Quarterly report [Sections 13 or 15(d)]

Note 6 - Variable Interest Entities

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Note 6 - Variable Interest Entities
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Notes to Financial Statements  
Variable Interest Entity Disclosure [Text Block]

6. VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES

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:

 

Rubicon LLC is our 50%-owned joint venture with Lanxess that manufactures products for our Polyurethanes and Performance Products segments.

 

Arabian Amines Company (“AAC”) is our 50%-owned joint venture with Zamil group that manufactures products for our Performance Products segment.

During the three months ended March 31, 2025, there were no changes in our variable interest entities.

Creditors of our variable interest entities have no recourse to our general credit. See “Note 9. Debt—Direct and Subsidiary Debt.” As the primary beneficiary of these variable interest entities at  March 31, 2025, the joint ventures’ assets, liabilities and results of operations are included in our condensed consolidated financial statements.

The following table summarizes the carrying amounts of our variable interest entities’ assets and liabilities included in our condensed consolidated balance sheet as of  March 31, 2025 and our consolidated balance sheet as of  December 31, 2024 (dollars in millions):

   

March 31,

   

December 31,

 
   

2025

   

2024

 

Current assets

  $ 107     $ 89  

Property, plant and equipment, net

    124       124  

Operating lease right-of-use assets

    22       21  

Other noncurrent assets

    135       133  

Deferred income taxes

    10       10  

Total assets

  $ 398     $ 377  

Current liabilities

  $ 143     $ 147  

Long-term debt

    5       7  

Noncurrent operating lease liabilities

    13       15  

Other noncurrent liabilities

    16       16  

Deferred income taxes

    2       2  

Total liabilities

  $ 179     $ 187  

 

Certain operating activities for our variable interest entities for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 were as follows (dollars in millions):

 

   

Three months ended

 
   

March 31,

 
   

2025

   

2024

 

Income from continuing operations before income taxes

  $ 16     $ 18  

Net cash provided by operating activities

    16       19