86kHighest paying rolePipefitter / Welder
Source: the pay stated in the company's postings, normalised to USD a year
Named in the work visa registers of United Kingdom.
A-ratedSponsor licence
Senior or Specialist Worker +2Visa route
5Open roles in United Kingdom
In the register as Synthomer plc, Harlow
Other sponsors in the same field
UK Home Office · checked Nov 14, 2026
Footprint
Hiring in 12 cities in 7 countries.
12Cities
7Countries
MogadoreBusiest site
Source: office addresses in postings and company registers
Technologies named in job postings at Synthomer over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
22Technologies in use
16Postings analysed
69/100Stack modernity
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Source: the technologies named in the company's postings and on its site
Milestones
Each milestone is dated by its source: registers, filings, the press
Newsroom
Sep 292026
News · marketscreener.com
May 72026
News · YahooFinance
Synthomer plc ( LON:SYNT ), might not be a large cap stock, but it received a lot of attention from a substantial price...
May 12026
Press release · The Globe and Mail
Detailed price information for Synthomer Plc (SYYYF) from The Globe and Mail including charting and trades.
May 12026
Press release · The Globe and Mail
Detailed price information for Synthomer Plc (SYYYF) from The Globe and Mail including charting and trades.
Jun 30, 20252025
Press release · csrwire.com
Sources: the outlets named on each headline, each story once
