Business at a Glance
Working with our customers and their industries to solve product performance and sustainability challenges
Who we are
Elementis is a specialty chemicals company with over 1,400 employees and operating at 22 manufacturing sites across the globe. Founded in 1844, we are listed on the London Stock Exchange and are a constituent of the FTSE 250.
What We Do
We create, make and sell specialty chemicals that deliver real benefits to a range of diverse products including cosmetics, coatings, long life plastics and many more. In all areas of our business our focus is on creating innovative ingredients that deliver performance improvements and enhanced sustainability credentials.
How we do it
Combining our our leading positions in rheology surface modification and formulation, access to unique natural materials and global footprint, we deliver Enhanced Performance Through Applied Innovation to our customers around the world.
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Our Business Segments
We are a leading global supplier of rheology modifiers, based on natural and synthetic ingredients, and antiperspirant actives to personal care manufacturers. Our products help make skin creams smooth and antiperspirants work.
We supply rheology* modifiers and other complementary specialty additives to manufacturers of industrial coatings and decorative paints. Our products help make industrial coatings last longer, decorative paints more stain resistant and sealants apply evenly.
We are the second largest global supplier of talc based additives to industrial end markets including long life plastics, technical ceramics and packaging manufacturers. Talc helps to make long life plastics stronger and lighter, gasoline particulate filters work and food packaging recyclable.
We are the only producer of chromium chemicals in North America and supply our products to a broad
range of industrial applications including metal plating, wood treatment and leather tanning.
Chromium chemicals are essential to extending the life and improving the performance of many industrial components such as wind turbines, telegraph poles and jet engines.
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