What elementis specialties does

Elementis plc is a UK-headquartered, publicly listed specialty chemicals manufacturer founded in 1844, operating globally through direct B2B sales of high-value specialty additives. Its products are formulated around three core technology pillars — rheology (flow and deformation control), surface modification, and formulation science — and are delivered through proprietary branded lines such as BENTONE® (including BENTONE® LUXE DM and BENTONE® ULTIMATE Series) and NATURALUXE™ (including NATURALUXE™ MFF), alongside broader industrial additive ranges.

The company serves manufacturers across ten horizontal end-markets, with personal care, paints/coatings/inks, and construction treated as primary segments, and plastics, energy, ceramics, adhesives & sealants, homecare/industrial cleaning, agriculture, and specialty applications treated as secondary segments. Customer relationships are direct, contract-based, and typically multi-year, with pricing negotiated by volume, formulation complexity, and supply agreement terms rather than via public price lists.

Elementis is registered in England as Elementis Plc (company number 03299608), with headquarters at The Bindery, 5th Floor, 51-53 Hatton Garden, London. The group operates through wholly-owned subsidiaries, maintains GDPR and CCPA compliance frameworks, and runs an investor relations function consistent with its PLC status, including 2026 interim results reporting and a 2026 share buyback programme announced alongside the divestiture of its pharmaceutical manufacturing business.

Name

elementis specialties

Legal name

Elementis Plc

Website

https://elementis-specialties.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1844

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Elementis plc is a London-headquartered global specialty chemicals manufacturer selling proprietary rheology modifiers, surface modification additives, and formulation ingredients — under brands like BENTONE® and NATURALUXE™ — directly to B2B customers across personal care, coatings, construction, energy, and industrial end-markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Chemicals

NAICS

All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (32599), Custom Compounding of Purchased Resins (325991)

SIC

Miscellaneous Chemical Products (2890)

akta.pro primary industry

Coating & Adhesive Raw Materials (Resins, Additives, Solvents) (IMAEAGAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Personal Care & Cosmetic Ingredients (IMAEABAJ), Plasticizers & Solvents (Phthalates/Alternatives, Commodity Solvents) (IMAEADAK)

Keywords

• Specialty chemicals
• Rheology modifiers
• Surface modification additives
• Coatings additives
• Personal care ingredients

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Specialty Chemicals Sales: Elementis generates revenue through the sale of specialty additive chemicals to industrial customers in personal care, construction, coatings, plastics, energy, and other markets. The company creates high-value specialty chemicals that enhance product performance for customers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Elementis manufactures and sells specialty chemical additives, principally rheology modifiers and surface modification chemistries, sold to industrial formulators across personal care, paints and coatings, construction, plastics, energy, and adjacent industrial markets. The company supplies functional ingredients used to control flow, texture, stability, and surface properties in customer formulations.

Product overview

Elementis is a global specialty chemicals company that creates high-value specialty additives enhancing product performance across multiple markets. The company offers a diverse portfolio organized by market segments including Paints, Coatings & Inks (architectural, automotive, industrial maintenance, wood, general industrial, and ink products), Personal Care (with branded products BENTONE® LUXE DM, BENTONE® ULTIMATE Series, and NATURALUXE™ MFF for colour cosmetics, skin & sun care, and hair care), Construction, Energy (drilling fluids, lubrication, stimulation additives), Agriculture, Adhesives & Sealants, Ceramics, Homecare/Industrial Cleaning, Plastics, and Specialty Applications. The company leverages capabilities in rheology, surface modification, and formulation to provide unique chemistry solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• BENTONE®: Rheology additives for personal care applications
• NATURALUXE™

Products and services

• BENTONE LUXE DM
• BENTONE ULTIMATE Series
• NATURALUXE MFF

Segments10 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered operational.

• Equiniti LimitedoperationalOthersEquiniti Limited serves as Elementis's shareholder registrar, handling shareholder queries, change of name or address notifications, dividend payments, and lost share certificates. Located at Aspect House, Spencer Road, Lancing, West Sussex.
• FTI ConsultingoperationalOthersFTI Consulting handles financial media enquiries for Elementis. Contact available at [email protected] with phone number +44 (0)203 7271000.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Croda International: Croda is a UK-headquartered specialty chemicals peer serving personal care, coatings, and industrial markets with similar specialty additives and formulation expertise — the most direct comparable from a business-model and geographic standpoint.
• Ashland: Ashland's specialty additives business supplies rheology modifiers, film-formers, and bioactive ingredients to personal care, coatings, and industrial markets, with substantial product-line overlap with Elementis.
• Stepan Company: Stepan manufactures specialty surfactants and polymers for personal care, cleaning, coatings, and agricultural markets — overlapping with Elementis in homecare/industrial cleaning, personal care, and agricultural formulation additives.
• BYK (Altana): BYK is the global leader in specialty additives for coatings, inks, and adhesives, including rheology modifiers and surface additives — directly overlapping with Elementis's core coatings technology platform.
• Lubrizol (Berkshire Hathaway): Lubrizol's Personal Care and Coatings & Inks divisions supply specialty rheology modifiers, surfactants, and film-formers to the same formulators Elementis serves in personal care and coatings.

Broad incumbents

• Clariant: Clariant supplies specialty chemicals including additives and pigments for coatings, personal care, and industrial markets — comparable as an established multi-segment specialty chemicals peer rather than a direct niche competitor.
• BASF: BASF is the world's largest chemical company with extensive specialty additives businesses across coatings, personal care, construction, and plastics — a broad incumbent where overlap with Elementis exists within a much wider portfolio.
• Evonik Industries: Evonik is a large German specialty chemicals company with additives and silica/rheology products overlapping with Elementis in coatings, construction, and personal care, but operating at a much broader portfolio scale.

Others

• IMCD: IMCD is a global specialty chemicals distributor representing additive producers including rheology modifier suppliers — comparable as an indirect channel/economics peer rather than a competing formulator.

Emerging players

• Wacker Chemie: Wacker supplies specialty silicones and polymers used as additives in personal care, coatings, and construction — comparable as an emerging/adjacent specialty additives peer with partial overlap on rheology and surface modification technologies.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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