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Element Solutions Inc reports developments as a global and diversified specialty chemicals technology company serving electronics and industrial markets. Its businesses formulate specialty chemicals, process technologies and assembly materials used in consumer electronics, power electronics, semiconductor fabrication, communications and data storage infrastructure, automotive systems, industrial surface finishing and offshore energy.
Recurring ESI news centers on operating and financial results, segment performance in Electronics and Specialties, cash dividends, capital-structure actions and governance updates. Company updates also cover portfolio changes such as the completed sale of MacDermid Graphics Solutions and financing activity tied to specialty materials acquisitions.
Element Solutions (NYSE: ESI) declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.08 per share. The dividend is payable on March 16, 2026 to stockholders of record at the close of business on March 2, 2026. This provides a scheduled cash distribution to common shareholders.
Element Solutions (NYSE:ESI) will release its 2025 fourth quarter and full year financial results after market close on Tuesday, February 17, 2026. The company will host a webcast/dial-in conference call on Wednesday, February 18, 2026 at 8:30 a.m. ET with CEO Benjamin Gliklich and CFO Carey J. Dorman.
Dial-in numbers: 888-510-2346 (domestic) or 646-960-0111 (international), Conference ID 3799230. The live webcast and replay are available at the company investor website.
Element Solutions (NYSE:ESI) completed its acquisition of Micromax on February 2, 2026, integrating Micromax into its Electronics portfolio. Micromax is expected to deliver high-single digit organic revenue growth in 2025. The acquisition was financed with a $450 million add-on to ESI's senior secured term loan B due 2030 and a new 5-year $500 million revolving credit facility that upsized the prior revolver by $125 million and extends maturity to 2031.
The deal adds a growing business to ESI while materially changing the company’s debt profile through the term loan add-on and revolver upsizing.
Celanese (NYSE: CE) completed the divestiture of its Micromax business to Element Solutions (NYSE: ESI) on February 2, 2026, receiving approximately $500 million in cash. Proceeds will be deployed to support Celanese's deleveraging efforts and strengthen the company’s balance sheet.
Celanese reported 2024 net sales of $10.3 billion and employs more than 11,000 people worldwide. Management called the sale value-accretive and said it aligns with priorities of cash generation and deleveraging.
Element Solutions (NYSE:ESI) completed its acquisition of EFC Gases & Advanced Materials and will report EFC as a standalone business within a newly renamed Specialties segment.
The company said EFC brings specialty and rare gases plus advanced materials and introduces growth vectors in semiconductor manufacturing, electrical transmission infrastructure, and space applications. Management expects the new Specialties segment to grow in the mid-single digits with adjusted EBITDA margins in excess of 20% and to provide a durable cash-flow profile.
Element Solutions (NYSE:ESI) said CEO Benjamin Gliklich will participate in two investor events in December 2025.
He will appear at the UBS Global Technology & AI Conference on Dec 2, 2025 in Scottsdale, AZ for a fireside chat at 8:55 am MST and one-on-one meetings. He will also appear at the Goldman Sachs Industrials and Materials Conference on Dec 4, 2025 in New York for a virtual fireside chat at 9:20 am EST and one-on-one meetings. Dial-in details and any presentation slides will be posted in the Investors section of the company website closer to the events.
Element Solutions (NYSE: ESI) announced a quarterly cash dividend of $0.08 per share.
The board declared the dividend to be paid on December 15, 2025 to stockholders of record at the close of business on December 1, 2025.
Element Solutions (NYSE:ESI) announced an agreement in principle on pricing and preliminary syndication for a $450 million add-on to its existing senior secured term loan B due 2030. The Add-on carries terms consistent with the existing term loan B tranche and remains subject to closing conditions and final documentation.
ESI intends to use the proceeds together with cash on hand to finance the Micromax acquisition, which ESI expects to close in the first quarter of 2026, subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions.
EFC Gases & Advanced Materials announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Element Solutions (NYSE:ESI). The transaction is expected to close by the end of 2025, subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions.
After closing, EFC will continue to operate under its existing name as a distinct business within Element Solutions, preserving facilities and customer relationships while leveraging Element's global infrastructure and technology platforms. Baird served as EFC's exclusive financial advisor and Latham & Watkins served as legal counsel.
Element Solutions (NYSE:ESI) agreed to acquire EFC Gases & Advanced Materials for approximately 12x forecasted 2026 adjusted EBITDA, with closing expected by the end of 2025 subject to regulatory approvals and customary conditions.
EFC supplies high‑purity specialty gases and advanced materials to semiconductors, satellite/space, and electrical infrastructure. ESI expects EFC to contribute approximately $30 million of adjusted EBITDA in 2026 at >30% margins. Combined with the previously announced Micromax deal, both transactions are expected to be over 7% accretive to ESI’s adjusted EPS in 2026 and produce a pro forma year‑end net debt/adjusted EBITDA under 3.0x.