From Spin-Off to Standout: One Year of Advancing Science for Smarter Outcomes

One year ago today, on October 30, 2025, Solstice Advanced Materials rang the Nasdaq opening bell and launched as an independent, pure-play specialty materials company with a bold ambition: to continue advancing science for smarter outcomes.

With an advanced materials heritage of more than 130 years, Solstice helps customers solve some of the world’s most complex challenges in computing, energy evolution, safety and defense, and smarter health outcomes.

As we celebrate our first anniversary, we're reflecting on more than milestones. We’re looking at the material difference our science, innovation, and customer partnerships make possible – from enabling next-generation computing to advancing energy evolution, protecting people and supporting applications across healthcare and oral-care markets. Read along as we highlight what we achieved together.

Solstice Milestones in Energy Evolution:

As energy demand grows, Solstice announced the expansion of uranium conversion production at its Metropolis Works Facility. The facility is projected to produce more than 10 kilotonnes (10 kt) of UF₆ in 2026.
To accelerate the development of emerging technologies for customers across key markets, Solstice announced a $49 million investment to expand R&D capabilities in Buffalo, NY, for refrigerant and thermal management research, enhanced toxicological testing, and the construction of a lab for advanced energy storage materials. The site has been at the forefront of advanced materials innovation since the facility opened in 1955.

Aerial view of the Research & Development facility in Buffalo, New York.

As the automotive industry advances lower-emission solutions, Solstice launched a Direct-to-YF retrofit concept that helps customers transition R-134a air conditioning systems to a lower global warming potential refrigerant. The retrofit will enable professionals to accommodate R-1234yf without replacing or modifying existing 134a air conditioning system components.

Solstice Milestones in Advanced Computing:

To support demand for advanced computing, Solstice broke ground on a $200 million expansion at its Electronic Materials facility in Spokane Valley, WA, which is expected to double sputtering target production capacity, help address shorter lead times, and support the next generation of semiconductor innovation.

Solstice employees break ground on the Spokane Valley, WA, expansion in December 2025.

Solstice Milestones in Safety & Defense:

To strengthen domestic supply chains supporting national security and public safety, Solstice announced a $220 million investment at its ballistic fiber facility in Chesterfield County, VA, creating an advanced production hub for ballistic-fiber manufacturing in North America and adding 100 high-tech jobs.

Solstice Milestones in Healthcare:

To meet growing demand for advanced oral care solutions, Solstice expanded their global stannous fluoride production capacity in Seelze, Germany, helping customers improve oral health outcomes for people around the world.
To support the safe and effective delivery of medicines worldwide, Solstice increased production of Aclar® barrier films in their Pottsville, PA, site by commissioning the new Pelletizer-4 (APL-4), which is designed to increase pelletizing capacity. In addition, the site opened a new Global Packaging Lab to strengthen manufacturing capabilities and to enable customer testing, training, and product development.

Solstice employees celebrate the opening of the fully new commissioned Pelletizer-4 (APL-4) in Pottsville, PA, with an internal ribbon cutting.

Solstice introduced high-purity Chromasolv™ LC-MS solvents for PFAS Analysis, The new offering includes methanol, water and acetonitrile solvents with more than 99.9% purity specifically evaluated for ultra-low PFAS background, helping laboratories reduce solvent-related interference in sensitive PFAS testing.

Other Key Solstice Milestones:

As customers and communities increasingly expect sustainable operations, Solstice advanced its Zero Waste to Landfill ambition in Pottsville, PA, to help improve waste segregation, recycling, and energy recovery to reduce landfill disposal and support more circular operations.

An aerial view of our Pottsville, PA, site.

This year, Solstice employees around the world united for their very first Summer Solstice Week of Service. Employees participated in 35 community volunteer activities.

Employees globally take part in the inaugural “Summer Solstice Week of Service”.

The Future Starts Here

One year in, we're proud of what we've accomplished. What excites us even more is what's ahead.

We're deepening customer relationships, expanding innovation, investing in capacity, and helping customers capitalize on the trends transforming industries and reshaping the world.

That’s The Material Difference - and it’s what we’ll continue building on in the years ahead.