Ingevity Corp (NGVT) Business

ITEM 1. BUSINESS

General

Ingevity Corporation provides products and technologies that purify, protect, and enhance the world around us. Through a diverse team of talented and experienced people, we develop, manufacture, and bring to market solutions that are largely renewably sourced and help customers solve complex problems while making the world more sustainable. Our products are used in a variety of demanding applications, including automotive gasoline vapor emissions control systems, food, water and chemical filtration, asphalt paving, agrochemical dispersants, bioplastics, coatings, elastomers, and paint for road markings. We operate in three reportable segments: Performance Materials, Performance Chemicals and Advanced Polymer Technologies.

Throughout this Annual Report on Form 10-K, except where otherwise stated or indicated by the context, "Ingevity," the "Company," "we," "us," or "our" means Ingevity Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries and their predecessors.

Our business originated as part of the operations of our former parent company, Westvaco Corporation, in 1964, and we operated as a division of Westvaco Corporation and its corporate successors, including MeadWestvaco Corporation and WestRock Company ("WestRock"), until our separation from WestRock in May 2016. Our common stock began "regular-way" trading on the New York Stock Exchange in May 2016 under the symbol "NGVT."

Our principal executive offices are located at 4920 O'Hear Avenue, Suite 400, North Charleston, South Carolina 29405. Ingevity maintains a website at www.ingevity.com. We make available, free of charge through our website, our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), including our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and any amendments to those reports, as soon as reasonably practicable after such items are filed with, or furnished to, the SEC. We also use our website to publish additional information that may be important to investors, such as presentations to analysts. Information contained in or connected to our website is not incorporated by reference into this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Reports we file with the SEC may also be viewed at www.sec.gov.

Finalized our Strategic Portfolio Review and Announced New Ingevity

On October 29, 2024, we announced our intention to comprehensively review Ingevity's asset and product portfolios, referred to as our Strategic Portfolio Review. On January 16, 2025, we announced the exploration of strategic alternatives for our Performance Chemicals industrial specialties product line, including a potential divestiture of portions of the North Charleston site. On September 4, 2025, we announced the agreement to sell the North Charleston crude tall oil refinery and the majority of the industrial specialties product line, and on January 1, 2026, the announced sale was completed.

On December 8, 2025, we announced the completion of our Strategic Portfolio Review. We labeled the state of the Company following the actions contemplated by the Strategic Portfolio Review, New Ingevity. To become New Ingevity, we announced the simplification of our businesses including the exploration of strategic alternatives for our Advanced Polymer Technologies ("APT") reportable segment and the Performance Chemicals road markings product line, which we expect to complete by the end of 2026. New Ingevity will be comprised of two attractive businesses aligned around strong core competencies, with superior and consistent profitability: Performance Materials and Pavement Technologies. New Ingevity's businesses will be focused on high-value, mission-critical applications that benefit from durable, long-term demand and will allow Ingevity to retain our global scale, maintain a strong pro forma financial profile, and provide a more stable, simplified specialty materials portfolio poised to deliver profitable growth with best-in-class earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ("EBITDA") margins. We believe our two business segments are unified by very strong core competencies, including unique technologies that incorporate deep technical expertise on highly engineered materials, leading market positions, and intellectual property, all of which creates a sustainable competitive advantage for Ingevity.

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Industrial Specialties Divestiture

On September 3, 2025, Ingevity entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (the "Purchase Agreement") with Mainstream Pine Products, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Purchaser"), pursuant to which Purchaser agreed to purchase substantially all of the assets and assume and acquire certain of the rights and liabilities of Ingevity or its applicable affiliates that relate to or are used in connection with (a) Ingevity's industrial specialties product line (other than Ingevity's lignin dispersant and alternative fatty acid based products, pavement technologies product line and other businesses and products more fully described in the Purchase Agreement) and (b) Ingevity's North Charleston, South Carolina crude tall oil refinery (the "CTO Refinery") and Ingevity's and its affiliates' operations thereof (collectively, the "Divestiture"). We determined that, upon execution of the Purchase Agreement, the industrial specialties product line and CTO Refinery included within the Divestiture met the criteria to be classified as held for sale and that the sale represents a strategic shift that will have a major effect on Ingevity's operations and results. As such, the results of operations of the Divestiture have been reclassified and presented as discontinued operations for all periods presented. The Divestiture was completed on January 1, 2026.

Unless otherwise noted, discussion within Part II relates to continuing operations. Refer to Note 20 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part II. Item 8 within this Form 10-K for further information regarding discontinued operations.

Ingevity as of December 31, 2025

The table below illustrates our primary end-use markets for our products by segment, as well as our net sales by segment for the fiscal year 2025. For more information on our U.S. and foreign operations, see Notes 4 and 18, to the Consolidated Financial Statements included within Part II. Item 8 of this Form 10-K.

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Seasonality

There are a variety of seasonal dynamics, including global climate and weather conditions, that impact our businesses, though none have currently materially affected our financial results, except in the case of the pavement technologies and road markings product lines, where roughly 70 to 75 percent of revenue is generated between April and September. Furthermore, our Performance Chemicals pavement technologies and road markings product lines financial results can be sensitive to weather conditions, particularly prolonged or severe wet weather, which can disrupt operations, delay projects, and reduce customer demand across certain markets. From a supply perspective, this seasonality is effectively managed through pre-season inventory build and active inventory management throughout the year.

Energy

Our manufacturing processes require a significant amount of energy. We depend on natural gas to power the processes in our activated carbon plants and chemical manufacturing operations. Although we believe that we currently have a stable natural gas supply and infrastructure for our operations, we are subject to volatility in the market price of natural gas. We enter into certain derivative financial instruments to mitigate expected fluctuations in market prices and the resulting volatility of earnings and cash flow. All of our manufacturing processes also consume a significant amount of electricity and are located in regulated service areas that have stable electricity rate structures with reliable supply.

Leveraging Sustainability

Throughout our Performance Materials, Performance Chemicals, and Advanced Polymer Technologies reportable segments, we are a leader in adding value to products made from renewable materials and in derivatizing technologies that impart desirable environmental benefits in their use. Our mission to purify, protect and enhance is reflected in our bio-based and certified biodegradable products, which help industries like automotive, asphalt paving, packaging and agriculture create sustainable solutions that benefit both end-users and the environment.

Put simply: Ingevity's products help customers reduce their ecological impact. Our asphalt emulsifiers enable pavement recycling that reuses up to 100 percent of existing materials to create longer-lasting roads. Our automotive activated carbon products improve the air we breathe by recovering 8 million gallons of gasoline daily. Our agriculture adjuvants provide enhanced performance in crop protection. The superior durability of caprolactone-based polyurethane technologies extends product life, and the biodegradable performance of our thermoplastic polycaprolactones offers compostable end-of-life solutions.

Our business is built on our ability to maximize the value and utility of materials over their lifecycle, and we will continue to enhance this value proposition through product development.

Human Capital Management

Core Values

Developed collaboratively by Ingevity employees, the IngeviWay is the cultural framework that shapes Ingevity's future and enables our success. It describes who we are, what we want to be, and what's important to us as we work together to fulfill our purpose to purify, protect and enhance the world around us.

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Reinforcing our IngeviWay foundation is the "The IngeviWay in Action," an initiative that raises the bar on expectations to build, inspire and lead, and better aligns how we work as a team to create the Ingevity of the future. By focusing on making a positive impact through everyday actions, "The IngeviWay in Action" bolsters the way we live our core values of safety and sustainability, maximize value for our people and our customers, commitment to excellence, integrity and ethical behavior, and drive to create innovative solutions.

Talent & Culture

Our employees are critical to our success, and we strive to provide a safe, rewarding, and respectful workplace where our people have opportunities to pursue career paths based on skills, performance, and potential. Our success depends, in part, on our ability to attract, retain and motivate critical resources across production, technical, engineering, sales, and various functional disciplines.

Our success is fueled by a vibrant, team-oriented culture where people understand that our individual differences make a greater collective impact in every interaction, from peer-to-peer collaboration across regions to customer engagements. At the heart of our efforts, we aim to strengthen empathetic and inclusive leadership, cultivate a sense of safety and belonging, and structure our systems, policies and processes to enable employee success. Working as one team, we are building a workplace where everyone has the opportunity to thrive.

We believe that the diversity of our leadership continues to positively impact our growth and success. Today, our board of directors is 27 percent women and 27 percent racially and ethnically diverse, and our executive team is 25 percent women-led and 38 percent racially and ethnically diverse.

Performance Management

We assess employee performance comprehensively, taking into account behaviors and direct input from the employee, feedback, the individual's progress toward goals, and their level of business impact. Achievements that bolster the team, our business, and our clients—internal and external—and our fundamental values are all included in the performance evaluation process. Our method involves keeping a codified record of employee performance at mid-year and end-of-year. We encourage managers and their employees to have regular discussions to boost productivity, provide positive business outcomes, and raise employee engagement. With our all-encompassing strategy, Ingevity is able to gain a comprehensive understanding of each worker's strengths and identify opportunities for growth and development.

Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining

We currently employ approximately 1,500 employees, of whom approximately 74 percent are employed in the U.S. Approximately 52 percent of our production employees are represented by labor unions under various collective bargaining agreements ("CBA"). We engage in negotiations with labor unions for new CBAs from time to time based on expiration dates of agreements and statutory requirements. We consider our relationships with all salaried, union-hourly, and non-hourly employees to be positive and collaborative.

The CBA at our Warrington, United Kingdom Advanced Polymer Technologies manufacturing plant with GMB Union is negotiated annually and the parties operate under the prior CBA until new terms are agreed. The CBA at our Covington, Virginia Performance Materials plant with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers ("IBEW") on behalf of its affiliated Local Union 464 expired on January 15, 2025. A new CBA with IBEW was ratified on June 24, 2025. The CBA at our Covington, Virginia plant with the Covington Paperworkers Union Local 675, affiliated with the Association of Western Pulp and Paper Workers expired on December 1, 2025. The parties began contract renewal negotiations during the fourth quarter of 2025 and negotiations are in process. The parties will continue to operate under the same terms and conditions while negotiations are pending.

Health & Safety

Ingevity is committed to maintaining world‑class health and safety performance as a core value. Personal, process, and public safety are foundational to how we operate and essential to protecting our workforce, our contractors, and the communities where we do business. Our approach includes the design and maintenance of safe operations, continuous improvement of safety performance, robust management systems, strong compliance culture, and a long‑term commitment to achieving zero harm to people and the environment.

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In 2025, we advanced our safety performance through increased reporting and response to near‑miss incidents and hazardous conditions, enabling us to address risks before they resulted in injuries. We expanded the use of leading indicators and enhanced incident investigations to ensure contributing factors were accurately identified and resolved. These efforts contributed to a 29% reduction in personal and process safety incidents compared to 2024.

We also completed implementation of our Zero Harm Behaviors program across all operating sites. This initiative strengthens our safety culture by defining the behaviors essential for safe work, empowering employees to voice concerns, propose improvements, and take ownership of safety performance. The program reinforces what excellence in safety behavior looks like at all levels of the organization and supports a more engaged and proactive safety environment.

For 2026, we have prioritized reducing injuries related to slips, trips, and falls (which accounted for half of all injuries in 2025) while also maintaining a strong focus on preventing significant injuries and process safety incidents.

Our focus on safety extends beyond manufacturing to the safe transport of our products. All operating locations, third‑party warehouses, and distribution centers follow rigorous training, inspection, and auditing protocols to ensure responsible handling of materials. Because we work with third‑party transportation providers, we maintain 24/7/365 global incident support for immediate notification and expert guidance. In the United States, we utilize CHEMTREC for real‑time incident reporting and coordination; internationally, we partner with Ricardo, a trusted emergency response service that provides experienced support for incidents outside the U.S.

Governmental Regulations

Our manufacturing operations are subject to regulation by governmental and other regulatory authorities with jurisdiction over our operations. These regulations include the discharge of materials into the environment, the handling, storage, transportation, disposal, and clean-up of chemicals and waste materials, and otherwise relating to the protection of the environment, as well as other operational regulations, such as the Occupational Safety and Health Act ("OSHA") and the Toxic Substances Control Act ("TSCA") in the U.S., and the Registration, Evaluation and Authorization of Chemicals ("REACH") directives in the European Union, the United Kingdom, and other countries. It is not possible to quantify with certainty the material effects that compliance with these regulations may have on Ingevity's capital expenditures, earnings, or competitive position, but we currently anticipate that such compliance will not have a material adverse effect on any of the foregoing. Environmental and other regulations and related legal proceedings have the potential to involve significant costs and liability for Ingevity.

Intellectual Property

Protection of intellectual property, including patents, closely guarded trade secrets, and highly proprietary manufacturing know-how, as well as other proprietary rights, is critical to maintaining our technology leadership and competitive edge. Our business strategy includes filing patent and trademark applications where appropriate for proprietary developments, as well as protecting our trade secrets. We actively create, protect, and enforce our intellectual property rights. We are filing for and being granted patents for product and process developments for our Performance Materials business that we believe are both novel and consistent with trends in the technological development of engines. Our Evotherm® Warm Mix Asphalt technology is supported by numerous global patents and trademarks. Additionally, our caprolactone and related technologies are supported by numerous global patents and trademarks, as well as proprietary manufacturing and technical know-how. The protection afforded by our patents and trademarks varies based on country, scope, and coverage, as well as the availability of legal remedies. Although our intellectual property taken as a whole is material to the business, there is no individual patent or trademark the loss of which could have a material adverse effect on the business.

On July 19, 2018, we filed suit against BASF Corporation ("BASF") in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware (the "Delaware Proceeding") alleging BASF infringed Ingevity's patent covering canister systems used in the control of automotive gasoline vapor emissions (U.S. Patent No. RE38,844) (the "844 Patent"). On February 14, 2019, BASF asserted counterclaims against us in the Delaware Proceeding, alleging two claims for violations of U.S. antitrust law (one for exclusive dealing and the other for tying) as well as a claim for tortious interference with an alleged prospective business relationship between BASF and a BASF customer (the "BASF Counterclaims"). The BASF Counterclaims relate to our enforcement of the 844 Patent and our entry into several supply agreements with customers of our fuel vapor canister honeycombs. The U.S. District Court dismissed our patent infringement claims on November 18, 2020, and the case proceeded to trial on the BASF Counterclaims in September 2021.

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On September 15, 2021, a jury in the Delaware Proceeding issued a verdict in favor of BASF on the BASF Counterclaims and awarded BASF damages of approximately $28.3 million, which will be trebled under U.S. antitrust law to approximately $85.0 million. On May 18, 2023, the court in the Delaware Proceeding entered judgment on the jury's verdict, which commenced the post-trial briefing stage. On February 13, 2024, the court in the Delaware Proceeding denied BASF's motion for pre-judgment interest on its tortious interference claim as well as our motion seeking judgment as a matter of law, or a new trial in the alternative.

On March 13, 2024, we appealed the verdict as well as the U.S. District Court's November 2020 dismissal of our patent infringement claims against BASF to the U.S. Federal Circuit Court of Appeals. On February 11, 2026, the U.S. Federal Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against Ingevity on our appeal and we have decided to no longer pursue any further appeals. We expect payment of the judgment, plus post-judgment interest, to be made in the second quarter of 2026. BASF has indicated it will seek attorneys' fees and costs in amounts that they will allege and have to demonstrate at a future date. See Note 17 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included within Part II. Item 8 of this Form 10-K.

Segments

Performance Materials

We engineer, manufacture, and sell hardwood-based, chemically activated carbon products which are produced through a highly technical and specialized process primarily for use in gasoline vapor emission control systems in internal combustion engines and hybrid electric vehicles including cars, trucks, motorcycles, and boats. Our activated carbon products are further used in filtration applications for food and beverage, water, and chemical purification. We believe our technical expertise in activated carbon can benefit various applications and expand our markets beyond our core automotive business, such as energy storage. We are using our engineering and manufacturing expertise in activated carbon to explore opportunities in nanotubes, scaffolding, and hard carbon that improve battery life and performance, increase storage capacity, and shorten charging times. We continue to explore solutions in renewable natural gas as well as filtration and purification markets.

Our automotive activated carbon products primarily take the form of granules, pellets, and honeycomb "scrubbers," which are primarily utilized in vehicle-based gasoline vapor emission control systems to capture gasoline vapors that would otherwise be released into the atmosphere as volatile organic compounds. The captured gasoline vapors are largely purged from the activated carbon and re-directed to the engine where they are used as supplemental power for the vehicle. In this way, our automotive activated carbon products are part of a system that improves the environment and fuel efficiency. Performance Materials' net sales for 2025, 2024, and 2023 were $606.9 million, $609.6 million, and $586.0 million, respectively. The chart below reflects our 2025 Performance Materials' net sales by geography. Sales are assigned to geographic areas based on the location of the party to which the product was shipped.

The majority of Performance Materials' EBITDA is derived from activated carbon sales used in newly produced hybrid and non-hybrid vehicles with powertrains utilizing gasoline internal combustion engines. The segment results are influenced by two primary mix factors: the type of vehicles produced globally and the emissions‑control standards in each region. These variables directly influence the demand for the segment's activated carbon products. With respect to vehicle type mix, the segment benefits from larger vehicles, such as trucks and sport utility vehicles, whether hybrid or non-hybrid, as these vehicles contain either more volume of our activated carbon content or higher demanding carbon technologies to maintain regulatory requirements.

Regional mix is also central to the segment performance. North America, which represents approximately half of total Performance Materials net sales, is the segment's most profitable region. This is driven by both the prevalence of larger vehicles and the region's world leading emissions control standards, which require more advanced activated carbon products. The Asia Pacific region accounts for roughly 40 percent of total Performance Materials' net sales. Within Asia Pacific, about half of our net sales are in China, with South Korea and Japan comprising most of the remaining balance. These markets either enforce strict emissions requirements or manufacture vehicles for export to regions with strict emissions requirements, supporting steady demand for activated carbon. Europe is our least impactful region due to the region's regulatory landscape, which heavily favors the accelerated adoption of electric vehicles. Europe's emissions control standards also lag those of North America and Asia Pacific.

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Raw Materials and Production

Our Performance Materials segment serves customers globally from three manufacturing locations in the U.S. and two in China. The primary raw material (by volume) used in the manufacture of our activated carbon is hardwood sawdust. Sawdust is readily available and is sourced through multiple suppliers to protect against supply disruptions and to maintain competitive pricing.

We also utilize phosphoric acid to chemically activate the hardwood sawdust. This phosphoric acid is sourced through multiple suppliers to protect against supply disruptions and to maintain competitive pricing. The market price of phosphoric acid is affected by the global agriculture market as the majority of global phosphate rock production is used for fertilizer production and only a portion of that production is used to manufacture purified phosphoric acid.

Customers

We sell our automotive technology products to approximately 65 customers around the globe. In 2025, our ten largest customers accounted for approximately 90 percent of sales. We are the trusted source of these products for many of the world's largest automotive parts manufacturers, including PHINIA Inc. (previously part of BorgWarner Inc.), A. Kayser Automotive System GmbH, Korea Fuel-Tech Corporation, MAHLE GmbH, and many other large and small component manufacturers throughout the global automotive supply chain. Our food, water, beverage, and chemical purification products are sold to approximately 70 customers globally. We primarily sell our products through our own direct sales force in North America, Europe, South America, and Asia.

Competition

Our competitors include Norit, Kuraray Co., Ltd., domestic U.S. manufacturers and distributors of imported products, and Chinese manufacturers. Ingevity has a decades-long track record of providing activated carbon that achieves life-of-vehicle emission standards. Given the imperative for automotive manufacturers to produce vehicles for the U.S., Canada, and China markets capable of meeting life-of-vehicle emission standards, or potentially face expensive recalls and unfavorable publicity, our automotive activated carbon products provide our customers with the low-risk choice for this high-performance application. Additionally, we are well-positioned to meet increasingly stringent emissions standards worldwide.

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Performance Chemicals

Our Performance Chemicals segment is comprised of two product lines: pavement technologies and road markings. Our Performance Chemicals products are utilized in asphalt pavement construction, reconstruction and recycling, road markings, and agrochemical dispersants. Our application expertise is often called upon by our customers to provide unique solutions that maximize resource efficiency. We have a broad and diverse customer base in this segment. In 2025, our top ten customers accounted for approximately 32 percent of our segment revenue, with the next 100 customers making up approximately 46 percent of our segment revenue. Performance Chemicals' net sales for 2025, 2024, and 2023 were $400.5 million, $401.9 million, and $425.5 million, respectively. The chart below reflects our 2025 Performance Chemicals' net sales by geography. Sales are assigned to geographic areas based on the location of the party to which the product was shipped.

Raw Materials and Production

Our Performance Chemicals segment serves customers globally from five manufacturing locations in the U.S. Our products are derived from a variety of raw materials, including maleic anhydride, ethoxylates, amines, and acrylic emulsions. These are sourced where possible through multiple suppliers to protect against supply disruptions and to maintain competitive pricing.

Markets Served

Pavement Technologies

Our pavement technologies product line produces a broad line of innovative additives and technologies utilized globally in asphalt pavement construction, preservation, reconstruction and recycling, and agrochemical dispersants.

Asphalt Pavement Construction. Evotherm, our premier line of pavement construction additives, is a warm mix asphalt technology that allows production temperatures to be significantly lowered compared to conventional hot mix asphalt. Lower production temperatures allow customers to extend the paving season, increase recycled asphalt content, and reduces emissions. Evotherm improves the quality of the asphalt mix, improves road density and extends road life by up to 30%.

Asphalt Pavement Preservation. We provide an array of pavement preservation products used to create asphalt emulsions for road maintenance projects. Our technical team matches the right emulsifier and design to our customers' materials and conditions to create high-performing emulsions. We offer a full range of specialized cationic, anionic, and amphoteric emulsifiers with additional, custom-formulated specialty additives.

Asphalt Pavement Reconstruction and Recycling. We provide an array of pavement reconstruction and recycling emulsifiers and additives that reduce the life cycle cost of pavement by enabling the milling and reuse of existing roadways. Our cold in-place recycling additives allow our customers to reopen existing roadways faster, while also lowering overall costs and jobsite emissions.

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Agrochemical Dispersants. We produce dispersants for crop protection products as well as other naturally derived products for agrochemicals. Crop protection formulations are highly engineered, specifically formulated, and cover a range of different formulation types, from liquids to solids. We deliver a wide range of dispersants that are high-performing and consistent. In addition, our crop protection products are approved for use as inert ingredients in agrochemicals by regulatory agencies worldwide.

Customers

We supply our pavement technologies products to approximately 600 customers in 60 countries through our own direct sales force, primarily in the Americas and Europe, as well as a network of third-party distributors. In 2025, our ten largest customers accounted for approximately 38 percent of the product line's sales. Our largest customers include Ergon, Inc., Idaho Asphalt Supply Inc., The Heritage Group, and Syngenta.

Competition

Our primary competitors in pavement technologies are Nouryon Chemicals B.V., Arkema S.A., and Zydex Group. We compete based on deep knowledge of our customers' businesses and extensive insights into road-building technologies and trends globally. We use these strengths to develop consultative relationships with government departments of transportation, facilitating new technology introduction into key markets around the world. Our combined expertise in the disciplines of chemistry and civil engineering provides us with a comprehensive understanding of the relationship between the molecular structure of our products and their impact on the performance of pavement systems. This allows us to develop products customized to local markets and to consistently deliver cost-effective solutions for our customers.

Road Markings

Our road markings product line produces thermoplastic and waterborne paint road markings technologies which provide long service life, excellent adhesion, superior color, and higher retro-reflectivity. Based on the customer and/or governmental agency requirements, the markings can be designed for varying levels of initial and retained performance properties.

Customers

We supply our road markings products to approximately 200 customers in North America through our own direct sales force. In 2025, our ten largest customers accounted for approximately 59 percent of the product line's sales. Our largest customers include TRP Group, and Frontline.

Competition

Our primary competitors in road markings are Sherwin-Williams Company, and PPG Industries Traffic Solutions. We are a proven and trusted provider of mission-critical road marking solutions, relied upon by leading private contractors and government agencies across North America. We maintain a strong, defensible market position reinforced by deep customer relationships and a competitive advantage built on exceptional service, reliability, and consistent product performance.

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Advanced Polymer Technologies

Our Advanced Polymer Technologies segment produces caprolactone and caprolactone-based specialty polymers for use in coatings, resins, elastomers, adhesives, bioplastics, and medical. Advanced Polymer Technologies' net sales for 2025, 2024, and 2023 were $160.2 million, $188.6 million, and $204.0 million, respectively. The chart below reflects our 2025 Advanced Polymer Technologies' net sales by geography. Sales are assigned to geographic areas based on the location of the party to which the product was shipped.

Raw Materials and Production

Our Advanced Polymer Technologies segment serves customers globally from one manufacturing location in the U.K. Our Advanced Polymer Technologies' products are caprolactone-based, which is derived from cyclohexanone, a benzene derivative, and hydrogen peroxide, both of which are readily available in the market. We maintain multiple suppliers of cyclohexanone to protect against supply disruptions and to maintain competitive pricing. Our hydrogen peroxide is currently supplied by Solvay Interox Limited.

Customers

We sell our Advanced Polymer Technologies products to approximately 200 customers around the globe through our own direct sales representatives and third-party sales representatives and distributors. In 2025, our ten largest customers accounted for approximately 44 percent of the segment's sales. Our largest customers are active in polyurethane, elastomers, adhesives, coatings, and bioplastics applications.

Competition

Our primary caprolactone competitors are Daicel Corporation, Hunan Juren Chemical Hitechnology, and BASF SE, but we also face competition from other competing materials. Our value proposition is focused on sustainability elements, either through the high durability performance our Capa polyols impart to polyurethane articles or via the biodegradability characteristics of our Capa thermoplastics which now hold certification in multiple environments. We also add value through customer intimacy, a high focus on environmental, health, safety and quality performance and our supply chain capabilities.