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Note 5 - Variable Interest Entities
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Notes to Financial Statements  
Variable Interest Entity Disclosure [Text Block]

5. 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 six months ended June 30, 2026, there were no changes in our variable interest entities.

Creditors of our variable interest entities have no recourse to our general credit. See “Note 8. Debt—Direct and Subsidiary Debt.” As the primary beneficiary of these variable interest entities at  June 30, 2026, 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  June 30, 2026 and our consolidated balance sheet as of  December 31, 2025 (dollars in millions):

  

June 30,

  

December 31,

 
  

2026

  

2025

 

Current assets

 $85  $81 

Property, plant and equipment, net

  114   122 

Operating lease right-of-use assets

  69   19 

Other noncurrent assets

  154   139 

Deferred income taxes

  8   8 

Total assets

 $430  $369 

Current liabilities

 $147  $126 

Noncurrent operating lease liabilities

  65   12 

Other noncurrent liabilities

  15   15 

Deferred income taxes

  2   2 

Total liabilities

 $229  $155 

 

Certain operating activities for our variable interest entities for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025 were as follows (dollars in millions):

 

  

Three months ended

  

Six months ended

 
  

June 30,

  

June 30,

 
  

2026

  

2025

  

2026

  

2025

 

Income from continuing operations before income taxes

 $6  $14  $12  $30 

Net cash provided by operating activities

  5   10   16   26