The "Restructuring and asset related charges - net" line in the consolidated statements of income is used to record charges for restructuring programs and other asset related charges, which includes other asset impairments.

On September 29, 2020, the Dow Inc. Board approved restructuring actions to achieve the Company's structural cost improvement initiatives in response to the continued economic impact from the coronavirus disease 2019 ("COVID-19") pandemic. The restructuring program was designed to reduce structural costs and enable the Company to further enhance competitiveness while the COVID-19 economic recovery gained traction. This program included a global workforce cost reduction of approximately 6 percent and actions to rationalize the Company's manufacturing assets, which included asset write-down and write-off charges, related contract termination fees and environmental remediation costs ("2020 Restructuring Program"). Severance benefits are provided to employees primarily under Dow's ongoing benefit arrangements and are accrued against the Corporate segment once management commits to a plan of termination. The actions related to the 2020 Restructuring Program were substantially complete by the end of 2021, with the exception of certain cash payments that will continue into 2023.

In the third quarter of 2020, the Company recorded pretax restructuring charges of $575 million, consisting of severance and related benefit costs of $297 million, asset write-downs and write-offs of $197 million and costs associated with exit and disposal activities of $81 million. In the fourth quarter of 2020, the Company recorded net favorable pretax restructuring credits of $1 million related to asset write-downs and write-offs and $1 million related to costs associated with exit and disposal activities (related to Performance Materials & Coatings and Corporate). The adjustment to costs associated with exit and disposal activities included curtailment costs associated with a defined benefit pension plan. See Note 19 for additional information. In 2021, the Company recorded pretax restructuring charges of $12 million for asset write-downs and write-offs and $10 million for costs associated with exit and disposal activities. In addition, the Company reduced pretax restructuring charges by $10 million for severance and related benefit costs.


2020 Restructuring Program	Severance and Related Benefit Costs		Asset Write-downs and Write-offs		Costs Associated with Exit and Disposal Activities		Total
In millions
Packaging & Specialty Plastics	$	—	$	11	$	—	$	11
Industrial Intermediates & Infrastructure	—		22		—		22
Performance Materials & Coatings	—		116		61		177
Corporate	297		47		19		363
Total restructuring charges	$	297	$	196	$	80	$	573
Charges against the reserve	—		(196)		(5)		(201)
Cash payments	(8)		—		—		(8)
Reserve balance at Dec 31, 2020	$	289	$	—	$	75	$	364
Packaging & Specialty Plastics	$	—	$	—	$	8	$	8
Industrial Intermediates & Infrastructure	—		1		—		1
Performance Materials & Coatings	—		8		2		10
Corporate	(10)		3		—		(7)
Total restructuring charges	$	(10)	$	12	$	10	$	12
Charges against the reserve	—		(12)		—		(12)
Cash payments	(175)		—		(21)		(196)
Reserve balance at Dec 31, 2021	$	104	$	—	$	64	$	168
Cash payments	(88)		—		(11)		(99)
Reserve balance at Dec 31, 2022	$	16	$	—	$	53	$	69

At December 31, 2022, $22 million ($112 million at December 31, 2021) of the reserve balance was included in "Accrued and other current liabilities" and $47 million ($56 million at December 31, 2021) was included in "Other noncurrent obligations" in the consolidated balance sheets.

The Company recorded pretax restructuring charges of $585 million inception-to-date under the 2020 Restructuring Program, consisting of severance and related benefit costs of $287 million, asset write-downs and write-offs of $208 million and costs associated with exit and disposal activities of $90 million.

•Industrial Intermediates & Infrastructure recorded a charge of $22 million to rationalize its asset footprint by shutting down certain amines and solvents facilities in the United States and Europe as well as select, small-scale downstream polyurethanes manufacturing facilities.

•Performance Materials & Coatings recorded a charge of $116 million for shutting down manufacturing assets, primarily related to small-scale coatings reactors, and also rationalized its upstream asset footprint in Europe and the U.S. & Canada by adjusting the supply of siloxane and silicon metal to balance to regional needs.

The 2020 Restructuring Program included charges related to the write-down and write-off of assets totaling $12 million in 2021, which included additional write-down and write-off of assets related to the actions listed above, impacting Industrial Intermediates & Infrastructure ($1 million) and Performance Materials & Coatings ($8 million), and the write-down of an additional non-manufacturing facility impacting Corporate ($3 million).

The 2020 Restructuring Program included charges of $80 million for costs associated with exit and disposal activities in 2020, which included $19 million for contract termination fees related to the asset actions listed above, impacting Performance Materials & Coatings ($9 million) and Corporate ($10 million), as well as $56 million for environmental remediation, impacting Performance Materials & Coatings ($52 million) and Corporate ($4 million) and $5 million related to curtailment costs associated with a defined benefit pension plan, impacting Corporate.

The 2020 Restructuring Program included charges of $10 million for costs associated with exit and disposal activities in 2021, which included contract termination fees and environmental remediation, impacting Packaging & Specialty Plastics ($8 million) and Performance Materials & Coatings ($2 million).

The Company expects to incur additional costs in the future related to its restructuring activities. Future costs are expected to include demolition costs related to closed facilities and restructuring implementation costs. These costs will be recognized as incurred. The Company also expects to incur additional employee-related costs, including involuntary termination benefits, related to its other optimization activities. These costs cannot be reasonably estimated at this time.

In 2022, the Company recorded pretax asset related charges of $118 million due to the Russia and Ukraine conflict and the expectation that certain assets would not be recoverable. These charges included the write-down of inventory, the recording of bad debt reserves and the impairment of other assets. Asset related charges by segment in 2022 were as follows: $8 million in Packaging & Specialty Plastics, $73 million in Industrial Intermediates & Infrastructure, $6 million in Performance Materials & Coatings and $31 million in Corporate.

In 2020, the Company recognized pretax impairment charges of $49 million, including additional pretax impairment charges for capital additions made to a bio-ethanol manufacturing facility in Santa Vitoria, Minas Gerais, Brazil ("Santa Vitoria"), which was impaired in 2017 and divested in 2020, as well as charges for miscellaneous write-offs and write-downs of non-manufacturing assets and the write-down of certain corporate leased equipment. The impairment charges related to Packaging & Specialty Plastics ($19 million), Performance Materials & Coatings ($15 million) and Corporate ($15 million). See Note 22 for additional information.

On January 25, 2023, the Dow Inc. Board approved restructuring actions to achieve the Company's structural cost improvement initiatives in response to the continued economic impact from the global recessionary environment and to enhance its agility and long-term competitiveness across the economic cycle. This program includes a global workforce cost reduction, decreasing turnaround spending, actions to rationalize the Company’s manufacturing assets, which includes asset write-down and write-off charges and related contract termination fees.

The Company will record a charge in the first quarter of 2023 for costs associated with these activities. In total, these costs are expected to be in the range of $550 million to $725 million and will consist of severance and related benefit costs ranging from $330 million to $425 million in connection with a global workforce reduction of approximately 2,000 roles; costs associated with exit and disposal activities ranging from $20 million to $50 million; and asset write-downs and write-offs ranging from $200 million to $250 million.

Future cash payments related to severance costs, contract termination fees and environmental remediation costs are anticipated to be approximately $450 million to $550 million and will be paid out primarily over the next two years.