Acquisitions, Dispositions and Plant Closures

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2023

Acquisitions, Dispositions and Plant Closures [Abstract]

Acquisitions, Dispositions and Plant Closures

Acquisitions

In November 2022, the Company acquired 100% ownership of entities and assets consisting of a majority of the Mobility & Materials business ("M&M") of DuPont de Nemours, Inc. ("DuPont") (the "M&M Acquisition") for a purchase price of $11.0 billion, subject to transaction adjustments, in an all-cash transaction. The Company acquired a global production network of 29 facilities, including compounding and polymerization, customer and supplier contracts and agreements, an intellectual property portfolio, including approximately 850 patents with associated technical and R&D assets, and approximately 5,000 employees across the manufacturing, technical, and commercial organizations. This acquisition of M&M enhances the engineered materials product portfolio by adding new polymers, brands, product technology, and backward integration in critical polymers, allowing the Company to accelerate growth in high-value applications including future mobility, connectivity and medical. The acquisition was accounted for as a business combination and the acquired operations are included in the Engineered Materials segment.

The Company preliminarily allocated the purchase price of the acquisition to identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair values as of the acquisition date. The purchase price allocation was based upon preliminary information and is subject to change if additional information about the facts and circumstances that existed at the acquisition date becomes available. The Company is in the ongoing process of conducting a valuation of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed related to the acquisition, including trade names and customer relationships, personal and real property, investment in equity affiliates and deferred taxes. The final fair value of the net assets acquired may result in adjustments to these assets and liabilities, including goodwill. During the measurement period to date, there were no adjustments that materially impacted the Company's goodwill initially recorded.

The following unaudited pro forma financial information presents the consolidated results of operations as if the M&M Acquisition had occurred at the beginning of 2022. M&M's pre-acquisition results have been added to the Company's historical results. The pro forma results contained in the table below include adjustments for (i) increased depreciation expense as a result of acquisition date fair value adjustments, (ii) amortization of acquired intangibles, (iii) interest expense and amortization of debt issuance costs of $171 million and $343 million related to borrowings under the U.S. Term Loan Facility (defined below) and the issuance of Acquisition Notes (defined below) as if these had taken place at the beginning of 2022 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, respectively and (iv) net total inventory step up of inventory amortized to Cost of sales of $33 million and $131 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, respectively.

These pro forma results have been prepared for comparative purposes only and are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations as they would have been had the acquisitions occurred on the assumed dates, nor are they necessarily an indication of future operating results.


	Three Months Ended June 30, 2022	Six Months Ended June 30, 2022
	(In $ millions)
Unaudited Consolidated Pro Forma Results
Proforma Net sales	3,397	6,824
Proforma Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before tax	285	597

Nutrinova Joint Venture

On June 22, 2023, the Company announced the signing of a definitive agreement with Mitsui & Co., Ltd. ("Mitsui") to form a food ingredients joint venture under the name Nutrinova. The Company will contribute receivables, inventory, property, plant and equipment, certain intangible assets, other assets, other liabilities, technology and employees of its food ingredients business while retaining a 30% stake in the joint venture. Mitsui will acquire the remaining 70% stake at a purchase price of

$473 million. The parties expect to close the transaction in the second half of 2023, pending regulatory approvals. The Company will account for its remaining investment in the food ingredients business as an equity method investment.

As of June 30, 2023, the food ingredients business, currently included in the Engineered Materials segment, was classified as held for sale and measured and reported at the lower of its carrying amount or fair value less costs to sell. The assets and liabilities classified as held for sale in the unaudited consolidated balance sheet are as follows:


			As of June 30, 2023
			(In $ millions)
Current assets			83
Goodwill			80
Other long-term assets			48
Assets held for sale			211

Other liabilities			19
Liabilities held for sale			19

Korea Engineering Plastics Co. Restructuring

In April 2022, the Company completed the restructuring of Korea Engineering Plastics Co. ("KEPCO"), a joint venture owned 50% by the Company and 50% by Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc. KEPCO was first formed in 1987 to manufacture and market polyoxymethylene ("POM") in Asia, with a particular focus on serving domestic demand in South Korea. KEPCO will now focus solely on manufacturing and supplying high quality products to its shareholders, who will independently market them globally. As part of the restructuring of KEPCO, the Company paid KEPCO $5 million and will pay 5 equal annual installments of €24 million on October 1 of each year beginning in 2022. This resulted in an increase to the Company's investment in KEPCO of $134 million. The Company's joint venture partner will make similar payments to KEPCO. The restructuring did not result in a change in ownership percentage of KEPCO, nor a change in control, and KEPCO will continue to be accounted for as an equity method investment.