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Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Note 8 - Variable Interest Entities

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Note 8 - Variable Interest Entities
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Notes to Financial Statements Ìý
Variable Interest Entity Disclosure [Text Block]

8. VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES

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We evaluate our investments and transactions to identify variable interest entities for which we are the primary beneficiary. We hold a variable interest in the following joint ventures for which we are the primary beneficiary:

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Rubicon is our 50%-owned joint venture with Lanxess that manufactures products for our Polyurethanes and Performance Products segments. The structure of the joint venture is such that the total equity investment at risk is not sufficient to permit the joint venture to finance its activities without additional financial support. By virtue of the operating agreement with this joint venture, we purchase a majority of the output, absorb a majority of the operating costs and provide a majority of the additional funding.

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AAC is our 50%-owned joint venture with the Zamil Group that manufactures products for our Performance Products segment. As required in the operating agreement governing this joint venture, we purchase all of AAC’s production and sell it to our customers. Substantially all of the joint venture’s activities are conducted on our behalf.

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During the year ended December 31, 2024, there were no changes in our variable interest entities.

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Creditors of our variable interest entities have no recourse to our general credit. See “NoteÌý14. Debt—Direct and Subsidiary Debt.â€� As the primary beneficiary of these variable interest entities at DecemberÌý31, 2024, the joint venturesâ€� assets, liabilities and results of operations are included in our consolidated financial statements.

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The following table summarizes the carrying amount of our variable interest entities� assets and liabilities included in our consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2024 and 2023 (dollars in millions):

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Current assets

Ìý $ 89 Ìý Ìý $ 67 Ìý

Property, plant and equipment, net

Ìý Ìý 124 Ìý Ìý Ìý 150 Ìý

Operating lease right-of-use assets

Ìý Ìý 21 Ìý Ìý Ìý 29 Ìý

Other noncurrent assets

Ìý Ìý 133 Ìý Ìý Ìý 125 Ìý

Deferred income taxes

Ìý Ìý 10 Ìý Ìý Ìý 13 Ìý

Total assets

Ìý $ 377 Ìý Ìý $ 384 Ìý

Current liabilities

Ìý $ 147 Ìý Ìý $ 121 Ìý

Long-term debt

Ìý Ìý 7 Ìý Ìý Ìý 17 Ìý

Noncurrent operating lease liabilities

Ìý Ìý 15 Ìý Ìý Ìý 21 Ìý

Other noncurrent liabilities

Ìý Ìý 16 Ìý Ìý Ìý 15 Ìý

Deferred income taxes

Ìý Ìý 2 Ìý Ìý Ìý 1 Ìý

Total liabilities

Ìý $ 187 Ìý Ìý $ 175 Ìý

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CertainÌýoperating activities for our variable interest entities were as follows (dollars in millions):

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2022

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Income from continuing operations before income taxes

Ìý $ 67 Ìý Ìý $ 60 Ìý Ìý $ 36 Ìý

Net cash provided by operating activities

Ìý Ìý 87 Ìý Ìý Ìý 78 Ìý Ìý Ìý 81 Ìý

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