Annual report [Section 13 and 15(d), not S-K Item 405]

Note 15 - Debt

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Note 15 - Debt
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Notes to Financial Statements  
Debt Disclosure [Text Block]

15. DEBT

 

Our outstanding debt, net of debt issuance costs, of consolidated entities consisted of the following (dollars in millions):

 

 

   

December 31,

 
   

2025

   

2024

 

Senior credit facilities:

               

Revolving facility

  $ 343     $  

Senior notes

    1,488       1,799  

Amounts outstanding under A/R programs

    152        

Variable interest entities

    7       16  

Other

    21       20  

Total debt

  $ 2,011     $ 1,835  

Current portion of debt

  $ 353     $ 325  

Long-term portion of debt

    1,658       1,510  

Total debt

  $ 2,011     $ 1,835  

 

Direct and Subsidiary Debt

 

Substantially all of our debt, including the facilities described below, has been incurred by our subsidiaries (primarily Huntsman International). Huntsman Corporation is not a guarantor of such subsidiary debt.

 

Certain of our subsidiaries have third-party debt agreements that contain certain restrictions with regard to dividends, distributions, loans or advances. In certain circumstances, the consent of a third party would be required prior to the transfer of any cash or assets from these subsidiaries to us.

 

Revolving Credit Facility

 

On February 9, 2026, Huntsman International entered into the $800 million 2026 Revolving Credit Facility replacing the 2022 Revolving Credit Facility. Borrowings bear interest at the rates specified in the credit agreement governing the 2026 Revolving Credit Facility, which vary based on the type of loan, leverage ratio and debt ratings. The 2026 Revolving Credit Facility has a maturity date of February 9, 2031. Huntsman International may increase the 2026 Revolving Credit Facility commitments by up to $400 million, plus additional amounts, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions. 

 

As of December 31, 2025, the 2022 Revolving Credit Facility was still in effect. Borrowings under the 2022 Revolving Credit Facility bore interest at the rates specified in the credit agreement governing the 2022 Revolving Credit Facility, which varied based on the type of loan and Huntsman International’s debt ratings. Under the 2022 Revolving Credit Facility, the interest rate margin and the commitment fee rates were also subject to adjustments based on the Company’s performance on specified sustainability target thresholds with respect to annual percentage reduction in operational greenhouse gas emissions intensity and annual percentage reduction in water consumption intensity.

 

The following table presents certain amounts under our 2022 Revolving Credit Facility as of December 31, 2025 (monetary amounts in millions):

 

Facility

 

Committed amount

   

Principal outstanding

   

Unamortized discounts and debt issuance costs

   

Carrying value

 

Maturity

2022 Revolving Credit Facility

  $ 1,200     $ 343 (1)(2)   $     $ 343  

May 2027


(1) Total principal amount outstanding (U.S. dollar equivalent) included both U.S. dollar and euro borrowings. Interest rates on borrowings under the 2022 Revolving Credit Facility varied based on the type of loan and Huntsman International’s debt ratings. The representative interest rates for U.S. dollar borrowings and euro borrowings as of December 31, 2025 were 1.65% above Term SOFR and 1.55% above adjusted EURIBOR, respectively.

(2)

On December 31, 2025, we had an additional $3 million (U.S. dollar equivalent) of letters of credit and bank guarantees issued and outstanding under our 2022 Revolving Credit Facility.

 

Senior Notes

 

On  March 28, 2025, we satisfied and discharged our obligations under our 2025 Senior Notes by irrevocably depositing funds sufficient to redeem them in full, which was approximately $315 million, on the maturity date of April 1, 2025.

 

As of December 31, 2025, we had the following outstanding notes (monetary amounts in millions):

 

                   

Unamortized premiums,

 
                   

discounts and

 

Notes

 

Maturity

 

Interest rate

   

Amount outstanding

 

debt issuance costs

 

2029 Senior Notes

 

May 2029

    4.50 %  

$750 ($744 carrying value)

  $ 5  

2031 Senior Notes

 

June 2031

    2.95 %  

$400 ($398 carrying value)

    2  

2034 Senior Notes

 

October 2034

    5.70 %  

$350 ($346 carrying value)

    4  

 

The 2029, 2031 and 2034 Senior Notes are general unsecured senior obligations of Huntsman International. The indentures impose certain limitations on the ability of Huntsman International and its subsidiaries to, among other things, incur additional indebtedness secured by any principal properties, incur indebtedness of subsidiaries, enter into sale and leaseback transactions with respect to any principal properties, consolidate or merge with or into any other person or lease and sell or transfer all or substantially all of its properties and assets. Upon the occurrence of certain change of control events, holders of the 2029, 2031 and 2034 Senior Notes will have the right to require that Huntsman International purchase all or a portion of such holders’ notes in cash at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of repurchase.

 

The 2029 Senior Notes bear interest at 4.50% per year, payable semi-annually on May 1 and November 1 of each year, and will mature on May 1, 2029. Huntsman International may redeem the 2029 Senior Notes in whole or in part at any time prior to February 1, 2029 at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof plus a “make-whole” premium and accrued and unpaid interest. Huntsman International may redeem the 2029 Senior Notes at any time, in whole or from time to time in part, on or after February 1, 2029 at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest.

 

The 2031 Senior Notes bear interest at 2.95% per year, payable semi‑annually on June 15 and December 15 of each year, and will mature on June 15, 2031. Huntsman International may redeem the 2031 Senior Notes in whole or in part at any time prior to March 15, 2031 at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof plus a “make‑whole” premium and accrued and unpaid interest. Huntsman International may redeem the 2031 Senior Notes at any time, in whole or from time to time in part, on or after March 15, 2031 at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest. ​

 

The 2034 Senior Notes bear interest at 5.70% per year, payable semi-annually on April 15 and October 15 of each year, and will mature on October 15, 2034. Huntsman International may redeem the 2034 Senior Notes in whole or in part at any time prior to July 15, 2034 at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof plus a “make-whole” premium and accrued and unpaid interest. Huntsman International may redeem the 2034 Senior Notes at any time, in whole or from time to time in part, on or after July 15, 2034 at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest.

 

A/R Programs

 

Our A/R Programs are structured so that we transfer certain of our trade receivables to the U.S. special purpose entity (“U.S. SPE”) and the European special purpose entity (“EU SPE”) in transactions intended to be true sales or true contributions. The receivables collateralize debt incurred by the U.S. SPE and the EU SPE.

 

On December 29, 2025, we entered into an amendment to our U.S. A/R Program that, among other things, extended the scheduled maturity date from January 2027 to December 2028 and increased the maximum funding availability to $180 million. 

 

Information regarding our A/R Programs as of December 31, 2025 is as follows (monetary amounts in millions):

 

       

Maximum funding

   

Amount

   

Facility

 

Maturity

 

availability(1)

   

outstanding

 

Interest rate(2)

U.S. A/R Program

 

December 2028

  $ 180     $ 93

(3)

Applicable rate plus 0.85%

EU A/R Program

 

July 2027

  100     50  

Applicable rate plus 1.45%

        (or approximately $118)     (or approximately $59)    

(1)

The amount of actual availability under our A/R Programs may be lower based on the level of eligible receivables sold, changes in the credit ratings of our customers, customer concentration levels and certain characteristics of the accounts receivable being transferred, as defined in the applicable agreements.

(2)

The applicable rate for our U.S. A/R Program is defined by the lenders as the Asset-Backed Commercial Paper rate. The applicable rate for our EU A/R Program is either Term SOFR, EURIBOR or SONIA (Sterling Overnight Interbank Average Rate). 

(3)

As of December 31, 2025, we had approximately $5 million (U.S. dollar equivalents) of letters of credit issued and outstanding under our U.S. A/R Program.

 

As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, $281 million and $233 million, respectively, of accounts receivable were pledged as collateral under our A/R Programs.

 

Variable Interest Entity Debt

 

As of December 31, 2025, AAC, our consolidated 50%-owned joint venture, had $7 million outstanding under its loan commitments and debt financing arrangements, all of which was classified as current debt on our consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2025. We do not guarantee these loan commitments, and AAC is not a guarantor of any of our other debt obligations.

 

Note Payable

 

During the second quarter of 2024, HPS repaid the remainder of its outstanding note payable to SLIC denominated in Chinese renminbi, the equivalent of $190 million, related to the separation and acquisition of assets of SLIC. For more information, see “Note 3. Business Combinations and Acquisitions—Separation and Acquisition of Assets of SLIC Joint Venture.”

 

Debt Issuance Costs

 

We record debt issuance costs related to a debt liability on the balance sheets as a reduction to the face amount of that debt liability. As of  December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the amount of debt issuance costs directly reducing the debt liability was $7 million and $9 million, respectively. We amortize debt issuance costs using either a straight line or effective interest method, depending on the debt agreement, and record them as interest expense.​

 

Compliance With Covenants

 

Our 2022 Revolving Credit Facility contained a financial covenant regarding the leverage ratio of Huntsman International and its subsidiaries. The 2022 Revolving Credit Facility also contained other customary covenants and events of default for credit facilities of this type.

 

The agreements governing our A/R Programs also contain certain receivable performance metrics. Any material failure to meet the applicable A/R Programs’ metrics could lead to an early termination event under the A/R Programs, which could require us to cease our use of such facilities, prohibiting us from additional borrowings against our receivables or, at the discretion of the lenders, requiring that we repay the A/R Programs in full. 

 

As of December 31, 2025, we believe that we were in compliance with the covenants governing our material debt instruments, including our 2022 Revolving Credit Facility, our A/R Programs and our notes.

 

Maturities

 

The scheduled maturities of our debt (excluding debt to affiliates) by year as of December 31, 2025 are as follows (dollars in millions):

 

Year ending December 31,

       

2026

  $ 353  

2027

    62  

2028

    95  

2029

    745  

2030

    2  

Thereafter

    754  
    $ 2,011