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ESI vs TANH

Side-by-side comparison of Element Solutions Inc. (ESI) and Tantech Holdings Ltd. (TANH): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both ESI and TANH operate in Major Chemicals (Industrials), so they compete in similar markets.
  • ESI is the larger of the two at $11.02B, about 1317.3x TANH ($8.4M).
  • Over the past year, ESI is up 116.3% and TANH is down 77.3% - ESI leads by 193.6 points.
  • TANH has been more active in the news (2 items in the past 4 weeks vs 1 for ESI).
  • ESI has more recent analyst coverage (20 ratings vs 0 for TANH).
PerformanceESI+116.29%TANH-77.29%
2025-06-18+0.00%2026-06-18
MetricESITANH
Company
Element Solutions Inc.
Tantech Holdings Ltd.
Price
$46.22+2.12%
$0.47-23.63%
Market cap
$11.02B
$8.4M
1M return
+17.02%
+5.86%
1Y return
+116.29%
-77.29%
Industry
Major Chemicals
Major Chemicals
Exchange
NYSE
NASDAQ
IPO
2014
2015
News (4w)
1
2
Recent ratings
20
0
ESI

Element Solutions Inc.

Element Solutions Inc produces and sells specialty chemical products the United States, China, and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Electronics and Industrial & Specialty. The Electronics segment researches, formulates, and sells specialty chemicals and materials for various types of electronics hardware products. This segment offers electronic assembly materials; circuitry solutions comprising circuit board metallization products, circuit formation products, electronic materials, and surface finishes; and semiconductor solutions. This segment primarily serves mobile communications, computers, automobiles, and aerospace equipment industries. The Industrial & Specialty segment provides industrial solutions, which include chemical systems that protect and decorate metal and plastic surfaces; consumable chemicals that enable printing image transfer on flexible packaging materials; and energy solutions, which consist of chemistries used in water-based hydraulic control fluids for offshore deep-water production and drilling applications. This segment's products include electroless nickel products, plating products, pre-treatment and cleaning solutions, functional conversion coatings, hard-coated films, and water treatment products; solid sheet printing elements and liquid imaging products; and offshore fluids. This segment serves the aerospace, automotive, construction, consumer electronics, consumer packaged goods, and oil and gas production end markets. The company was formerly known as Platform Specialty Products Corporation and changed its name to Element Solutions Inc in January 2019. Element Solutions Inc was founded in 1922 and is based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

TANH

Tantech Holdings Ltd.

Tantech Holdings Ltd, together with its subsidiaries, develops and manufactures bamboo-based charcoal products for industrial energy, household cooking, heating, purification, agricultural, and cleaning applications in the People's Republic of China and internationally. The company operates in three segments: Consumer Products, Trading, and Electric Vehicle. It provides pressed and formed charcoal briquettes for use in grills, incense burners, and other applications under the Algold brand. The company also offers Charcoal Doctor branded products, such as air purifiers and humidifiers, automotive accessories for air purification, underfloor humidity control products, pillows and mattresses, wardrobe deodorizers, mouse pads and wrist mats, refrigerator deodorants, charcoal toilet cleaner disks, liquid charcoal cleaners, shoe insoles, and decorative charcoal gifts. In addition, it provides bamboo vinegar, a liquid byproduct for use in disinfectants, detergents, lotions, specialized soaps, toilet cleaners, and fertilizers, as well as in various agricultural applications; and trades in charcoal products. Further, the company develops and sells electric buses, electric logistics cars, and specialty electric vehicles, such as brushless cleaning cars, electric cleaning cars, special emergency vehicles, and funeral cars; and solar cells, lithium-ion batteries, auto parts, and electric control systems. It is also involved in the supply chain business. Tantech Holdings Ltd was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Lishui, the People's Republic of China.

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