Element Solutions Inc

“The following discussion of "risk factors" identifies the material factors that may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations. Potential investors should carefully consider these risks and the other information in this 2025 Annual Report when evaluating our business. This discussion is not all inclusive and additional risks that are currently unknown to us or that we currently consider to be immaterial may also impair our business operations and cause our future results to differ from our expectations.”

“Our products are manufactured, formulated, distributed and sold globally. 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. products;”

“natural disasters, extreme weather events, regional or global health concerns;”

“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;”