Element Solutions

What Element Solutions does

Element Solutions Inc is a global diversified specialty chemicals company headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, with corporate roots tracing back to companies founded between 1785 and 1930 and a current corporate structure dating to a 2013 platform creation that rebranded to Element Solutions in 2019. The company operates two primary segments, Electronics (primarily through MacDermid Alpha) and Specialties (through MacDermid Enthone Industrial Solutions, MacDermid Offshore Solutions, Fernox, and the newly acquired EFC Gases), serving electronics, automotive, computing and telecommunications, military and aerospace, medical, energy, and industrial surface finishing end markets across more than 50 countries.

The company's product portfolio centers on proprietary specialty chemical formulations, including metallization chemistries for printed circuit boards (direct metallization processes branded Blackhole, Eclipse, and Shadow), solder and flux technologies (ALPHA Assembly Solutions, including the Innolot MXE alloy), advanced semiconductor packaging materials (NOVAFAB fine grain copper electroplating, ViaForm copper damascene, Kuprion nano-copper, photomasks under Compugraphics), silver sintering pastes for power electronics (Argomax), environmentally compliant surface treatments (Evolve zero-Cr6+/zero-PFOS, lead-free solders, halogen-free fluxes), and, following the 2026 Micromax acquisition, high-performance thick film pastes, ceramic tapes, and functional electronic inks serving 5G, aerospace, automotive, consumer electronics, and medical applications. The Specialty segment portfolio additionally includes specialty and rare gases (EFC), water-based drilling fluids for offshore oil and gas, and water treatment products for heating and cooling systems.

Element Solutions makes money primarily through B2B sales of high-technology specialty chemical products on a quote-based pricing model, supplemented by technical service and application engineering. Revenue is generated through direct enterprise field sales supported by localized technical service teams in 30+ countries and distribution partnerships in 20+ additional countries. The company reported 2025 full-year net sales of $2.55 billion (up 4% year-over-year) and adjusted EBITDA of $548 million (~21.5% margin), with Q1 2026 net sales reaching $840 million (up 41% year-over-year, including 10% organic growth) following the January 2026 closing of EFC Gases and the February 2026 closing of Micromax. Sustainable chemistry products exceeded $900 million in 2025 net sales, representing over 36% of total revenues, with a stated target of $1 billion by 2030.

Name

Element Solutions

Legal name

Element Solutions Inc

Website

https://elementsolutionsinc.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

Element Solutions Inc is a global specialty chemicals company that provides metallization chemistries, solders, fluxes, electronic inks, and specialty gases to electronics, automotive, aerospace, medical, and industrial manufacturers across more than 50 countries, with $2.55 billion in 2025 revenue.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Chemicals (Electronic Materials and Industrial Surface Treatments)

NAICS

Chemical Manufacturing (325), All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (32599)

SIC

Chemicals & Allied Products (2800), Wholesale-Chemicals & Allied Products (5160)

akta.pro primary industry

Electronic & High-Purity Specialty Chemicals (IMAEABAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Electroplating & Metallization Chemicals (Cu/Ni/Au plating, additives) (IMAEAKAK), Display & Optoelectronics Chemicals (OLED/LCD materials, polarizer chemicals) (IMAEAKAN)

Keywords

• Specialty chemicals
• Electronic materials
• Surface finishing
• Semiconductor packaging
• Electroplating chemistry

Headquarters

HQ city

Fort Lauderdale

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Specialty Chemical Products: High technology specialty chemical products sold into multiple industries including consumer electronics, communication infrastructure, automobile, industrial surface finishing, and offshore oil production. Products include plating chemistries, solders, fluxes, electronic inks, pastes, and specialty gases.
2. Technical Services: Technical service and support including customer-focused innovation, process optimization, and on-site technical assistance provided alongside chemical product sales.
3. Sustainable Chemistry Products: Net sales from sustainable products reached over $900 million in 2025, representing over 36% of total revenues, with a goal to reach $1 billion by 2030.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Element Solutions formulates and sells high-technology specialty chemical products — including plating chemistries, solders, fluxes, electronic inks, pastes, and specialty gases — to electronics, automotive, industrial, aerospace, medical, and energy customers worldwide. It bundles these products with on-site technical service and application engineering through a direct sales force, supporting customers across the global electronics manufacturing supply chain.

Product overview

Element Solutions Inc is a global diversified specialty chemicals company operating through two primary business segments: Electronics and Specialties. The Electronics segment, operating primarily under the MacDermid Alpha brand, provides specialty chemicals and materials for printed circuit board manufacturing (Circuitry Solutions), electronics assembly (Assembly Solutions including solders, fluxes, and nanomaterials), and semiconductor packaging (Semiconductor Solutions including photomasks and metal deposition chemicals). The Specialties segment encompasses industrial surface finishing (Enthone), offshore drilling fluids (MacDermid Offshore Solutions), and water treatment products (Fernox). Following its 2026 acquisitions of EFC Gases & Advanced Materials and Micromax, the company expanded into specialty gases and high-performance electronic inks and pastes. The portfolio is characterized by high-technology formulations, technical service support, and innovation in sustainable chemistries serving automotive, computing, telecommunications, aerospace, medical, and industrial markets globally.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Alpha: Electronics assembly materials including solders, fluxes, and nanomaterials
• Enthone
• Offshore Solutions
• Fernox
• Compugraphics
• EFC Gases
• Micromax
• Coventya
• Argomax
• ViaForm

Products and services

• NOVAFAB Fine Grain Copper Electroplating Process

Quantifiable outcome

• Water consumption reduced by 76%, waste generation by 69%, and power consumption by 57% through direct metallization processes
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• RM Plating (Recubrimientos Metalicos de Mexico)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 April 2025MacDermid Enthone Industrial Solutions, a subsidiary of Element Solutions, made a strategic investment in RM Plating, a newly established electroplating facility in Irapuato, Mexico. Beyond supplying chemistry, MacDermid Enthone is providing advanced plating equipment and hands-on technical expertise to help drive efficiency, quality, and innovation at the facility.
• LynctekminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLynctek joined MacDermid Alpha's XMAPP Partner Program to advance automotive interior manufacturing, collaborating on technology development and customer solutions.
• Heraeus ElectronicscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMacDermid Alpha Electronics Solutions partnered with Heraeus Electronics and Henkel in patent disputes against Senju Group, successfully defending intellectual property rights for advanced semiconductor packaging technologies.
• HenkelcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMacDermid Alpha Electronics Solutions partnered with Heraeus Electronics and Henkel in patent disputes against Senju Group, successfully defending intellectual property rights for advanced semiconductor packaging technologies.
• Meiko ElectronicsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMacDermid Alpha Electronics Solutions and Meiko Electronics Co., Ltd. announced direct metallization installation for rigid PCB manufacturing, collaborating on advanced plating technology implementation.
• Graphic PLCminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMacDermid Alpha and Graphic PLC led the UK's first horizontal electroless copper installation, collaborating on innovative plating technology.

Scale indicators16 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• JSR Corporation: JSR produces electronic materials for semiconductor lithography, packaging, and display applications, overlapping with Element Solutions' semiconductor packaging and PCB materials franchises, especially in advanced packaging materials.
• Quaker Houghton: Quaker Houghton is a specialty chemicals formulator focused on industrial process fluids, metalworking, and surface treatment — closely comparable to Element Solutions' MacDermid Enthone Industrial Solutions surface finishing and offshore drilling fluids businesses.
• Henkel: Henkel's Adhesive Technologies business provides solder materials, fluxes, and electronics assembly chemistries that compete directly with Element Solutions' Alpha Assembly Solutions and competes alongside MacDermid Alpha in semiconductor packaging materials.
• Heraeus Electronics: Heraeus Electronics manufactures silver sintering pastes, solder materials, and electronic packaging materials — overlapping directly with Element Solutions' Argomax silver sintering portfolio and MacDermid Alpha's semiconductor packaging offerings. Recently partnered with ESI in patent litigation against Senju.
• MKS Instruments (Atotech): Through its Atotech division, MKS Instruments competes head-to-head with Element Solutions in PCB and semiconductor plating chemistry, including direct metallization, electroless copper, and wafer-level packaging chemistries — a near-direct overlap with MacDermid Alpha's core offerings.
• Entegris: Entegris supplies specialty chemicals, materials, and fluid handling for semiconductor manufacturing — competing with Element Solutions' semiconductor solutions portfolio, particularly in wafer-level packaging and advanced-node chemistries.

Broad incumbents

• Cabot Corporation: Cabot Corporation supplies specialty chemicals and performance materials, including carbons for batteries and specialty additives — a broader specialty chemicals peer with adjacent chemistries touching electronics materials and industrial surface chemistry.
• RPM International: RPM International is a diversified specialty coatings and sealants company whose industrial coatings portfolio competes with Element Solutions' Enthone surface finishing brand, especially in corrosion protection and decorative finishes.
• Shin-Etsu Chemical: Shin-Etsu Chemical supplies semiconductor silicon wafers, rare-earth magnets, and specialty chemicals — a large, established player overlapping with Element Solutions' semiconductor packaging and specialty materials portfolios from a much broader base.
• DuPont: DuPont's Electronics & Industrial segment supplies semiconductor materials, advanced packaging chemistries, and PCB materials, competing with Element Solutions' MacDermid Alpha franchise across multiple sub-categories from a much larger diversified chemical base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors

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M&A9 records

Investments

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