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The most significant concentration Innospec discloses is ethylene single source (German operations) at 4%, classified HIGH by disclosed size. Below: the full set from the latest 10-K — verbatim quotes, filing references, and a synthesis of what these exposures mean together.
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Source: Innospec’s SEC Form 10-K filed — view the filing on SEC EDGAR ↗
Each card carries a disclosed-size chip (HIGH / MEDIUM / LOW — how large the exposure is as a share of revenue, not how dangerous it is) and a nature tag: Built-in(the company’s own model, geography, or products) or Outside party (an external customer, supplier, or distributor it relies on).
“10-K Item 1: 'we source ethylene for our German operations via a direct pipeline, making it effectively a single source ... products representing approximately 4% of Innospec's sales'”
The company's disclosed concentration profile contains a single supply-chain exposure: ethylene for the German operations is sourced via a direct pipeline, making it effectively a single source, covering products representing approximately 4% of Innospec's sales. By disclosed size this is a high-share concentration within the affected product lines, with a dependency character — the pipeline arrangement means there is no ready alternative supply path if the source is disrupted. However, the scope of the exposure in absolute terms is bounded: the affected products represent a limited portion of total company sales, which provides a natural ceiling on how much this supplier disruption could affect the overall business. The structural nature of the pipeline supply arrangement reflects an infrastructure decision rather than a contracting choice that could be easily reversed. Physical infrastructure constraints can be slow and costly to remedy, which means the dependency, if it became a problem, would likely take time to work through. At the same time, because the affected product share is limited, the exposure does not appear to be a portfolio-defining risk; it is more an operational vulnerability in a specific segment of the German production footprint. There are no other disclosed customer, geographic, or product concentrations in the filing. The overall concentration profile is therefore narrow, with one disclosed supply dependency of high share within its scope but limited scope within the company's total revenue base.
For the engine’s reasoning on IOSP’s current verdict — including which dimensions drove the score — see the per-dimension breakdown.
| Symbol | Name | HIGH | MEDIUM | LOW | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APD | Air Products and Chemicals, Inc | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| ALB | Albemarle Corporation | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| AVNT | Avient Corporation | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| IOSP● | Innospec Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| AXTA | Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| ASH | Ashland Inc. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Concentration counts reflect items disclosed in each peer’s most recent 10-K; disclosed-size classification uses TrendMatrix’s internal 10-K extraction taxonomy.