Element Solutions (ESI)

The company is organised primarily around two reporting areas: Electronics and Industrial & Specialty. Electronics is the larger contributor and serves markets such as printed circuit boards, semiconductor packaging, advanced circuitry, and electronics assembly. Its chemistries are used in processes including metallisation, surface finishing, soldering, bonding, and protection of electronic components. These materials help create conductive pathways, improve durability, and support miniaturisation in increasingly complex devices.

Element Solutions also supplies industrial surface treatment and specialty products used to protect, finish, clean, or enhance materials in a range of end markets. This can include coatings, plating solutions, functional additives, and other engineered chemical systems designed for manufacturing environments where consistency and technical support are important.

A distinctive feature of the business is its formulation expertise and close integration with customer production processes. Rather than operating as a commodity chemical supplier, Element Solutions competes through application knowledge, technical service, and specialised intellectual property. Its position is tied to long-term demand for more advanced electronics, higher-performance materials, and manufacturing processes that require precise chemical solutions.