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Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis

2025-02-04 compared with 2024-01-31 · 326 added, 247 removed, 660 unchanged (46% of the section changed)

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The Company's global business operations give rise to market risk exposure related to changes in foreign currency exchange rates and international capital flows that may be affected by extensive regulations and controls, especially in developing or highly inflationary countries such as Argentina.

In December 2023, the Argentina government devalued the Argentine peso, which resulted in pretax charges for foreign currency exchange losses and inventory valuation impacts of $177 million ($52 million related to Packaging & Specialty Plastics, $16 million related to Industrial Intermediates & Infrastructure and $109 million related to Corporate).

The Company continues to monitor these situations and take appropriate actions as necessary to manage the financial impact pursuant to established guidelines and policies.

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Dow operates manufacturing sites in 30 countries and employs approximately 36,000 people.

In 2023, the Company had annual sales of $45 billion, of which 37 percent were to customers in the U.S.

In 2024, the Company had net sales of $43 billion, of which 38 percent were to customers in the U.S.

33 percent were in Europe, Middle East, Africa and India ("EMEAI");

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The following is a summary of the results for the Company for the year ended December 31, 2024:

The Company reported net sales in 2023 of $45 billion, down 22 percent from $57 billion in 2022, with decreases across all geographic regions and operating segments, and driven by a decrease in local price of 16 percent and a volume decrease of 6 percent.

Local price decreased 16 percent compared with 2022, with decreases in all operating segments and geographic regions, driven by slower global macroeconomic activity creating unfavorable supply and demand dynamics, industry supply additions and lower global energy and feedstocks costs.

The Company reported net sales in 2024 of $43 billion, down 4 percent from $45 billion in 2023, with decreases across all geographic regions, and driven by a decrease in local price of 4 percent.

Net sales decreased in Packaging & Specialty Plastics (down 6 percent) and Industrial Intermediates & Infrastructure (down 5 percent), partially offset by an increase in Performance Materials & Coatings (up 1 percent).

Local price decreased 4 percent compared with 2023, with decreases in all operating segments and geographic regions.

Local price decreased in Packaging & Specialty Plastics (down 4 percent), Industrial Intermediates & Infrastructure (down 6 percent) and Performance Materials & Coatings (down 3 percent).

Volume decreased 6 percent compared with 2022, with decreases in Packaging & Specialty Plastics (down 5 percent), Industrial Intermediates & Infrastructure (down 9 percent) and Performance Materials & Coatings (down 5 percent).

Volume decreased in the U.S.

& Canada (down 6 percent), EMEAI (down 9 percent), and Asia Pacific (down 4 percent), which was partially offset by an increase in Latin America (up 4 percent).

Currency impact on net sales was flat compared with 2022.

Restructuring and asset related charges - net were $528 million in 2023 primarily reflecting restructuring actions approved by the Board in January 2023.

The restructuring charges consisted of severance and related benefit costs of $344 million and asset write-downs and write-offs of $191 million and were partially offset by other asset related credit adjustments of $7 million related to a prior restructuring program.

Equity in losses of nonconsolidated affiliates was $119 million in 2023, compared with earnings of $268 million in 2022, primarily due to declines at Sadara and the Kuwait joint ventures.

Volume was flat compared with 2023 and mixed by operating segment, with a decrease in Packaging & Specialty Plastics (down 2 percent) offset by increases in Industrial Intermediates & Infrastructure (up 1 percent) and Performance Materials & Coatings (up 5 percent).

Volume increased in the U.S.

& Canada (up 2 percent), decreased in Latin America (down 1 percent), and was flat in EMEAI and Asia Pacific.

The impact of currency on net sales was flat compared with 2023.

Restructuring and asset related charges - net were $103 million in 2024 compared with $528 million in 2023, primarily reflecting restructuring actions approved by the Board in January 2023.

The restructuring charges recognized in 2024 consisted of severance and related benefit costs of $41 million, asset write-downs and write-offs of $16 million and costs associated with exit and disposal activities of $9 million.

In addition, the Company recognized pretax impairment charges of $37 million related to assets included in the divestiture of the Company's flexible packaging laminating adhesives business.

Equity in losses of nonconsolidated affiliates was $6 million in 2024, compared with losses of $119 million in 2023, primarily driven by improved equity earnings at the Kuwait joint ventures driven from higher prices and volumes, improved results at the Sadara joint venture, partially offset by continued margin compression at the Thai joint ventures.

Sundry income (expense) - net for Dow Inc.

and TDCC was expense of $280 million and $327 million, respectively, in 2023, compared with income of $727 million and $714 million, respectively, in 2022.

Sundry income (expense) - net decreased primarily due to a non-cash settlement charge related to the Company's pension de-risking activities and higher foreign currency exchange losses, which included the impact of the December 2023 devaluation of the Argentine peso.

Income from the successful and final resolution and recognition of a long-running patent infringement award was included in 2022.

and TDCC was income of $415 million and $404 million, respectively, in 2024, compared with expense of $280 million and $327 million, respectively, in 2023.

Sundry income (expense) - net increased primarily due to lower foreign currency exchange losses and the absence of a one-time non-cash settlement charge related to the Company's pension de-risking activities in 2023.

Net income available for Dow Inc.

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Other notable events and highlights from the year ended December 31, 2024 include:

• On January 25, 2023, the Board approved restructuring actions ("2023 Restructuring Program") 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 included a global workforce cost reduction program, decreased turnaround spending and actions that rationalized the Company’s manufacturing assets, which included asset write-down and write-off charges and related contract termination fees.

• On April 25, 2023, the Company announced that it had selected Linde as its industrial gas partner for the supply of circular hydrogen and nitrogen for its Fort Saskatchewan Path2Zero investment.

• On May 11, 2023, Dow Inc.

announced Seadrift, Texas, as the location of its small modular nuclear reactor project as part of a joint development agreement with X-energy.

• On June 15, 2023, Fitch Ratings affirmed TDCC’s BBB+ long-term credit rating and announced a short-term credit rating upgrade to F1 from F2, and also revised its long-term outlook from positive to stable.

August 22, 2023, Standard and Poor's affirmed TDCC's BBB and A-2 rating, and revised its outlook from positive to stable.

These credit agencies' decisions were made as part of their annual review process and reflect the Company's supportive financial policies and strong operating performance.

• On January 25, 2024, the Company published its Green Finance Framework and related Second Party Opinion on its website, to support the execution of its sustainability strategy.

• On February 1, 2024, Andrea L.

Dominowski became Controller and Vice President of Controllers.

• On February 9, 2024, TDCC issued $1.25 billion of senior unsecured notes in connection with the Company's Green Finance Framework.

• On April 2, 2024, the Company announced that Mauro Gregorio, President of Performance Materials & Coatings, elected to retire in the third quarter of 2024 after 40 years of service.

• On April 2, 2024, the Company announced that Brendy Lange, business vice president of Dow Industrial Solutions, was named President of Performance Materials & Coatings.

• On May 16, 2024, the Company announced it will expand its Protect the Climate targets by setting distinct milestones for climate change mitigation that focus on water and nature conservation.

Additional information can be found on the Company's website.

• On June 18, 2024, Dow Inc.

released its INtersections Progress Report, demonstrating how the Company's continued focus and actions align to its ambition and goal to deliver value growth;

best-in-class performance;

and innovative, sustainable solutions to address global challenges.

• On July 14, 2023, an incident occurred that included an explosion and subsequent fire at Dow's Louisiana Operations Glycol-2 unit in Plaquemine, Louisiana.

There were no injuries reported from the incident and it was limited to the Glycol-2 unit with minimal disruption to other site operations.

The Company completed a root cause investigation and is executing a plan to restore operations.

The Company's estimated impact on pretax earnings from the incident is $100 million per quarter.

The Glycol-2 unit is expected to resume operations in the second quarter of 2024.

• On October 24, 2023, the Company announced that Howard Ungerleider, President and Chief Financial Officer, had elected to retire in January 2024 after 33 years of service with Dow.

• On October 24, 2023, the Company announced that Jeffrey L.

Tate had been named Chief Financial Officer.

• On November 28, 2023, the Company announced the Board declared Final Investment Decision on the Company's Fort Saskatchewan Path2Zero investment to build the world's first net-zero Scope 1 and 2 emissions integrated ethylene cracker and derivatives facility in Alberta, Canada.

• On December 18, 2023, the Company announced that Ronald C.

Edmonds, Controller and Vice President of Controllers and Tax, had elected to retire in July 2024, after 31 years of service with Dow.

• On December 18, 2023, the Company announced that Andrea L.

Dominowski had been named Controller and Vice President of Controllers effective February 1, 2024.

released its INtersections Report, highlighting how the Company is advancing its ambition to be the most innovative, customer-centric, inclusive and sustainable materials science company in the world.

Additional information can be found on the Company's website.

• On July 1, 2024, Ronald C.

Edmonds, former Controller and Vice President of Controllers and Tax, elected to retire after 31 years of service.

• On July 1, 2024, Fitch Ratings affirmed TDCC's BBB+ and F1 rating, and its outlook of stable.

Additionally, on July 1, 2024, Standard & Poor's affirmed TDCC's BBB and A-2 rating, and its outlook of stable.

• On August 1, 2024, the Company acquired Circulus Holdings, LLC, a U.S.

mechanical recycling company that converts plastic waste into post-consumer resin, for approximately $130 million.

• On August 6, 2024, Moody's Ratings affirmed TDCC's Baa1 and P-2 rating, and its outlook of stable.

• On October 24, 2024, the Company announced that it will complete a strategic review of select assets in Europe, primarily certain polyurethanes assets within the Industrial Intermediates & Infrastructure segment, as part of an effort to continue to optimize its global asset footprint.

• On October 28, 2024, Moody's Ratings re-affirmed TDCC's Baa1 and P-2 rating and revised its outlook to negative from stable.

• On December 2, 2024, the Company completed the sale of its flexible packaging laminating adhesives business, within the Packaging & Specialty Plastics segment, to Arkema S.A.

for cash proceeds of $115 million, net of working capital adjustments, costs to sell and other transaction expenses and subject to customary post-closing adjustments.

• On December 3, 2024, the Company announced that Karen Carter, President of Packaging & Specialty Plastics, had been named Chief Operating Officer.

• On December 4, 2024, the Company announced that Keith Cleason had been named President of Packaging & Specialty Plastics.

• On December 4, 2024, the Company announced that Jane Palmieri, President of Industrial Intermediates & Infrastructure, had elected to retire in March 2025 after 30 years of service with Dow.

• On December 4, 2024, the Company announced that Marco ten Bruggencate had been named President of Industrial Intermediates & Infrastructure.

• On December 8, 2024, the Company entered into a definitive agreement to sell a 40 percent equity stake in select U.S.

Gulf Coast infrastructure assets to a fund managed by Macquarie Asset Management in exchange for cash proceeds of approximately $2.4 billion.

Under the terms of the agreement, Macquarie Asset Management has the option to purchase up to an additional 9 percent equity stake in exchange for additional cash proceeds of up to $600 million.

• On December 9, 2024, Standard & Poor's re-affirmed TDCC's BBB and A-2 rating, and its outlook of stable.

• Dow was named on the Top 100 Global Innovators ™ list for the 13th consecutive year.

• Dow received a record-setting nine 2023 Edison Awards ™ (five gold, three silver and one bronze), once again earning more awards than any other organization for the sixth consecutive year.

• Dow was named to the JUST 100 list, placing 55th overall, an 11-place improvement from last year, and securing the top spot for Communities in the Chemicals sector.

• Dow was named to Bloomberg’s 2022 Gender-Equality Index for the third consecutive year.

• Dow received a record-setting 12 2024 Edison Awards ™ (three gold, five silver and four bronze), once again earning more awards than any other organization for the seventh consecutive year.

• Dow was named to the JUST 100 list, placing 35th overall, a 20-place improvement from last year, and securing the top spot for Customers in the Chemicals sector.

• Dow earned a spot in the S&P Global Sustainability Yearbook, recognizing the Company as a top industry performer.

• Dow was honored as a winner of a 2023 Artificial Intelligence Award for the development of technology that identifies and predicts corrosion failures in metal coatings.

• Dow received five 2023 BIG Innovation Awards from the Business Intelligence Group ™ , the most received in a single Business Intelligence Group ™ Awards program by the Company.

• Dow was recognized with a 2023 CIO 100 Award for its successful Smart Search tool, powered by CAS.

• Dow was titled a Supplier Engagement Leader by CDP, a result of actions taken by the Company to address climate change.

• Dow advanced to seventh place on the 2023 DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity list making it the sixth consecutive year on the list.

Dow was also included on 15 of DiversityInc's Specialty Lists including:

Top Companies for Executive Diversity Councils, Top Companies for People with Disabilities, Top Companies for Black Executives, Top Companies for Latino Executives, Top Companies for Executive Women, Top Companies for Employee Resource Groups and Top Companies for Environmental, Social and Governance.

• Dow's EVOWASH ™ Antifoam Agents and Readily Biodegradable Detergents and Dow's LuxSense ™ Silicone Leather each received a SEAL (Sustainability, Environmental Achievement & Leadership) Sustainable Innovation Award.

Dow's SYL-OFF ™ EM-7920NF Emulsion Coating was a winner of the SEAL Sustainable Product Award.

• Dow received five awards (Overall Winner, three golds, one silver) at the annual U.S Customer Experience Awards.

• For the seventh consecutive year, Dow received a top score on the Disability Equality Index ™ , placing the Company among the Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion ™ for 2023.

• Dow Technology won the 2023 ICIS Innovation Award which recognizes companies that are paving the way in product, process, and sustainability innovations across the chemicals industry.

• Dow was named one of the 2023 PEOPLE ® Companies that Care by Great Place to Work ® and PEOPLE ® for the fourth consecutive year.

• Dow received six 2024 BIG Innovation Awards from the Business Intelligence Group ™ , the most received in a single Business Intelligence Group ™ Awards program by the Company.

• Dow was recognized with a 2024 CIO 100 Award, for the third consecutive year, for the Company's Integrated Data Hub.

• Dow advanced to third place on the 2024 Fair360, formerly DiversityInc, Top 50 Companies for Diversity list making it the seventh consecutive year on the list.

Dow was also included on 12 of Fair360's Specialty Lists including:

Top Companies for Executive Fairness Councils, Top Companies for Board of Directors, Top Companies for Environmental, Social & Governance, Top Companies for Philanthropy, Top Companies for Supplier Fairness, Top Companies for Employee Resource Groups, Top Companies for Mentoring, Top Companies for Sponsorship, Top Companies for People with Disabilities, Top Companies for Latino Executives, Top Companies for Asian American Executives and Top Companies for LGBTQ+ Employees.

• Dow received six prestigious 2024 SEAL (Sustainability, Environmental Achievement and Leadership) Business Sustainability Awards.

Dow's DOWSIL ™ ACP-3089 Antifoam Compound and Dow's SILASTIC ™ STT 2650 Self Sealing Silicone each received a SEAL Sustainable Innovation Award.

Dow's DOWSIL ™ 2080, DOWSIL ™ IE-9100, DOWSIL ™ 991 and SILASTIC ™ STT 2650 each received a SEAL Sustainable Product Award.

• For the eighth consecutive year, Dow received a top score on the Disability Equality Index ® , placing the Company among the Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion ® for 2024.

• Dow was named one of the 2024 PEOPLE ® Companies that Care by Great Place to Work ® and PEOPLE ® for the fifth consecutive year.

• Dow was honored by Great Place to Work ® and Fortune as one of the World's Best Workplaces.

Dow was also certified as a Great Place to Work ® in 13 countries and ranked on 10 national Best Workplaces lists, including the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For ® list in the United States for the third consecutive year.

Dow was also certified as a Great Place to Work ® in 15 countries and ranked on eight national Best Workplaces lists, including the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For ® list in the United States for the fourth consecutive year.

• Dow was named to the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index by S&P Dow Jones Indices, the world's leading index provider focused on providing essential sustainability intelligence.

This is the 24th year Dow has achieved this prestigious ranking.

• Dow received the first place spot on the Best Workplace in Manufacturing and Production list by Great Place to Work ® and Fortune.

This is the fourth consecutive year Dow has been named to this prestigious list and the first time atop the ranking.

In addition to the highlights above, the following events occurred subsequent to December 31, 2024:

• On January 19, 2024, Moody's Investors Service affirmed TDCC's Baa1 and P-2 rating, and affirmed its outlook of stable.

• On January 25, 2024, the Company published its Green Finance Framework and related Second Party Opinion on its website, to support the execution of its sustainability strategy.

• On January 27, 2025, the Dow Inc.

Board approved targeted actions to further achieve the Company's cost reduction initiatives in response to ongoing macroeconomic uncertainty, including a workforce reduction of approximately 1,500 roles.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

For comparison of results of operations for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, see Part II, Item 7.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, filed with the SEC on February 1, 2023.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, filed with the SEC on January 31, 2024.

The following tables summarize net sales and sales variances by operating segment and geographic region from the prior year:

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2024 Versus 2023

The Company reported net sales of $44.6 billion in 2023, down 22 percent from $56.9 billion in 2022, with local price down 16 percent, volume down 6 percent, and currency flat.

Net sales decreased by double digits in all operating segments and across all geographic regions, primarily driven by lower prices and demand due to slower global macroeconomic activity.

Local price decreased in all operating segments and across all geographic regions driven by industry supply additions and lower global energy and feedstock costs.

The Company reported net sales of $43.0 billion in 2024, down 4 percent from $44.6 billion in 2023, with local price down 4 percent, and volume and currency both flat.

Net sales decreased across all operating segments except Performance Materials & Coatings, and across all geographic regions.

Local price decreased in all operating segments and across all geographic regions driven by industry supply and demand dynamics and lower global energy and feedstock costs.

Local price decreased in Packaging & Specialty Plastics (down 4 percent), Industrial Intermediates & Infrastructure (down 6 percent) and Performance Materials & Coatings (down 3 percent).

Volume decreased in all operating segments and geographic regions, except Latin America (up 4 percent).

Volume decreased in Packaging & Specialty Plastics (down 5 percent), Industrial Intermediates & Infrastructure (down 9 percent) and Performance Materials & Coatings (down 5 percent).

Volume increased 2 percent in the U.S.

& Canada, decreased 1 percent in Latin America and was flat in EMEAI and Asia Pacific.

Volume decreased in Packaging & Specialty Plastics (down 2 percent) and increased in Industrial Intermediates & Infrastructure (up 1 percent) and Performance Materials & Coatings (up 5 percent).

Excluding the Hydrocarbons & Energy business, sales decreased 2 percent.

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Cost of sales ("COS") was $38.4 billion in 2024, compared with $39.7 billion in 2023.

COS decreased in 2023 primarily due to lower raw material costs on lower volume, lower global energy and feedstock costs and the impact of structural cost improvements.

COS decreased in 2024 primarily due to lower raw material costs, lower global energy and feedstock costs, and the impact of structural cost improvements, partially offset by increased planned maintenance turnaround spending.

COS as a percentage of net sales was 89.3 percent in 2024, compared with 89.1 percent in 2023.

The increase in COS as a percentage of net sales was driven by the impact of lower local price on flat net sales volume.

Research and Development Expenses

Research and development ("R&D") expenses were $810 million in 2024, compared with $829 million in 2023.

R&D expenses decreased in 2023 primarily due to the impact of structural cost improvements as well as lower performance-based compensation costs.

R&D expenses decreased in 2024 primarily due to lower performance-based compensation costs.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

Selling, general and administrative ("SG&A") expenses were $1,581 million in 2024, compared with $1,627 million in 2023.

SG&A expenses decreased in 2023 primarily due to lower bad debt expense, the impact of structural cost improvements and lower performance-based compensation costs, which more than offset increases associated with the Company's restructuring implementation and efficiency actions and fringe benefit expenses tied to stock market changes.

SG&A expenses decreased in 2024 primarily due to lower performance-based compensation costs, as well as lower fringe benefit expenses resulting from the U.S.

pension plan freeze, which more than offset an increase in bad debt expense, including expense incurred as a result of a resolution of a customer dispute.

Amortization of Intangibles

Amortization of intangibles was $310 million in 2024, compared with $324 million in 2023.

Amortization of intangibles decreased primarily due to certain intangible assets becoming fully amortized.

Amortization of intangibles decreased primarily due to the reduction in the intangible asset base, resulting primarily from the write-off of an intangible asset, certain intangible asset write-offs related to the divestiture of the Company's flexible packaging laminating adhesives business and certain intangible assets becoming fully amortized in 2024.

See Note 12 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on intangible assets.

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On January 25, 2023, the 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.

These actions are expected to be substantially complete by the end of 2024.

These actions are expected to be substantially complete by the end of the first quarter of 2025.

As a result of these actions, in 2023 the Company recorded pretax restructuring charges of $535 million, consisting of severance and related benefit costs of $344 million and asset write-downs and write-offs of $191 million.

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See Note 5 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

In 2024, the Company recorded pretax restructuring charges of $66 million, consisting of severance and related benefit costs of $41 million, asset write-downs and write-offs of $16 million and costs associated with exit and disposal activities of $9 million.

The restructuring charges by segment were as follows:

$8 million in Industrial Intermediates & Infrastructure, $7 million in Performance Materials & Coatings and $51 million in Corporate.

In addition, the Company recognized pretax impairment charges of $37 million related to assets included in the divestiture of the Company's flexible packaging laminating adhesives business and related to Packaging & Specialty Plastics.

See Note 5 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

Equity in Earnings (Losses) of Nonconsolidated Affiliates

The Company’s share of equity in losses of nonconsolidated affiliates was $119 million in 2023, compared with earnings of $268 million in 2022, with lower equity earnings at all principal joint ventures and primarily due to margin compression at Sadara and the Kuwait joint ventures as a result of lower local prices and demand.

The Company’s share of equity in losses of nonconsolidated affiliates was $6 million in 2024, compared with losses of $119 million in 2023, driven primarily by improved equity earnings at the Kuwait joint ventures from higher prices and volumes and improved results at the Sadara joint venture, partially offset by margin compression from softer demand at the Thai joint ventures.

Sundry Income (Expense) - Net

Sundry income (expense) – net includes a variety of income and expense items such as foreign currency exchange gains and losses, dividends from investments, gains and losses on sales of investments and assets, non-operating pension and other postretirement benefit plan credits or costs, losses on early extinguishment of debt and certain litigation matters.

Sundry income (expense) - net for 2023 was expense of $327 million, compared with income of $714 million in 2022.

These were partially offset by non-operating pension and postretirement benefit plan credits, a $106 million gain associated with a legal matter with Nova Chemicals Corporation (related to Packaging & Specialty Plastics), and gains on the sales of assets and investments.

See Notes 5, 14, 18 and 24, to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

In 2022, sundry income (expense) - net included a $321 million gain related to the successful and final resolution and recognition of a long-running patent infringement award (related to Packaging & Specialty Plastics), a $60 million gain related to an adjustment to the Dow Silicones breast implant liability (related to Corporate), non-operating pension and postretirement benefit plan credits and gains on the sales of assets and investments.

These were partially offset by foreign currency exchange losses and an $8 million loss on the early extinguishment of debt (related to Corporate).

Sundry income (expense) - net for 2024 was income of $415 million and $404 million for Dow Inc.

and TDCC, respectively, compared with expense of $280 million and $327 million for Dow Inc.

and TDCC, respectively, in 2023.

In 2024, sundry income (expense) - net included non-operating pension and postretirement benefit plan credits and gains on the sales of assets and investments, which were partially offset by foreign currency exchange losses.

In 2023, sundry income (expense) - net included a $642 million non-cash settlement charge related to the purchase of nonparticipating group annuity contracts for certain pension plans (related to Corporate) and foreign currency exchange losses, including $109 million related to the December 2023 devaluation of the Argentine peso (related to Corporate), which were partially offset by non-operating pension and postretirement benefit plan credits, a $106 million gain associated with a legal matter with Nova Chemicals Corporation (related to Packaging & Specialty Plastics), and gains on the sales of assets and investments.

See Notes 6, 15, 19 and 25, to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

Sundry income (expense) - net for 2023 was expense of $280 million, compared with income of $727 million in 2022.

In 2023, in addition to the amounts previously discussed above for TDCC, sundry income (expense) - net included a $42 million net gain associated with agreements and matters with DuPont de Nemours, Inc.

In 2024 and 2023, in addition to the amounts previously discussed above for TDCC, sundry income (expense) - net for Dow Inc.

included net gains of $13 million and $42 million, respectively, associated with agreements and matters with DuPont de Nemours, Inc.

("DuPont") and Corteva, Inc.

("Corteva") (related to Corporate).

In 2022, in addition to the amounts previously discussed above for TDCC, sundry income (expense) - net included a $4 million net gain associated with agreements entered into with DuPont and Corteva as part of the separation and distribution (related to Corporate).

Interest Expense and Amortization of Debt Discount

Interest expense and amortization of debt discount was $811 million in 2024, compared with $746 million in 2023.

The increase in interest expense is primarily due to $1.5 billion of senior unsecured notes issued in the fourth quarter of 2022 and local country borrowings outside the United States in 2023.

The increase in interest expense is primarily due to $1.25 billion of senior unsecured notes issued in connection with the Green Finance Framework in the first quarter of 2024 and borrowings outside of the United States.

See Liquidity and Capital Resources in Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and Note 14 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information related to debt financing activity.

Provision for Income Taxes

Provision (Credit) for Income Taxes

The Company's effective tax rate fluctuates based on, among other factors, where income is earned, the level of income relative to tax attributes and the level of equity earnings, since most earnings from the Company's equity method investments are taxed at the joint venture level.

The underlying factors affecting the Company's overall tax rate are summarized in Note 7 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

The Company reported a tax credit of $4 million in 2023, resulting in an effective tax rate of negative 0.6 percent, compared with a tax provision of $1,450 million in 2022, resulting in an effective tax rate of 23.8 percent.

The credit for income taxes and the lower effective tax rate in 2023 compared with 2022 were primarily due to a decrease in pretax income, changes to geographic mix of earnings, increases in tax basis in assets located in foreign jurisdictions, partially offset by changes in uncertain tax positions in various jurisdictions.

The Company continues to monitor and evaluate legislative developments related to the Global Anti-Base Erosion Proposal ("GloBE") established by the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development’s ("OECD") Pillar

Two framework.

The Company reported a tax provision of $399 million in 2024, resulting in an effective tax rate of 24.9 percent, compared with a tax credit of $4 million in 2023, resulting in an effective tax rate of negative 0.6 percent.

The provision for income taxes and higher effective tax rate for 2024 was primarily due to the geographic mix of earnings, partially offset by adjustments and the reassessment of interest and penalties on a tax matter in foreign jurisdictions.

The credit for income taxes and lower effective tax rate in 2023 were primarily due to low pretax income, the geographic mix of earnings and increases in tax basis in assets located in foreign jurisdictions, partially offset by changes in uncertain tax positions in various jurisdictions.

Several countries in which the Company operates have adopted those rules into their legislation and several others are expected to implement in the future.

To date, such legislation has not materially impacted the Company's effective tax rate.

The Company continues to evaluate impacts as further guidance is released.

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See Notes 18 and 23 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

Net Income Available for the Common Stockholder(s)

Net Income Available for Common Stockholder(s)

Net income available for Dow Inc.

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See Note 8 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for details on Dow Inc.'s earnings per share calculations.

Net income available for TDCC common stockholder was $556 million in 2023, compared with $4,583 million in 2022.

Net income available for the TDCC common stockholder was $1,127 million in 2024, compared with $556 million in 2023.

TDCC's common shares are owned solely by Dow Inc.

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Business for further discussion of the Company's segments.

The Company’s measure of profit/loss for segment reporting purposes is Operating EBIT as this is the manner in which the Company's chief operating decision maker ("CODM") assesses performance and allocates resources.

Dow’s measure of profit/loss for segment reporting purposes is Operating EBIT as this is the manner in which the chief executive officer, chief operating officer, chief financial officer, general counsel and corporate secretary, and senior vice president of corporate development, together the "executive committee" and chief operating decision maker ("CODM"), assesses performance and allocates resources.

The CODM compares quarterly results to both the year-ago and sequential periods to assess performance and allocate resources to each segment.

The Company defines Operating EBIT as earnings (i.e., "Income before income taxes") before interest, excluding the impact of significant items.

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For comparison of segment results for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, see Part II, Item 7.

PACKAGING & SPECIALTY PLASTICS

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Local price & product mix (4) % (16) %

Currency — (3)

Volume (2) (5)

Total (6) % (21) %

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Packaging & Specialty Plastics net sales were $21,776 million in 2024, down 6 percent from net sales of $23,149 million in 2023, with local price down 4 percent, volume down 2 percent and currency flat.

Local price decreased in Packaging and Specialty Plastics, in all geographic regions, primarily driven by lower polyethylene prices due to unfavorable industry supply and demand dynamics.

Local price decreased in Hydrocarbons & Energy, in all geographic regions, as prices for co-products are generally correlated to Brent crude oil prices, which, on average, decreased 17 percent compared with 2022.

Volume was flat in Packaging and Specialty Plastics, with an increase in Latin America offset by decreases in all other geographic regions.

Volume decreased in Hydrocarbons & Energy, primarily in EMEAI and the U.S.

& Canada, driven by lower sales of olefins and aromatics.

Local price decreased in Packaging and Specialty Plastics in all geographic regions, primarily driven by lower pricing of downstream polymers.

Local price was flat in Hydrocarbons & Energy.

Volume increased in Packaging and Specialty Plastics, primarily in EMEAI and the U.S.

& Canada, due to higher downstream polymers and polyethylene demand.

Volume decreased in Hydrocarbons & Energy in all geographic regions, led by EMEAI, primarily driven by higher internal derivative demand and lighter feedslate cracking.

Operating EBIT was $2,373 million in 2024, down $327 million from Operating EBIT of $2,700 million in 2023.

Operating EBIT decreased primarily due to lower selling prices, which was partially offset by lower raw material, energy and feedstock costs and the impact of structural cost improvements.

Operating EBIT decreased primarily due to lower selling prices, lower volumes in Hydrocarbons & Energy, higher planned maintenance costs, and the impact of an unplanned ethylene facility outage, which were partially offset by lower raw material, energy and feedstock costs.

INDUSTRIAL INTERMEDIATES & INFRASTRUCTURE

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2024 Versus 2023

Industrial Intermediates & Infrastructure net sales were $12,538 million in 2023, down 24 percent from $16,606 million in 2022, with local price down 14 percent, volume down 9 percent and an unfavorable currency impact of 1 percent.

Local price decreased in both businesses and across all geographic regions, driven by unfavorable supply and demand dynamics.

Volume in Industrial Solutions decreased in all geographic regions, driven primarily by industrial, coatings and agricultural applications as well as a significant unplanned event at the Louisiana Operations Glycol-2 unit in Plaquemine, Louisiana.

Volume in Polyurethanes & Construction Chemicals decreased in all geographic regions, largely driven by lower demand, particularly in consumer durables and building and construction applications.

Currency unfavorably impacted sales in both businesses, driven by Asia Pacific and EMEAI.

Operating EBIT was $124 million in 2023, down $1,294 million from Operating EBIT of $1,418 million in 2022.

Operating EBIT decreased primarily due to lower selling prices and volume due to lower global demand and lower equity earnings at the Sadara and EQUATE joint ventures, which were partially offset by the impact of structural cost improvements.

Industrial Intermediates & Infrastructure net sales were $11,869 million in 2024, down 5 percent from $12,538 million in 2023, with local price down 6 percent, volume up 1 percent and currency flat.

decreased in both businesses and across all geographic regions, led by industrial and building and construction applications.

Volume in Industrial Solutions increased, led by industrial and coatings applications, and in all geographic regions except the U.S.

& Canada, which was flat, reflecting the impacts of an outage in 2023 at the Louisiana Operations Glycol-2 unit in Plaquemine, Louisiana, which successfully restarted in June 2024.

Volume in Polyurethanes & Construction Chemicals decreased in all geographic regions, except EMEAI, driven by lower demand, particularly in consumer durables and industrial applications, which were partially offset by an increase in building and construction applications.

Operating EBIT was $125 million in 2024, up $1 million from Operating EBIT of $124 million in 2023.

Operating EBIT increased primarily due to lower raw material and feedstock costs and improved results at the EQUATE and Sadara joint ventures, which were offset by lower selling prices in both businesses and the impact of an outage in 2023 at the Louisiana Operations Glycol-2 unit in Plaquemine, Louisiana, which successfully restarted in June 2024.

PERFORMANCE MATERIALS & COATINGS

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2024 Versus 2023

Performance Materials & Coatings net sales were $8,497 million in 2023, down 21 percent from net sales of $10,764 million in 2022, with local price down 15 percent, volume down 5 percent and an unfavorable currency impact of 1 percent.

Local price decreased in both businesses and across all geographic regions.

Consumer Solutions local price decreased primarily due to unfavorable supply and demand dynamics in upstream siloxanes.

Local price decreased in Coatings & Performance Monomers primarily in acrylic monomers and architectural coatings and was driven by lower raw material prices and unfavorable supply and demand dynamics.

Volume decreased in Consumer Solutions in all regions, except for Asia Pacific, which was flat, driven by lower demand for upstream siloxanes, industrial and chemical processing and personal care applications, partially offset by higher demand in building and construction applications.

Volume decreased in Coatings & Performance Monomers in all geographic regions and was driven by lower demand in residential construction applications.

The unfavorable currency impact was driven by Asia Pacific.

Operating EBIT was $219 million in 2023, down $1,109 million from Operating EBIT of $1,328 million in 2022.

Operating EBIT decreased primarily due to lower selling prices and lower demand in both businesses, which were partially offset by lower raw material costs and the impact of structural cost improvements.

Performance Materials & Coatings net sales were $8,574 million in 2024, up 1 percent from net sales of $8,497 million in 2023, with volume up 5 percent, local price down 3 percent and an unfavorable currency impact of 1 percent.

Volume increased in both businesses.

In Coatings & Performance Monomers, volume increased in all geographic regions except EMEAI, led by acrylic monomers.

Volume increased in Consumer Solutions in all geographic regions, primarily in downstream silicones, led by consumer and electronics and home and personal care applications.

Local price decreased in both businesses and was broad-based.

In Coatings & Performance Monomers, local price decreased in all geographic regions except Asia Pacific, and in Consumer Solutions local price decreased in all geographic regions.

Currency was flat in Coatings & Performance Monomers and had an unfavorable impact on sales in Consumer Solutions, driven by Asia Pacific.

Operating EBIT was $318 million in 2024, up $99 million from Operating EBIT of $219 million in 2023.

Operating EBIT increased primarily due to improved demand and higher operating rates, which were partially offset by lower selling prices and higher raw material costs.

In millions 2024 2023

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Operating EBIT $ (228) $ (265)

Equity earnings (losses) $ 7 $ (10)

Equity earnings $ 4 $ 7

2024 Versus 2023

Net sales for Corporate, which primarily relate to the Company's insurance operations, were $438 million in 2023, up from net sales of $272 million in 2022.

Net sales for Corporate, which primarily relate to the Company's insurance operations, were $745 million in 2024, up from net sales of $438 million in 2023, largely driven by premiums received for insurance policies covering third parties.

Operating EBIT was a loss of $228 million in 2024, compared with a loss of $265 million in 2023.

Improvements in insurance operations and equity earnings were offset by increased environmental costs.

Operating EBIT improved primarily due to lower environmental costs and increased income from insurance operations.

Operating Segments & End-Market Expectations

In 2024, Dow is expected to maintain its commitment to financial and operational discipline while navigating dynamic market conditions.

While the Company expects softness in industrial and durable goods demand to continue in the first quarter, early positive signals in areas including construction, automotive and consumer electronics are encouraging.

The Company's strong balance sheet and cash generation provide flexibility to cover all capital allocation priorities as the Company progresses through the economic cycle and advances its Decarbonize & Grow and Transform the Waste strategies.

A cost-advantaged footprint, leadership in attractive end-markets, and strategic growth investments position the Company well to create long-term value.

In Packaging & Specialty Plastics, moderately improving macroeconomic conditions are expected to support demand growth, notably in higher-value functional polymers and flexible food and specialty packaging.

Integrated margins are expected to improve in the second half of the year on industry operating rate recoveries.

The Company remains confident that it will benefit from the completion of its near-term incremental growth projects and an enhanced focus on operational discipline in 2025.

In addition, the Company is optimistic that it will see further demand growth in attractive end-markets such as packaging, energy and electronics.

Dow's differentiated portfolio and strong balance sheet enables it to deliver on all of its capital allocation priorities, including an industry-leading dividend.

Until there are more definitive indications of a true recovery taking hold, and in order to deliver improved margins, the Company is taking actions to reduce its costs by approximately $1 billion and capital expenditures plan by $300 million to $500 million.

Dow will complete these actions while staying the course on its long-term strategic priorities.

The Company's proactive interventions are necessary for it to continue to successfully navigate this economic downcycle.

In Packaging & Specialty Plastics, supply improvements driven by new polyethylene capacity coming online during 2025, combined with improved reliability, will allow the Company to continue to drive volume growth and improve margins.

Local prices are expected to be impacted by market supply and demand dynamics as well as volatility in feedstocks due to sensitivity to external economic and geopolitical factors.

The Company’s feedstock flexibility and advantaged regional footprint will continue to position the segment well to navigate market dynamics throughout the year.

In-region presence and superior derivative flexibility will allow the segment to continue to optimize price and volume mix.

In Industrial Intermediates & Infrastructure, market fundamentals are expected to remain pressured for propylene oxide, polyols, isocyanates, construction chemicals and derivatives, largely driven by recent industry capacity additions.

Resilient demand is expected in food and pharma end-markets, and the Company will benefit from its multi-year growth project that will expand propylene glycol production at its Map Ta Phut site, which is expected to come online in 2024.

Additionally, the Glycol-2 unit at Dow's Louisiana Operations in Plaquemine, Louisiana, is expected to resume operations in the second quarter of 2024.

Recent and soon-to-be-completed investments in specialty amines and alkoxylation capacity are expected to serve resilient consumer demand in home care, pharmaceuticals and energy transition.

While sales are expected to be relatively flat, the Company will focus on capturing volume growth in key markets.

In Performance Materials & Coatings, performance silicone products are well-positioned to deliver volume growth in key markets.

Volume growth is expected in feedstocks and intermediates as well as modest price increases, driven by moderately improved industry supply and demand dynamics.

Demand and local prices in architectural and industrial coatings face uncertainty given their correlation with the building and construction market as well as interest rates.

Other factors impacting operating segment profitability include an expected increase in planned maintenance turnaround spending of approximately $200 million compared with 2023.

Projected Uses of Cash

In Industrial Intermediates & Infrastructure, improved demand is expected based on improving fiscal conditions resulting from interest rate cuts across several regions.

The Company will benefit from the full-year impact of resumed production at the Louisiana Operations Glycol-2 unit in Plaquemine, Louisiana, which successfully restarted in June 2024.

Recent and in-flight growth investments in specialty amines and alkoxylation capacity are expected to support long-term, above GDP volume growth in key markets including energy transition, pharmaceuticals and consumer health, and sustainable surfactants.

In Performance Materials & Coatings, the Company will continue to prioritize key end-markets in performance silicones in which its innovation and footprint can drive value and volume growth above GDP.

Pricing for specialty products is expected to remain relatively stable, with anticipated modest but steady economic expansion.

Volume growth is expected in feedstocks and intermediates on improved regional supply and demand dynamics, and while competitive pressures in the market impacting local price persist, lower interest rates are expected to drive improved demand and local price.

Market conditions impacting sales of coatings are expected to improve compared with recent years based on lower interest rates and an increase in residential spending.

Projected Sources and Uses of Cash

Items that may impact the consolidated statements of cash flows in 2025 include:

• Cash contributions to pension plans are expected to be approximately $150 million.

• Capital expenditures are expected to be approximately $3 billion.

• Capital expenditures are expected to be approximately $3 billion to $3.2 billion.

• Cash inflows related to the Company's sale of a 40 percent ownership stake in its Dow InfraCo, LLC subsidiary are expected to be approximately $2.4 billion.

• Cash dividends from equity companies are expected to be approximately $300 million.

• Cash contributions to pension plans are expected to be approximately $175 million.

• Cash outflows related to the Company's 2023 Restructuring Program, including restructuring implementation costs, are expected to be approximately $100 million.

• Cash outflows related to the Company's targeted actions to further achieve its cost reduction initiatives, including implementation costs, are expected to be $100 million to $150 million.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

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For comparison of cash flows for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, see Part II, Item 7.

The Company’s cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities, as reflected in the consolidated statements of cash flows, are summarized in the following table:

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Cash Flows from Operating Activities

Cash provided by operating activities from continuing operations in 2024 was primarily driven by the Company's cash earnings and dividends from equity method investments, which were partially offset by cash used for working capital, performance-based compensation payments, pension contributions and severance payments related to the 2023 Restructuring Program.

Cash provided by operating activities from continuing operations in 2023 was primarily driven by the Company's cash earnings, dividends from equity method investments and cash provided by working capital, which were partially offset by performance-based compensation payments, severance payments related to the 2023 Restructuring Program and pension contributions.

Cash provided by operating activities from continuing operations in 2022 was primarily driven by the Company's cash earnings, dividends from equity method investments and cash provided by working capital, which were partially offset by performance-based compensation payments and pension contributions.

Net Working Capital and Current Ratio at Dec 31 Dow Inc.

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Days payables outstanding 60 64

Cash used for operating activities from discontinued operations reflected cash payments and receipts for certain agreements and matters related to the Company's separation from DowDuPont Inc.

Cash provided by operating activities from discontinued operations reflected cash payments and receipts for certain agreements and matters related to the Company's separation from DowDuPont Inc.

Cash Flows from Investing Activities

Cash used for investing activities in 2024 and 2023 was primarily for capital expenditures and purchases of investments, which were partially offset by proceeds from sales and maturities of investments.

In addition, 2024 included a cash inflow for the sale of the flexible packaging laminating adhesives business and a cash outflow for the acquisition of Circulus Holdings, LLC, a U.S.

mechanical recycling company.

The Company's capital expenditures were $2,940 million in 2024 and $2,356 million in 2023.

Capital spending was higher in 2023 as the Company continued the ramp up of investments in its higher return, lower risk and quick payback incremental growth projects.

The Company expects capital spending in 2024 to be approximately $3 billion, which includes the ramp up of the construction of the Company's Fort Saskatchewan Path2Zero project.

The Company expects capital spending to average $1 billion annually through 2029 for this key growth project.

Enterprise-wide capital spending is expected to exceed depreciation and amortization through 2027, during the first phase of the project.

Capital spending in recent years has included the retrofit of one of the Company's Louisiana steam crackers with Dow's proprietary fluidized catalytic dehydrogenation ("FCDh") technology to produce on-purpose propylene and the addition of a new specialty alkoxylation reactor in Plaquemine, Louisiana, which were both completed in 2022;

the addition of an integrated methylene diphenyl diisocyanate ("MDI") distillation and prepolymers facility at its site in Freeport, Texas, which was completed in 2023;

and construction of a world-scale polyethylene unit on the U.S.

Capital spending was higher in 2024 as the Company continued the ramp up of investments in its higher return, lower risk and quicker payback incremental growth projects, and also included ramp up of the construction of the Fort Saskatchewan Path2Zero project aligned to the Company's Decarbonize & Grow strategy.

The Company expects capital spending in 2025 to be approximately $3 billion to $3.2 billion, which includes construction of the Fort Saskatchewan Path2Zero project.

The Company expects capital spending for this key growth project to average approximately $1 billion annually through 2029.

Enterprise-wide capital spending is expected to exceed depreciation and amortization through 2027, during the first phase of the project, and average depreciation and amortization over the economic cycle.

As evidenced across prior economic cycles, the Company will adjust its spending as economic conditions evolve.

Capital spending in recent years has included the addition of an integrated methylene diphenyl diisocyanate distillation and prepolymers facility in Freeport, Texas, which was completed in 2023;

construction of a world-scale polyethylene unit on the U.S.

Gulf Coast, which is expected to be completed in 2025;

and construction of the world's first net-zero Scope 1 and 2 carbon dioxide equivalent ("CO 2 e") emissions integrated ethylene and derivatives complex in Alberta, Canada.

Cash Flows from Financing Activities

Cash used for financing activities in 2023 was primarily for debt related activities.

In addition, Dow Inc.

included cash outflows for dividends paid to stockholders and purchases of treasury stock.

Cash used for financing activities in 2024 for Dow Inc.

was primarily related to dividends paid to stockholders, purchases of treasury stock and payments on long-term debt, which were partially offset by proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt.

TDCC included cash outflows for dividends paid to Dow Inc.

Cash used for financing activities in 2022 included payments on long-term debt, which was more than offset by proceeds from issuance of long-term debt.

Cash used for financing activities in 2023 was primarily for debt related activities.

In addition, Dow Inc.

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Operating EBIT (non-GAAP) $ 2,588 $ 2,778

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Cash Flow Conversion (Cash flow from operations to Operating EBITDA) (non-GAAP) 53.0 % 95.8 %

The year ended December 31, 2024, includes restructuring charges and implementation and efficiency costs associated with the Company's 2023 Restructuring Program, gains associated with a previously impaired equity investment, impairment charges related to the write-down of certain manufacturing assets, a charge related to an arbitration settlement agreement for historical product claims from a divested business and activity related to the separation from DowDuPont.

The year ended December 31, 2023, includes restructuring charges and implementation and efficiency costs associated with the Company's 2023 Restructuring Program, certain gains and losses associated with previously impaired equity investments, a loss associated with legacy agricultural products groundwater contamination matters, a gain associated with a legal matter with Nova Chemicals Corporation, foreign currency losses and inventory valuation impacts related to the devaluation of the Argentine peso, non-cash settlement charges related to the purchase of nonparticipating group annuity contracts for certain Company pension plans in the United States and Canada and activity related to the separation from DowDuPont.

The year ended December 31, 2022, includes costs associated with implementing the Company's Digital Acceleration program and 2020 Restructuring Program, asset related charges due to the Russia and Ukraine conflict, a gain related to a legal matter with Nova Chemicals Corporation, a gain related to an adjustment of the Dow Silicones breast implant liability, a loss on the early extinguishment of debt and activity related to the separation from DowDuPont.

See Note 25 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

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and Euromarket commercial paper programs.

TDCC had no commercial paper outstanding at December 31, 2023 ($299 million at December 31, 2022).

TDCC had no commercial paper outstanding at December 31, 2024 and 2023.

TDCC maintains access to the commercial paper market at competitive rates.

Amounts outstanding under TDCC's commercial paper programs during the period may be greater or less than the amount reported at the end of the period.

Subsequent to December 31, 2023, TDCC issued approximately $0 million of commercial paper.

Subsequent to December 31, 2024, TDCC issued commercial paper and had approximately $2.1 billion of commercial paper outstanding at February 4, 2025.

Committed Credit Facilities

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The Company had no drawdowns outstanding at December 31, 2024.

Accounts Receivable Facilities

In addition to the above committed credit facilities, the Company maintains a committed accounts receivable facility in the United States where eligible trade accounts receivable, up to $900 million, may be sold at any point in time.

Accounts Receivable Securitization Facilities

In addition to the above credit facilities, the Company maintains a committed accounts receivable facility in the United States where eligible trade accounts receivable, up to $900 million, may be sold at any point in time.

The Company also maintains a committed accounts receivable facility in Europe where eligible trade accounts receivable, up to €500 million, may be sold at any point in time.

Sales of receivables under these committed facilities were not material in 2023.

At December 31, 2023, approximately $5 million of receivables remained unremitted.

In 2024, there were $290 million in sales of receivables under the U.S.

and Europe committed accounts receivable facilities ($39 million in sales of receivables in 2023).

At December 31, 2024, no material balances of sold receivables remained outstanding ($5 million remained outstanding at December 31, 2023).

In addition, the Company has an uncommitted accounts receivable facility in the United States providing additional liquidity.

Sales of receivables under this facility were not material in 2023.

In 2024, sales of receivables under this facility were $378 million ($73 million in sales of receivables in 2023).

At December 31, 2024, no material balances of sold receivables remained outstanding ($73 million remained outstanding at December 31, 2023).

See Note 13 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information .

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The Company retains no interest in the transferred receivables once sold.

In 2024, sales of receivables under these facilities were $865 million ($91 million in sales of receivables in 2023).

At December 31, 2024, approximately $287 million of sold receivables were outstanding ($91 million remained outstanding at December 31, 2023).

See Note 13 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information .

The Company maintains these facilities and also participates in certain customers’ supply chain financing and other early pay programs as a routine source of working capital.

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The Company has the ability to monetize its investment in its COLI policies as an additional source of liquidity.

At December 31, 2023, the Company had monetized $97 million of its existing COLI policies' surrender value.

The Company had no outstanding monetization of its existing COLI policies' surrender value at December 31, 2024 ($97 million at December 31, 2023).

See Note 6 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

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Also, in 2022, TDCC filed a prospectus supplement under this shelf registration to register an undetermined amount of securities for issuance under a medium-term notes program.

In 2024, TDCC filed a prospectus supplement under this shelf registration to register $1.25 billion of securities for issuance in connection with its Green Finance Framework.

The shelf registration expires on June 13, 2025.

The Company expects to renew the shelf registration.

As the Company continues to maintain its strong balance sheet and financial flexibility, management is focused on net debt (a non-GAAP financial measure), as the Company believes this is the best representation of its financial leverage at this point in time.

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Included in "Other current assets" in the consolidated balance sheets.

In the fourth quarter of 2023, the Company redeemed $23 million aggregate principal amount of 2.100 percent notes due November 2030, $14 million aggregate principal amount of 4.625 percent notes due October 2044, and $1 million aggregate principal amount of 4.375 percent notes due November 2042.

In the first quarter of 2024, the Company issued $1.25 billion of senior unsecured notes.

This offering included $600 million aggregate principal amount of 5.150 percent notes due 2034 and $650 million aggregate principal amount of 5.600 percent notes due 2054.

The issuance was completed in connection with the Company's Green Finance Framework.

The Company distributed the proceeds toward projects that support the execution of its sustainability strategy and achieve its targets focused on climate protection and a circular economy, including applicable expenditures and investments related to the Company's Fort Saskatchewan Path2Zero project.

In the second quarter of 2024, the Company redeemed $10 million aggregate principal amount of 2.100 percent notes due November 2030, $30 million aggregate principal amount of 4.250 percent notes due October 2034, $8 million aggregate principal amount of 5.250 percent notes due November 2041 and $12 million aggregate principal amount of 4.375 percent notes due November 2042.

As a result of the redemption, the Company recognized a pretax gain on the early extinguishment of debt of $5 million, included in "Sundry income (expense) - net" in the consolidated statements of income and related to Corporate.

In 2024, the Company issued an aggregate principal amount of $94 million of InterNotes ® .

The Company also issued $122 million of foreign currency loans.

Additionally, the Company repaid $83 million of long-term debt at maturity.

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TDCC’s public debt instruments and primary, private credit agreements contain, among other provisions, certain customary restrictive covenant and default provisions.

TDCC’s most significant debt covenant with regard to its financial position is the obligation to maintain the ratio of its consolidated indebtedness to consolidated capitalization at no greater than 0.70 to 1.00 at any time the aggregate outstanding amount of loans under the Five Year Competitive Advance and Revolving Credit Facility Agreement ("Revolving Credit Agreement") equals or exceeds $500 million.

$500 million.

The ratio of TDCC’s consolidated indebtedness as defined in the Revolving Credit Agreement was 0.45 to 1.00 at December 31, 2024.

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Fitch Ratings BBB+ F1 Stable

Moody’s Investors Service Baa1 P-2 Stable

Moody’s Ratings Baa1 P-2 Negative

Standard & Poor’s BBB A-2 Stable

On June 15, 2023, Fitch Ratings affirmed TDCC’s BBB+ long-term credit rating and announced a short-term credit rating upgrade to F1 from F2, and also revised its long-term outlook from positive to stable.

On August 22, 2023, Standard and Poor's affirmed TDCC's BBB and A-2 rating, and revised its outlook from positive to stable.

Subsequent to 2023, on January 19, 2024, Moody's Investors Service affirmed TDCC's Baa1 and P-2 rating, and affirmed its outlook of stable.

These credit agencies' decisions were made as part of their annual review process and reflect the Company's supportive financial policies and strong operating performance.

Fitch Ratings affirmed TDCC's BBB+ and F1 rating and its outlook of stable on July 1, 2024.

Standard & Poor's affirmed TDCC's BBB and A-2 rating and its outlook of stable on July 1, 2024 and December 9, 2024.

Moody's Ratings affirmed TDCC's Baa1 and P-2 rating and its outlook of stable on August 6, 2024, and re-affirmed TDCC's Baa1 and P-2 rating and revised its outlook to negative from stable on October 28, 2024.

These credit agencies' decisions were made as part of their annual review process and reflect the Company's supportive financial policies, scale, liquidity and cost-advantaged footprint.

has paid dividends on a quarterly basis and expects to continue to do so, subject to approval by the Board.

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to settle the intercompany loans.

For the year ended December 31, 2023, TDCC declared and paid dividends to Dow Inc.

of $2,510 million ($4,375 million for the year ended December 31, 2022).

For the year ended December 31, 2024, TDCC declared $2,578 million of dividends to Dow Inc.

and paid $2,485 million of dividends to Dow, Inc.

($2,510 million for the year ended December 31, 2023).

At December 31, 2024, TDCC's intercompany loan balance with Dow Inc.

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At December 31, 2024, approximately $931 million of the share repurchase program authorization remained available for repurchases.

As previously announced, the Company intends to repurchase shares to cover dilution over the cycle.

As previously announced, the Company intends to repurchase shares at a minimum to cover dilution over the economic cycle.

The Company may from time to time expand its share repurchases beyond dilution, based on a number of factors including macroeconomic conditions, free cash flow generation, and the Dow share price.

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The Company has both funded and unfunded defined benefit pension plans in the United States and a number of other countries.

On March 4, 2021, the Company announced changes to the design of its U.S.

tax-qualified and non-qualified pension plans (collectively, the "U.S.

Plans") and, effective December 31, 2023, the Company froze the pensionable compensation and credited service amounts used to calculate pension benefits for employees who participate in the U.S.

In recent years, the Company had significantly increased funding of its U.S.

plans while employing certain pension de-risking strategies.

Accordingly, in the fourth quarter of 2023, the Company’s pension plans in the United States and Canada purchased or converted to nonparticipating group annuity contracts, irrevocably transferring benefit obligations of $1,681 million for certain participants and $1,617 million of related plan assets to the insurers, requiring no additional cash funding from the Company, with no impact on the pension benefits of participants.

These transactions resulted in non-cash pretax settlement charges of $642 million in 2023, related to the accelerated recognition of a portion of the accumulated actuarial losses of the plans.

The Company’s funding policy for its pension plans is to contribute to funded plans when pension laws and/or economics either require or encourage funding.

The Company’s funding policy is to contribute to funded plans when pension laws and/or economics either require or encourage funding.

In 2024 and 2023, the Company contributed $121 million and $142 million to its pension plans, respectively, including contributions to fund benefit payments for its unfunded pension plans.

Additionally, in the second quarter of 2023, the Company received a pension asset reversion of approximately $90 million for a portion of the excess funding of one of its plans in Europe, which is included in "Other assets and liabilities, net" in the consolidated statements of cash flows.

The Company expects to contribute approximately $150 million to its pension plans in 2024.

See Note 18 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information concerning the Company’s pension plans.

Additionally, in the second quarter of 2024, the Company received a pension plan reversion of approximately $70 million (approximately $90 million in the second quarter of 2023) for a portion of the excess funding of one of its plans in Europe, included in "Other assets and liabilities, net" in the consolidated statements of cash flows.

The Company expects to contribute approximately $175 million to its pension plans in 2025, inclusive of a plan contribution previously expected to be made in 2024, now expected to be contributed in 2025.

As announced in 2021, all U.S.

pension plans were frozen for substantially all employees who participated in the U.S.

defined benefit pension programs ef fective December 31, 2023.

In the fourth quarter of 2023, the Company spun off a portion of each of the Company’s existing tax-qualified U.S defined benefit pension plans into new tax-qualified pension plans, which include the tax-qualified benefit obligations for substantially all employees hired after January 1, 2008.

These employees earned benefits based on a set percentage of annual pay, plus interest, and the spin of these plans provides the Company the ability to separately manage the assets and obligations of these plans with like benefits.

In the second quarter of 2024, as part of its ongoing pension de-risking initiatives, the Company initiated the termination of the new tax-qualified pension plans.

As part of the plan termination process, the Company will offer participants of these plans annuity or lump sum distribution options.

Final asset distributions are expected to be paid from plan assets in the fourth quarter of 2025.

The Company anticipates that these asset distributions will result in pension settlement charges, with the amounts dependent on various factors, including interest rates, plan asset returns, annuity pricing and participant distribution elections.

See Note 19 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information related to the Company’s pension plans.

Restructuring

The actions related to the 2023 Restructuring Program are expected to result in additional cash expenditures of $122 million, primarily through 2024 and consist primarily of severance and related benefit costs.

Restructuring implementation and efficiency costs, primarily decommissioning and demolition activities related to asset actions, and costs associated with the Company's productivity and efficiency actions, are expected to result in additional cash expenditures of approximately $285 million, primarily through the end of 2024.

Restructuring implementation and efficiency costs totaled $243 million in 2023.

The actions related to the 2023 Restructuring Program are expected to result in additional cash expenditures of $60 million, primarily through the first quarter of 2025 and consist primarily of severance and related benefit costs.

Restructuring implementation and efficiency costs totaled $230 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 ($243 million for the year ended December 31, 2023).

The Company expects to incur additional costs in the future related to its restructuring activities, which will be recognized as incurred.

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Includes imputed interest of $246 million.

Includes outstanding purchase orders and other commitments greater than $1 million obtained through a survey conducted within the Company.

Includes a $1.3 billion purchase commitment for the use of a water supply reservoir asset expected to commence in 2028, as discussed in Note 15 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, and outstanding purchase orders and other commitments greater than $1 million obtained through a survey conducted within the Company.

Includes liabilities related to asbestos litigation, environmental remediation, legal matters and other noncurrent liabilities.

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Asbestos-Related Matters of Union Carbide Corporation

Union Carbide is and has been involved in a large number of asbestos-related suits filed primarily in state courts during the past four decades.

Union Carbide is and has been involved in a large number of asbestos-related suits filed primarily in state courts during the past several decades.

These suits principally allege personal injury resulting from exposure to asbestos-containing products and frequently seek both actual and punitive damages.

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pension plans represent 73 percent of the Company’s pension plan assets and 70 percent of the pension obligations.

pension plans were frozen effective December 31, 2023, and therefore, participants will not accrue additional benefits for future service and compensation.

The Company uses the spot rate approach to determine the discount rate utilized to measure the service cost and interest cost components of net periodic pension and other postretirement benefit costs for the United States and other selected countries.

Under the spot rate approach, the Company calculates service cost and interest cost by applying individual spot rates from the Willis Towers Watson RATE:Link yield curve (based on high-quality corporate bond yields) for each selected country to the separate expected cash flow components of service cost and interest

service cost and interest cost for all other plans (including all plans prior to adoption) are determined on the basis of the single equivalent discount rates derived in determining those plan obligations.

pension plans were frozen effective December 31, 2023, and therefore, participants do not accrue additional benefits for future service and compensation.

service cost and interest cost for all other plans are determined on the basis of the single equivalent discount rates derived in determining those plan obligations.

The following information relates to the U.S.

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RATE:Link 60-90 corporate yield curve (based on 60th to 90th percentile high-quality corporate bond yields) to arrive at the plan’s obligations as of the measurement date.

The weighted average discount rate utilized to measure pension obligations decreased to 5.30 percent at December 31, 2023, from 5.64 percent at December 31, 2022.

The weighted average discount rate utilized to measure pension obligations increased to 5.74 percent at December 31, 2024, from 5.30 percent at December 31, 2023.

At December 31, 2024, the net underfunded status of the U.S.

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The net underfunded amount increased $168 million compared with December 31, 2023.

The increase in the net underfunded amount in 2023 was primarily due to the market-related impact of lower discount rates.

The increase in the net underfunded amount in 2024 was primarily due to the unfavorable returns on plan assets partially offset by the market-related impact of higher discount rates.

The Company uses a generational mortality table to determine the duration of its pension and other postretirement obligations.

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At December 31, 2024, net losses of $2,899 million remain to be recognized in the calculation of the market-related value of plan assets.

These net losses will result in increases in future pension expense as they are recognized in the market-related value of assets.

losses will result in increases in future pension expense as they are recognized in the market-related value of assets.

The net decrease in the market-related value of assets due to the recognition of prior losses is presented in the following table:

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Total $ 2,899

Exclusive of the one-time settlement charge recognized in 2023, the Company expects net periodic benefit cost ("NPBC") to decrease in 2024 by approximately $96 million.

The decrease is primarily due to the freeze of pension

benefits in the United States, effective December 31, 2023, and other de-risking activities, partially offset by discount rate decreases.

Excluding the impact of the Company's 2024 one-time pension events, the Company expects net periodic benefit cost ("NPBC") credit to decrease in 2025 by approximately $88 million compared with 2024.

The reduction in the NPBC credit is due to a smaller expected increase in assets and increased amortization, partially offset by reduced interest and service cost.

A 25 basis point increase or decrease in the long-term return on assets assumption would change the Company’s NPBC credit for 2025 by $48 million.

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At December 31, 2024, the Company had uncertain tax positions for both domestic and foreign issues of $422 million and $327 million for interest and penalties.

The Company performs goodwill impairment testing at the reporting unit level.

Reporting units are the level at which discrete financial information is available and reviewed by business management on a regular basis.

The Company tests goodwill for impairment annually (in the fourth quarter), or more frequently when events or changes in circumstances indicate it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit has declined below its carrying value.

Goodwill is evaluated for impairment using qualitative and/or quantitative testing procedures.

At December 31, 2024, goodwill was carried by five out of six of the Company's reporting units.

The Company has the option to first perform qualitative testing to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying value.

Qualitative factors assessed at the Company level include, but are not limited to, GDP growth rates, long-term hydrocarbon and energy prices, equity and credit market activity, discount rates, foreign exchange rates and overall financial performance.

Qualitative factors assessed at the reporting unit level include, but are not limited to, changes in industry and market structure, competitive environments, planned capacity and new product launches, cost factors such as raw material prices, and financial performance of the reporting unit.

If the Company chooses not to complete a qualitative assessment for a given reporting unit or if the initial assessment indicates that it is more likely than not that the estimated fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying value, additional quantitative testing is required.

Quantitative testing requires the fair value of the reporting unit to be compared with its carrying value.

If the reporting unit's carrying value exceeds its fair value, an impairment charge is recognized for the difference.

The Company utilizes a discounted cash flow methodology to calculate the fair value of its reporting units.

This valuation technique has been selected by management as the most meaningful valuation method due to the limited number of market comparables for the Company's reporting units.

However, where market comparables are available, the Company includes EBIT/EBITDA multiples as part of the reporting unit valuation analysis.

The discounted cash flow valuations are completed using the following key assumptions:

projected revenue growth rates or compounded annual growth rates, discount rates, tax rates, terminal values, currency exchange rates, and forecasted long-term hydrocarbon and energy prices, by geographic region and by year, which include the Company's key feedstocks as well as natural gas and crude oil (due to its correlation to naphtha).

Currency exchange rates and long-term hydrocarbon and energy prices are established for the Company as a whole and applied consistently to all reporting units, while revenue growth rates, discount rates and tax rates are established by reporting unit to account for differences in business fundamentals and industry risk.

These key assumptions drive projected EBIT/EBITDA and EBIT/EBITDA margins, which are key elements of management’s internal control over the reporting unit valuation analysis.

2024 Goodwill Impairment Testing

In 2024, there were no events or changes in circumstances that warranted interim goodwill impairment testing.

In the fourth quarter of 2024, qualitative testing was performed for all reporting units carrying goodwill.

Based on the results of the qualitative testing, quantitative testing was performed on one reporting unit.

For the qualitative assessments, management considered factors at both the Company level and the reporting unit level.

Based on the qualitative assessments for the reporting units, management concluded it is more likely than not that the carrying value of the reporting unit is less than the fair value of the reporting unit.

For the quantitative testing, the fair value exceeded the carrying value of the reporting unit.

Environmental Matters

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The Company believes third-party verification and transparent public reporting are cornerstones of world-class EH&S performance and building public trust.

Numerous Dow sites in Europe, Latin America, Asia Pacific and the U.S.

Numerous Dow sites in EMEAI, Latin America, Asia Pacific and the U.S.

& Canada have received third-party verification of the Company’s compliance with Responsible Care ® and with outside specifications such as ISO-14001.

The Company continues to be a global champion of Responsible Care ® and has worked to broaden the application and impact of Responsible Care ® around the world through engagement with suppliers, customers and joint venture partners.

Dow manages environmental data for reporting with a waste, water and emissions inventory system.

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Improvement in these areas, as well as environmental compliance, remains a top management priority, as the Company continues to implement its 2025 Sustainability Goals and progressive, multi-decade sustainability targets that include advancing a circular economy and climate protection.

Progress is reviewed annually by management and with the Environment, Health, Safety & Technology Committee of the Board.

Progress is reviewed annually by management and with the Environment, Health, Safety & Technology ("EHS&T") Committee of the Board.

Detailed information on Dow’s performance regarding environmental matters and goals is accessible through the Company's Science & Sustainability webpage at www.dow.com/sustainability .

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Climate Protection

Evaluation of climate-related risks and opportunities continues to be a catalyst for the development of the Company’s Decarbonize & Grow strategy (Dow’s climate transition plan), its water-intensity goal and its Valuing Nature goal.

Dow's science-based strategy includes a phased approach to decarbonize while meeting growing demand for Dow's products and contributing to a low-carbon future through continued investment in new products, technologies and processes.

In 2020, Dow announced commitments to reduce its net annual Scope 1 and 2 CO 2 e emissions by an additional 5 million metric tons by 2030 versus its 2020 baseline, a 15 percent reduction versus 2020 and a 30 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions since 2005.

Additionally, Dow announced its intention to be carbon neutral by 2050 (Scope 1+2+3, as defined by the Greenhouse Gas Protocol Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard, plus product benefits).

In 2021, Dow outlined a path to decarbonize its production processes (Scope 1 and 2 CO 2 e emissions), utilizing a phased approach in which end-of-life capacity is replaced with higher-efficiency, lower greenhouse gas emitting assets.

Reflecting Dow's focus to make meaningful progress in the near term, Dow intends to reduce its CO 2 e emissions by approximately 2 million metric tons by 2025 versus its 2020 baseline while growing underlying earnings and plans to build the world's first net-zero Scope 1 and 2 CO 2 e emissions integrated ethylene cracker and derivatives facility in Alberta, Canada, which is expected to add approximately 1,885 KTA of ethylene and polyethylene capacity by 2029.

Dow is also committed to advancing water stewardship within the Company's operations and to working collaboratively to enhance water management at the watershed level.

As part of this commitment, Dow has set a global target to reduce freshwater intake intensity by 20 percent at six key water-stressed sites by 2025.

Additionally, Dow has implemented a robust process to quantify the value of products and projects that are better for nature, including nature-based solutions.

Dow's science-based strategy includes a phased approach to decarbonize while meeting the growing demand for Dow's products and contributing to a low-emissions future through continued investment in new products, technologies and processes.

In 2020, Dow set a target to be carbon neutral by 2050 across Scopes 1, 2 and 3, as defined by the Greenhouse Gas Protocol Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard, plus product benefits.

Dow’s Protect the Climate goals include reducing net annual GHG emissions by 5 million metric tons by 2030 versus its 2020 baseline, representing approximately a 15 percent reduction versus 2020 and a nearly 30 percent reduction since 2005.

In 2024, Dow continued near-term progression in its Decarbonize & Grow strategy by starting construction of its Fort Saskatchewan Path2Zero project which will be the world’s first net-zero Scope 1 and 2 emissions ethylene complex, when completed, and will decarbonize approximately 20 percent of Dow’s global ethylene production capacity.

Dow also continued to advance a project with X-energy, a nuclear energy innovation company, to commercialize an advanced small modular nuclear reactor that will generate GHG emissions-free process heat and energy at its site in Seadrift, Texas.

In the near term, energy reduction and optimization projects will provide continuous progress toward Dow’s carbon-neutral ambitions.

Dow is also committed to advancing water stewardship within the Company's operations and supply chain and with downstream customers and to working collaboratively to enhance water management at the watershed level.

In addition to Dow's target to reduce freshwater intake intensity at six key water-stressed sites by 20 percent from its 2015 baseline by the end of 2025, Dow announced in 2024 a robust new 2050 water resilience strategy as well as a 50,000 acre habitat conservation target to address these key elements of climate adaptation.

Despite these commitments, climate change-related risks and uncertainties, legal or regulatory responses to climate change, and failure to meet climate change commitments could negatively impact Dow’s results of operations, financial condition and/or reputation.

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The analysis included an assessment of the physical risks using a baseline year of 2020 with time periods for medium- (year 2030) and long-term (year 2050) using the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change representative concentration pathways.

These pathways represent varying degrees of global atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations (low, medium and high), and thus different expectations on global temperature rise.

These pathways represent varying degrees of global atmospheric GHG concentrations (low, medium and high), and thus different expectations on global temperature rise.

Results will be incorporated into Dow’s long-term assessments of its manufacturing sites, which is a key input into Dow’s capital approval process.

Transition Risks

Climate-related transition risks include the availability, development and affordability of lower greenhouse gas emissions technology, the effects of CO 2 e pricing, and changes in public sentiment, regulations, taxes, public mandates or requirements as they relate to CO 2 e, water or land use.

Climate-related transition risks include the availability, development and affordability of lower GHG emissions technology, the effects of CO 2 e pricing, and changes in public sentiment, regulations, taxes, public mandates or requirements as they relate to CO 2 e, water or land use.

Climate-related risks, including both physical and transition risks, are assessed with input from internal and external sources including corporate, business, function and geographic leaders;

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and other stakeholders.

The evaluation of climate-related risks and opportunities is integrated into an annual company-wide

risk management process, known as enterprise risk management (“ERM”).

The evaluation of climate-related risks and opportunities is integrated into an annual company-wide risk management process, known as enterprise risk management (“ERM”).

ERM identifies significant or major risks to the Company and develops action plans to modify or mitigate risks.

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Scenarios are used to evaluate both physical and transition risk and are particularly useful in evaluating the potential and impact of emerging risks.

Managing Climate Risks

Management of climate risk is assigned to Dow’s Climate Steering Team (“CST”), which is accountable for developing and implementing plans to mitigate risk and for tracking actions and progress against those plans.

With oversight and accountability by the CST, specific carbon-related risks are managed by Dow’s Climate Program Management Office (“PMO”).

The PMO partners with subject matter experts to develop and implement strategies to mitigate or eliminate climate-related risks.

The team develops specific action plans and ensures owners are assigned to drive forward progress in order to reduce Dow’s risk exposure.

Risk mitigation status updates are provided to executive leaders on a regular basis and discussions include risk time horizons and/or magnitude of impact to confirm that the strategy remains solid.

Decarbonize & Grow

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• Optimizing Manufacturing Facilities and Processes for Sustainability:

Dow is investing approximately $1 billion in annual capital across the economic cycle to decarbonize assets, in a phased approach, while growing capacity.

• Increasing Clean Energy in Purchased Power Mix:

Dow continues to invest in cost-efficient clean energy, including wind, solar, biomass and hydropower, across operations.

In addition to implementing near-term growth and efficiency investments, Dow is phasing out inefficient assets, decarbonizing remaining assets and building best-in-class, net-zero assets, as well as investing in innovative technologies such as clean hydrogen, advanced nuclear and carbon capture and storage.

Dow has committed to investing approximately $1 billion in annual capital across the economic cycle to decarbonize assets in a phased approach, while growing capacity.

• Increasing Use of Clean Energy and Steam:

As a major user and producer of energy, Dow is committed to reducing the use of fossil fuels for energy production and increasing consumption of clean energy, including both renewable and net-zero-emissions sources.

• Developing Low-Emissions Products, Technologies and Services:

As a leading materials science company, Dow products are capable of making important contributions to the reduction of GHG emissions, including products that facilitate energy efficiency, lightweighting, fuel transition, circularity, increased operational efficiency and resource reductions.

• Developing Next Generation, Low-Carbon Manufacturing Technologies:

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• Building a Value-Generating Scope 3 Decarbonization Pathway:

Approximately two-thirds of Dow’s emissions footprint fall into the Scope 3 categories and more than half of those come from the raw materials, transportation and other services purchased as a company.

The Company was recognized as a Supplier Engagement Leader for the second straight year by CDP, a global non-profit that directs the world’s environmental disclosure system for companies, cities, states and regions.

Dow has significantly advanced its Scope 3 strategy by improving emissions accounting, advancing transparency along the value chain, and working closely with key suppliers to set and meet emissions reduction targets.

• Developing Low-Carbon Products, Technologies and Services:

Dow products are essential to a low carbon future, and the Company wants the world’s best brands to look to Dow to help them achieve their goals and make their products more sustainable.

Dow is helping its customers achieve their climate goals by providing products that facilitate energy efficiency, lightweighting, fuel transition, circularity, increased operational efficiency, resource reductions and reduced emissions.

Advancing Water Stewardship and Resilience

As one of the largest materials science companies in the world, Dow depends on a steady supply of fresh water to create the products that are essential for everyday life and human progress.

Dow strives to use the Company’s technology, expertise and partnerships to help conserve and promote regenerative water use, protect watersheds and create a future where clean water is abundant and available to all.

Effective water stewardship is also required for long-term company viability and Dow’s senior executive leadership team oversees the Company’s water strategy.

Dow’s water risk management approach recognizes that every site and every business is accountable for water while certain watersheds require additional measures to address specific water stress challenges.

Key Dow locations have specific water action plans to address risk to operations given their dependence on a stressed watershed.

Approximately 70 percent of Dow’s emissions footprint fall into Scope 3 categories and more than half of those emissions derive from the raw materials, transportation and other services purchased as a company.

Dow is actively validating and developing Scope 3 emissions reduction and mitigation efforts.

Collaboration with the Company’s partners along the entire value chain is key to lowering Scope 3 carbon emissions.

Water Stewardship

Water is Dow’s largest dependency on nature.

Water-related risk considers water availability (too much, too little), water quality (intake and effluents), access to safe drinking water, health of ecosystems and reputational and regulatory challenges.

Dow’s approach to identifying water-related risks and impacts includes identification of

physical, regulatory and reputational risks.

Dow’s methodology uses scientifically robust external tools such as WRI Aqueduct and the World Wildlife Fund water risk filter tool.

Dow’s actions are also informed by the Trucost physical risk assessment, wherein water scarcity is recognized and addressed as the biggest climate-related threat to corporate assets with potential substantive financial or strategic impact on business.

Dow’s water risk management approach recognizes that every site and every business is accountable for water and certain watersheds require additional measures to address specific water stress challenges.

Many Dow locations have specific water action plans to address local challenges, and Dow's new water strategy calls for water stewardship plans at its 20 water-dependent sites by 2030 and for all manufacturing sites by 2035.

These action plans include mitigations for local water scarcity or quality issues and consider the needs of other local users for freshwater.

Additionally, Dow identified six sites in 2015, located in Texas (2);

Additionally, in 2015 Dow identified six sites, located in Texas (2);

Bahia Blanca, Argentina;

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and Tarragona, Spain;

where operations are located in a water-stressed watershed, have local water quality issues, have competition among local users for water, or have some local knowledge of watershed challenges, and these six sites have been the focus of actions since that time.

where its operations are located in a water-stressed watershed, have local water quality issues, have competition among local users for water, or have some local knowledge of watershed challenges, and these six sites have since been the focus of Company actions.

In 2024, the Company secured the use of a reservoir asset at one of its main U.S.

Gulf Coast manufacturing sites, with a 35-year contract period that is expected to commence upon completion of construction in 2028.

In addition to site water stewardship efforts, Dow will work with suppliers to understand and mitigate water and biodiversity impacts and dependencies in its supply chain and will continue to innovate products that enable society to have reduced impacts on water bodies and other ecosystems.

Accountability for operational water stewardship begins at the site level where the operating permits exist.

The Company's progress against its broader water and nature targets is reviewed regularly by management and with the EHS&T Committee of the Board.

Advancing a Circular Economy

Dow is committed to turning the tide on plastic waste and meeting customers’ increasing demands for more sustainable and circular products through Dow's materials science expertise and its investments in circular innovations and partnerships – from designing for recyclability at the beginning of a product’s life to building materials ecosystems that will help turn plastic waste into a valuable resource that can be used to create new products.

Dow is working to advance circularity for its key materials and, to this end, is working to deliver on its

enterprise target to Transform the Waste, which entails transforming plastic waste and other forms of feedstocks to deliver 3 million metric tons of circular and renewable solutions annually by 2030.

To reach the target, Dow is collaborating with other stakeholders across value chains to build materials ecosystems to collect, reuse or recycle plastic waste.

This, in turn, will enable Dow to return more plastic waste into the circular system, and scale production of circular and low-carbon emissions solutions.

Since 2020, Dow has invested more than $200 million into impact funds, recycling infrastructure, venture capital, research and development and key technologies to transform waste into solutions that support a circular economy.

Dow is catalyzing a circular economy for plastics through global partnerships with non-governmental organizations and investors, such as the Alliance to End Plastic Waste, The Recycling Partnership, Circulate Capital, Closed Loop Partners and Lombard Odier Global Plastic Circularity Fund.

Additionally, Dow is making progress on its Transform the Waste target through several recently announced circular and renewable offtake agreements and projects that will help contribute to achieving the new target.

Business for updates on these investments, partnerships and projects.

In support of, and in collaboration with, value chain partners and customers, Dow is aligning its innovation and application development programs so its products are recycle-ready at the outset or enable circularity in customers’ products and processes.

Designing for circularity at the molecular level expands the possibilities for recycling across a variety of applications, and ultimately lessens the environmental impact of Dow's customers’ products.

Dow's efforts under Transform the Waste expand beyond packaging.

In 2023, the Company launched and/or commercialized a number of other circular solutions like SPECFLEX C, a recycled polyurethane solution for the automotive sector and Propylene Glycol CIR.

Since Dow is only one part of the materials ecosystem, Dow advocates for the adoption of policies to accelerate the broader pathway to circularity.

Circularity-enabling policies such as recycling mandates;

mandates for recycled content in products;

extended producer responsibility systems to finance state-of-the-art local access to collection, sorting and recycling;

and policies to incentivize investments in innovative circular technologies are all critical to ensure that post-use products are diverted away from landfilling, incineration, open dumps and open burning and instead enter the circular economy.

To accelerate the materials ecosystem, Dow is working toward its Transform the Waste target collectively with partners.

The goal is to boost recycling rates for materials by developing the associated ecosystems to increase collection, sorting and recycling.

As part of Dow’s sustainability targets, Dow intends to transform waste and alternative feedstocks to commercialize 3 million metric tons per year of circular and renewable solutions by 2030.

Although the volume base is fairly small today, circular products are seeing increasing promise with commercially attractive growth rates, and Dow expects this market to gain an increasingly larger market share over the coming decades, as supporting policies, technology and economics improve.

Dow is partnering to build industrial ecosystems to collect, reuse or recycle waste and expand its portfolio to meet rapidly growing demand for circular solutions.

Further, Dow is redesigning product formulations in order to use circular feedstocks such as waste and renewable materials, thereby reducing the reliance on virgin fossil feedstocks.

A circular economy requires embedding circularity in all parts of the value chains downstream from Dow.

This includes product design for recyclability, accessible collection, sorting and recycling facilities, and appropriate economic incentives to make recycling economically viable.

Through innovative developments, combined with partnerships and value chain collaboration, Dow is assisting its customers to design downstream applications for recyclability.

Developing Safer Materials

How the Company manufactures, distributes and enables the proper use and disposal of its products can have a large and meaningful impact on the environment.

Dow’s vision is a future where every material it brings to market is sustainable for the people and the planet.

Dow is working to deliver that sustainable future through its materials science expertise and collaboration with its customers.

Chemistry-based products provide many benefits to society.

Like any product, they must be managed responsibly to minimize any potential adverse effects on humans or the environment.

Dow takes this responsibility seriously and works hard to ensure that its products are designed, stored, transported, used, disposed of, or recycled in a manner that shows high regard for human health, safety and environmental stewardship.

Dow utilizes the Company’s strong innovation pipeline to develop safer materials or reduce or eliminate priority substances in its products.

Dow also invests in clean upstream manufacturing technologies to reduce facility emissions and, where necessary, restricts downstream uses of some substances.

At Dow, material safety is a continuous journey made possible through innovation, design and more predictive, enabling technologies.

Dow works to offer products that – if used properly and in the manner intended – pose low risk to the environment, health and safety, and seeks to optimize products so they use resources more efficiently and sustainably.

Dow is working to deliver a sustainable future through its materials science expertise and collaboration with its customers.

By constantly innovating how it sources, manufactures and delivers material solutions, Dow helps customers achieve their goals and create a better tomorrow.

Dow has an impact on safer materials directly through the manufacture and delivery of solutions and indirectly through the chemicals that are sourced.

Dow also transparently communicates information on substances to customers via safety data sheets, regulatory data sheets and, in some cases, product handling guides.

Dow is committed to demonstrating the value of chemistry and materials science to society and improving the way the world understands and considers science in decision-making to maximize benefits to businesses, society and the planet.

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For comparison of environmental remediation-related matters for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, see Part II, Item 7.

The Company accrues the costs of remediation of its facilities and formerly owned facilities based on current law and regulatory requirements.

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This is management’s best estimate of the costs for remediation and restoration with respect to environmental matters for which the Company has accrued liabilities, although it is reasonably possible that the ultimate cost with respect to these particular matters could range up to approximately two times that amount.

Consequently, it is reasonably possible that environmental remediation and restoration costs in excess of amounts accrued could have a material impact on the Company’s results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.

Consequently, it is reasonably possible that environmental remediation and restoration costs in excess of amounts accrued could have a material impact on

the Company’s results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.

It is the opinion of the Company’s management, however, that the possibility is remote that costs in excess of the range disclosed will have a material impact on the Company’s results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.

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Asbestos-Related Matters of Union Carbide Corporation

Union Carbide is and has been involved in a large number of asbestos-related suits filed primarily in state courts during the past four decades.

Union Carbide is and has been involved in a large number of asbestos-related suits filed primarily in state courts during the past several decades.

These suits principally allege personal injury resulting from exposure to asbestos-containing products and frequently seek both actual and punitive damages.

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For comparison of asbestos-related matters of Union Carbide Corporation for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, see Part II, Item 7.

The table below provides information regarding asbestos-related claims pending against Union Carbide and Amchem based on criteria developed by Union Carbide and its external consultants:

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Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis