Quarterly report [Sections 13 or 15(d)]

Note 4 - Discontinued Operations

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Note 4 - Discontinued Operations
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Notes to Financial Statements  
Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations, Disclosure [Text Block]

4. DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS 

 

SaLE of tEXTILE eFFECTS bUSINESS

 

On February 28, 2023, we completed the sale of our textile chemicals and dyes business (“Textile Effects Business”) to Archroma, a portfolio company of SK Capital Partners, and during the first quarter of 2024, we finalized the purchase price valued at $597 million, which included adjustments to the purchase price for working capital, plus the assumption of underfunded pension liabilities. Additionally, during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, we recorded net charges of approximately $1 million and $8 million, respectively, related to certain post-closing indemnification obligations and other outstanding charges between the parties. 

 

The following table reconciles major line items constituting pretax loss of discontinued operations to after-tax loss of discontinued operations, primarily related to our Textile Effects Business, as presented in our condensed consolidated statements of operations (dollars in millions): 

 

   

Three months ended

 
   

March 31,

 
   

2025

   

2024

 

Major line item constituting pretax loss of discontinued operations:

               

Loss on sale of our Textile Effects Business, net

  $ (1 )   $ (8 )

Loss from discontinued operations before income taxes

    (1 )     (8 )

Income tax benefit

          1  

Net loss attributable to discontinued operations

  $ (1 )   $ (7 )