ESI · CIK 1590714
What Element Solutions Inc told the SEC could break it.
Element Solutions' disclosures center on metals and its largely international footprint. About 50% of its Assembly Solutions net sales is metal content — precious and solder metals whose price moves it generally passes through to customers, but which still drives revenue volatility (a 4% metals-pricing headwind on 2025 sales). Roughly 79% of net sales come from non-U.S. operations, with most employees and manufacturing in Asia and Europe, exposing it to foreign political, currency-repatriation, and supply-chain risks. As a globally made-and-sold chemicals business it is also exposed to trade barriers, countervailing tariffs, and retaliation involving Mexico, Russia, and China, plus conflict-minerals sourcing rules.
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In its own words
What could break it.
Commodity & input dependence
- precious/assembly metals (~50% of Assembly Solutions net sales)medium
About 50% of Assembly Solutions net sales is metal content (precious/solder metals); although price fluctuations are generally passed through to customers, this creates large commodity exposure and revenue volatility (a 4% pass-through metals pricing headwind on total 2025 sales).
“Of our total net sales for Assembly Solutions, approximately 50% is metal content whose price fluctuations are generally passed through to our customers.”
SEC filing →As of 2026
Geographic concentration
- non-U.S. net sales (~79%)medium
Approximately 79% of 2025 net sales came from non-U.S. operations (with ~80% of employees and most manufacturing in Asia and Europe), exposing Element Solutions to foreign political, trade, currency-repatriation and supply-chain risks.
“In 2025, approximately 79% of our net sales were generated from non-U.S. operations. As a result, we face certain risks inherent in international trade which may reduce our sales and harm our business, including: political uncertainties, war, terrorism and other instability risks and their impact on the global economy, market conditions and supply chain operations, including risks caused by the war in Ukraine and other hostilities in the Middle East, and countervailing tariffs imposed by foreign governments on U.S.”
SEC filing →As of 2026
Regulatory & policy
- tariffs/trade barriers (Mexico, Russia, China); conflict mineralsmedium
As a globally manufactured/sold chemicals business, Element Solutions is exposed to trade barriers, countervailing tariffs and tariff increases, retaliations and boycotts between the U.S. and other countries (notably Mexico, Russia and China), plus conflict-minerals sourcing rules.
“governmental regulations and/or sanctions affecting the import and export of products, including global trade barriers, additional taxes, countervailing tariffs, tariff increases, cash repatriation restrictions, retaliations and boycotts between the U.S. and other countries, including Mexico, Russia and China; import and export control and licensing requirements; risk of non-compliance with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, U.S. export control and trade sanction laws, SEC rules regarding conflict minerals sourcing and other similar anti-corruption and international trade laws or regulations in other jurisdictions;”
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