A Global Innovator of Advanced Specialty Chemical Solutions

Element Solutions is a leading specialty chemicals company whose operating businesses formulate a broad range of solutions that enhance the performance of products people use every day. Developed in multi-step technological processes, our innovative solutions enable our customers' manufacturing processes in several key segments, including electronic circuitry, communication infrastructure, automotive systems, industrial surface finishing, consumer packaging, and offshore energy.

Customers of our businesses use our innovation as a competitive advantage, relying on us to help them navigate in fast-paced, high-growth markets. For example, in-car technology, from infotainment to driver assistance, is accelerating the pace of new product development and changing the competitive playing field for automotive manufacturers. With a long-standing presence in automotive markets and a deep market expertise in electronics, we sit at the intersection of this fast-growing market. The breadth of our offerings provide strong strategic value to the end markets we serve.

Integral to Customer Success

Our businesses' people and products are integral to their customers' success. This starts with a genuine approach to customer-led innovation, providing early insights and differentiated problem solving that enhance finished products. We have developed many industry firsts in response to ever-changing consumer trends, increasing quality standards or regulatory developments.

Our businesses’ specialized chemistry is a critical component for the manufacture and performance of customers' products, and a source of competitive advantage in the customers' time-to-market. Yet, these solutions represent a relatively small portion of their overall production costs, providing a strong customer value proposition.

Our businesses continue to innovate and fine-tune our solutions throughout the development process. Working alongside manufacturers and applicators, our expert engineers can quickly channel customer needs directly to R&D teams at our global development centers. Once production is underway, customers rely on our technical specialists for ongoing process optimization and quality control.

Deep Supply Chain Reach

We believe our breadth of offerings across the design, manufacture, assembly, specification and end use of customer products differentiates us from our competitors.

Our global reach enables us to meet the demands of large OEMs and subcontractors for world-wide product consistency. Our formulation and technology service centers are co-located around large customer and end-user sites, making us a global solution provider.

Through our strategic OEM relationships, our businesses deliver complementary solutions across specific product groups. In the automotive industry, we develop chemistries for braking system electronics, sensors and calipers. For smartphones, our solutions span copper plating for silicon wafers, solder for circuit interconnections, chemical coatings for printed circuit boards and even on-box printing for the protective case. With intimate contact at every point of the supply chain, customers trust us across an ever-expanding range of high-growth applications.