Eastman (NYSE: EMN) is a global specialty materials and chemical company headquartered in Kingsport, Tennessee. Originating from Eastman Kodak and listed as an independent public company since 1994, it operates manufacturing and technology centers across the Americas, Europe, and Asia-Pacific.
The company’s portfolio spans specialty plastics and copolyesters, cellulose esters, performance films and interlayers, additives and functional products, solvents, plasticizers, and heat transfer fluids (including the Therminol brand). Eastman also supplies key acetyl and oxo intermediates such as acetic acid and acetic anhydride. Its materials serve end markets including packaging, transportation and automotive, building and construction, medical, consumer durables, and electronics.
Eastman develops and licenses process technologies and has ongoing initiatives in circular and low-carbon material solutions, including chemical recycling platforms that convert waste plastics into polymer-grade feedstocks.