Huntsman is trying to shift away from lower-value commodity chemicals and toward more specialized, greener products that customers are increasingly asking for, which could make results steadier when demand rebounds. But heavy global supply, high European costs, and a slow recovery in building and manufacturing could keep profits under pressure longer than expected.Read more
Key Takeaways Intensifying regulation, sustainability pressures, and competition from bio-based alternatives threaten core revenue streams and erode profitability across key end markets. Rising input costs, regional overcapacity, and global supply chain shifts constrain earnings growth and force strategic repositioning to preserve long-term viability.Read more
Key Takeaways Structural cost reductions and streamlined operations position Huntsman for lasting cash generation and resilient margins through economic cycles. Growth in energy-efficient construction and advanced materials, alongside innovation in Asian markets, supports revenue expansion and improved earnings quality.Read more
Huntsman Corporation manufactures and sells diversified organic chemical products worldwide. The company operates in three segments: Polyurethanes, Performance Products, and Advanced Materials. The Polyurethanes segment offers polyurethane chemicals, including methyl diphenyl diisocyanate, polyether and polyester polyols, and thermoplastic polyurethane; and aniline, benzene, nitrobenzene and other co-products. The Performance Products segment manufactures amines, such as polyetheramines, ethyleneamines, DGA Agent, JEFFCAT catalysts, and E-GRADE specialty amines and carbonates. The Advanced Materials segment offers epoxy, phenoxy, acrylic, polyurethane, and acrylonitrile-butadiene-based polymer formulations; and thermoset resins, curing and toughening agents, and carbon nanomaterials. The company provides pre-and post-sales technical service support to customers. Its products are used in a range of applications, including adhesives, aerospace, automotive, construction products, durable and non-durable consumer products, electronics, insulation, packaging, coatings and construction, power generation, and refining, as well as serves the elastomers, insulation, footwear, furniture, industrial, oil and gas, liquid natural gas transport, printed circuit boards, consumer, appliances, electrical power transmission and distribution, recreational sports equipment, food and beverage packaging, and medical appliances markets. It sells its products through a network of distributors and agents. The company was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas.
