UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2017

OR

Commission File Number 001-36794

The Chemours Company

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

1007 Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19899

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(302) 773-1000

(Registrant’s Telephone Number)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company”, and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒

The Registrant had 185,163,064 shares of common stock, $0.01 par value, outstanding at October 31, 2017.

 

 

 

 

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The Chemours Company

Table of Contents

 

 

 

 

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

The Chemours Company

Interim Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)

(Dollars in millions, except per share amounts)

 

 

See accompanying notes to the interim consolidated financial statements.

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The Chemours Company

Interim Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited)

(Dollars in millions)

 

 

See accompanying notes to the interim consolidated financial statements.

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The Chemours Company

Interim Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Dollars in millions, except per share amounts)

 

 

See accompanying notes to the interim consolidated financial statements.

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The Chemours Company

Interim Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity (Unaudited)

(Dollars in millions)

 

 

See accompanying notes to the interim consolidated financial statements.

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The Chemours Company

Interim Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)

(Dollars in millions)

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the interim consolidated financial statements.

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The Chemours Company

Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

(Dollars in millions, except per share amounts)

 

Note 1. Basis of Presentation

The accompanying interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) in the United States of America (U.S.) for interim financial information. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair statement of the results for interim periods have been included. Results for interim periods should not be considered indicative of results for a full year and the year-end consolidated balance sheet does not include all disclosures required by U.S. GAAP. As such, these interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016.

Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation, the effect of which was not material to the interim consolidated financial statements.

Unless the context otherwise requires, references herein to “The Chemours Company”, “Chemours”, “the Company”, “our Company”, “we”, “us” and “our” refer to The Chemours Company and its consolidated subsidiaries. References herein to “DuPont” refer to E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, a Delaware corporation, and its consolidated subsidiaries, unless the context otherwise requires.

Note 2. Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Accounting Guidance Not Yet Adopted

In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606).”  The objective of this standard is to remove inconsistent practices with regard to revenue recognition between U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards. The standard intends to improve the comparability of revenue recognition practices across entities, industries, jurisdictions and capital markets. Subsequent to the issuance of ASU No. 2014-09, the FASB issued multiple clarifying updates in connection with Topic 606. The provisions of ASU No. 2014-09 and its related updates will be effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017, with early adoption permitted for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016. The Company will adopt the standard on January 1, 2018 under the modified retrospective transition method.

The Company’s project plan includes a three-phase approach to implementing the standard update. Phase one, the assessment phase, was completed in the first quarter of 2017. In this initial phase, the Company (a) conducted internal surveys of its businesses, (b) held revenue recognition workshops with sales and business unit finance leadership and (c) reviewed a representative sample of revenue arrangements across all businesses to initially identify a set of applicable qualitative revenue recognition changes related to the standard. The Company has also completed phase two of the project, which included (a) establishing and documenting key accounting positions, (b) assessing new disclosure requirements, business process and control impacts and (c) beginning to determine the initial quantitative impacts resulting from the standard. Phase three will include (a) finalizing any changes to accounting policies, (b) preparing new disclosures, (c) implementing new business processes and controls as needed and (d) quantifying the effect of adoption on opening retained earnings.

Based on the analysis conducted to date, the Company believes that the adoption of the standard will not have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements. Substantially all of the Company’s revenue consists of sales of products that represent a single performance obligation where control transfers at the point in time title and risk of loss pass to the customer. The Company continues to evaluate the impact of the standard update on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures and additional differences may be identified as new or amended contracts with customers that will impact future periods are executed. The Company expects that disclosure in the notes to the consolidated financial statements related to revenue recognition will be expanded in line with the requirements of the standard to further describe the nature, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with customers.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, “Leases (Topic 842)”, which supersedes the leases requirements in Topic 840. The core principle of Topic 842 is that a lessee should recognize on the balance sheet the lease assets and lease liabilities that arise from all lease arrangements with terms greater than 12 months. Recognition of these lease assets and lease liabilities represents an improvement over previous U.S. GAAP, which did not require lease assets and lease liabilities to be recognized for operating leases. Qualitative disclosures along with specific quantitative disclosures will be required to provide enough information to supplement the amounts recorded in the financial statements so that users can understand more about the nature of an entity’s leasing activities.

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The Chemours Company

Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

(Dollars in millions, except per share amounts)

 

Lessees and lessors are required to recognize and measure leases at the beginning of the earliest period presented using a modified retrospective approach, which includes a number of optional practical expedients that entities may elect to apply. The amendments in this update are effective for the Company’s fiscal year beginning January 1, 2019, including interim periods within that fiscal year. Early application of the amendments in this update is permitted for all entities. At adoption, the Company will recognize a right-of-use asset and a lease liability initially measured at the present value of its operating lease payments. The Company is currently evaluating the other impacts of adopting this guidance on its financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

In August 2016, the FASB issued various updates to ASU No. 2016-15, “Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments”, which clarifies and amends the presentation and classification of certain cash receipts and cash payments in the statement of cash flows. The guidance is effective for public business entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The amendments should be applied using a retrospective transition method (unless impractical to do so) for each period presented and earlier application is permitted. Chemours does not expect that the adoption will have a significant impact on its cash flows.

In March 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-07, “Compensation - Retirement Benefits (Topic 715)”, which requires that employers offering their employees defined benefit pension plans disaggregate the service cost component from the other components of net benefit cost. The amendments also provide explicit guidance on how to present the service cost component and the other components of net benefit cost in the income statement and allow only the service cost component of net benefit cost to be eligible for capitalization. The guidance is effective for public business entities for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017, as well as interim periods within those annual periods. The amendments in this update should be applied retrospectively for the presentation of the service cost component and the other components of net periodic pension cost and net periodic post-retirement benefit cost in the income statement, and prospectively for the capitalization of the service cost component of net periodic pension cost and net periodic post-retirement benefit in assets. Early adoption is permitted within the first interim period of an annual period for which financial statements have not been issued or made available for issuance. Chemours does not expect that the adoption will have a significant impact on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

In August 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-12, “Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815)”, which simplifies financial statement reporting for qualifying hedging relationships by eliminating the requirement to separately measure and report hedge ineffectiveness. For net investment hedges, the entire change in fair value of the hedging instruments is recorded in the currency translation adjustment section of other comprehensive income or loss. Pursuant to the amendments, these amounts are required to be subsequently reclassified to earnings in the same income statement line item in which the earnings effect of the hedged item is presented when the hedged item affects earnings. The guidance is effective for public business entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, as well as interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted in any interim period. The amendments in this update should be applied to hedging relationships existing on the date of adoption, which includes a cumulative-effect adjustment to eliminate any ineffectiveness recorded to accumulated other comprehensive income or loss with a corresponding adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings as of the beginning of the fiscal year in which adoption occurred. Presentation and disclosure amendments are required to be applied prospectively. Chemours is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this guidance on its financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

Recently Adopted Accounting Guidance

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-09, “Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718).”  The update sets forth areas for simplification within several aspects of the accounting for shared-based payment transactions, including the income tax consequences, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities and classification on the statement of cash flows. The amendments in this update are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2016. Chemours adopted this guidance effective January 1, 2017, and the adoption did not have a significant impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows except for the impact of windfall income tax benefits on share-based payments and the classification of employee withholding tax payments on vested restricted stock units (RSUs) as a financing activity on the statements of cash flows. Specific to the impact of windfall tax benefits, the Company expects the guidance will cause volatility in its income tax rates going forward. As of the adoption date, there were no windfall tax benefits from prior periods recognized; therefore, prior period adjustments were not required under a modified retrospective basis. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, Chemours recognized $5 and $18 of windfall tax benefits, respectively, primarily from significant options exercised and RSUs vested, which were included in the provision for income taxes in the consolidated statements of operations.

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-04, “Intangibles - Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment”, which eliminates the requirement to determine the fair value of the individual assets and liabilities of a

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The Chemours Company

Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

(Dollars in millions, except per share amounts)

 

reporting unit to measure goodwill impairment. Under the amendments, goodwill impairment testing will be performed by comparing the fair value of the reporting unit with its carrying amount and recognizing an impairment charge for the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the reporting unit’s fair value. Any impairment charges recognized would not exceed the total amount of goodwill allocated to the reporting unit. The guidance is effective for annual and interim goodwill impairment tests in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and should be applied on a prospective basis. Early adoption is permitted for annual or interim goodwill impairment testing performed after January 1, 2017. The Company has adopted this guidance and will implement its provisions for interim and annual goodwill impairment tests performed prospectively. The Company does not expect that the adoption of this guidance will have a significant impact on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

In May 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-09, “Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Scope of Modification Accounting”, which provides clarity and reduces both diversity in practice and the cost and complexity of applying the guidance in Topic 718 to a change in the terms or conditions of a share-based payment award. Pursuant to this update, modification accounting is required to be applied to changes in the terms and conditions of a share-based payment award unless all of the following criteria remain unchanged before and after the award is modified: (a) the fair value of the award; (b) the vesting conditions of the award; and (c) the classification of the award as an equity instrument or a liability instrument. The amendments in this update are effective for annual periods, and interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2017, and are to be applied prospectively to an award modified on or after the adoption date. Early adoption, including adoption in any interim period, is permitted for public business entities in reporting periods for which financial statements have not yet been issued. The Company has adopted this guidance and will implement its provisions prospectively for changes in the terms and conditions of share-based payment awards. The Company does not expect that the adoption of this guidance will have a significant impact on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Note 3. Restructuring and Asset-Related Charges, Net

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, Chemours recorded restructuring and asset-related charges, net as follows:

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The Chemours Company

Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

(Dollars in millions, except per share amounts)

 

 

Charges related to the Company’s restructuring programs impacted segment earnings for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 as follows:

Plant and Product Line Closures

In the Titanium Technologies segment, due to the closure of the Edge Moor, Delaware manufacturing plant in the U.S., the Company recorded decommissioning and dismantling-related charges of $4 for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and $5 and $24 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively. The Company completed all actions related to these restructuring activities and sold the site during the first quarter of 2017. The cumulative amount incurred, excluding non-cash asset-related charges in connection with the Edge Moor plant closure, was approximately $60.

In the Fluoroproducts segment, the Company recorded additional decommissioning and dismantling-related charges for certain of its production lines in the U.S. of $3 for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and $1 and $6 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively. As of September 30, 2017, the Company incurred, in the aggregate, approximately $17 of restructuring costs, excluding non-cash asset-related charges. The Company has substantially completed the actions related to these restructuring activities for certain of its Fluoroproducts production lines, which were initiated in 2015.

In the Chemicals Solutions segment, following the production shutdown of the Reactive Metals Solutions (RMS) manufacturing plant at Niagara Falls, New York in September 2016, the Company immediately began decommissioning the plant. As a result, the Company recorded $5 and $16 of decommissioning and dismantling-related charges for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively, and $7 and $6 for the three and nine months ended September, 30, 2016, respectively. As of September 30, 2017, the Company incurred, in the aggregate, approximately $30 of restructuring costs, excluding non-cash asset-related charges. Additional restructuring charges of approximately $5 for decommissioning and site redevelopment are expected to be incurred for the remainder of 2017, which will be expensed as incurred.

2017 Restructuring Program

In 2017, the Company announced certain restructuring activities designed to further the cost savings and productivity improvements outlined under management’s transformation plan. These activities include, among other efforts: (a) outsourcing and further centralizing certain business process activities; (b) consolidating existing, outsourced third party information technology (IT) providers; and (c) implementing various upgrades to the Company’s current IT infrastructure. In connection with these corporate function efforts, the Company recorded $3 and $8 in restructuring-related charges for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively.

Also, in October 2017, the Company announced a voluntary separation program (VSP) for certain eligible U.S. employees in an effort to better manage anticipated future changes to its workforce. Employees who volunteer for, and are accepted under, the VSP will receive certain financial incentives above the Company’s customary involuntary termination benefits to end their employment with

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The Chemours Company

Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

(Dollars in millions, except per share amounts)

 

Chemours after providing a mutually agreed-upon service period. Based on current estimates, Chemours anticipates that approximately 300 to 350 employees will separate from the Company by the end of 2018. An accrual representing the majority of these termination benefits will be recognized in the fourth quarter of 2017, and any remaining incremental, one-time financial incentives under the VSP will be recognized over the period each participating employee continues to provide service to Chemours. No amounts for the VSP have been recognized in the consolidated financial statements as of September 30, 2017.

As a result of its 2017 program, the Company expects to incur charges for restructuring-related activities and termination benefits ranging from $45 to $55 through December 31, 2018.

The following table shows the change in the employee separation-related liability account associated with the Company’s restructuring programs:

At September 30, 2017, there are no significant outstanding liabilities related to decommissioning and other restructuring-related charges.

Note 4. Other Income, Net

 

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The Chemours Company

Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

(Dollars in millions, except per share amounts)

 

Note 5. Income Taxes

For the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, Chemours recorded a provision for income taxes of $43 and $30, respectively, resulting in effective income tax rates of approximately 17% and 13%, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, Chemours recorded a provision for income taxes of $130 and $25, respectively, resulting in effective income tax rates of approximately 20% and 10%, respectively.

The provision for income taxes for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 is inclusive of an $18 benefit from windfalls on share-based payments in accordance with the recently adopted guidance in ASU No. 2016-09, as discussed in Note 2. The remaining change in the effective tax rate from the prior year is primarily due to the Company’s geographical mix of earnings, as well as the impact of the valuation allowance on U.S. foreign tax credits, from which the Company does not expect to benefit in 2017.

Each year, Chemours and/or its subsidiaries file income tax returns in U.S. federal and state and non-U.S. jurisdictions. These tax returns are subject to examination and possible challenge by the cognizant taxing authorities. Positions challenged by the taxing authorities may be settled or appealed by Chemours. As a result, income tax uncertainties are recognized in Chemours’ consolidated financial statements in accordance with accounting for income taxes under Topic 740, “Income Taxes”, when applicable.

Management is not aware of any other matters that would result in significant changes to the amount of unrecognized income tax benefits reflected in the consolidated balance sheets at September 30, 2017.

For the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company established a valuation allowance against its U.S. foreign tax credits. The Company regularly monitors positive and negative evidence that may change the most recent assessment of the Company’s ability to realize a benefit from these deferred tax assets. The Company continues to maintain a valuation allowance against its net deferred tax assets related to U.S. foreign tax credits of $65 and $50 at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.

Note 6. Earnings Per Share of Common Stock

The following table shows a reconciliation of the numerator and denominator for basic and diluted earnings per share calculations for the periods indicated:

The following average number of stock options were anti-dilutive and, therefore, were not included in the diluted earnings per share calculation:

 

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Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

(Dollars in millions, except per share amounts)

 

Note 7. Accounts and Notes Receivable - Trade, Net

Accounts and notes receivable are carried at amounts that approximate fair value. Bad debt expense was less than $1 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017. Bad debt expense was $7 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016.

Note 8. Inventories

 

 

Inventory values, before last-in, first-out (LIFO) adjustment, are generally determined by the average cost method, which approximates current cost. Inventories are valued under the LIFO method at substantially all U.S. locations, which comprised $472 and $465, or 44% and 48%, of inventories before the LIFO adjustments at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively. The remainder of inventory held in international locations and certain U.S. locations is valued under the average cost method.

Note 9. Property, Plant and Equipment, Net

Depreciation expense amounted to $61 and $201 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively, and $72 and $210 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively. Property, plant and equipment, net includes gross assets under capital leases of $5 at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016.

 

Note 10. Other Assets

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The Chemours Company

Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

(Dollars in millions, except per share amounts)

 

Asset Held for Sale

In December 2016, in connection with a sale agreement entered in January 2017 to sell the Company’s corporate headquarters building located in Wilmington, Delaware, the Company recorded a $13 pre-tax impairment charge and classified the net book value of the building as an asset held for sale for the year ended December 31, 2016. The Company completed the sale in April 2017 for net proceeds of $29, of which $13 was used to repay a portion of its senior secured term loans. In connection with the sale, Chemours also entered into lease agreements to lease back a portion of the building beginning in April 2017. In connection with the sale and leaseback transaction, the Company deferred a gain of $2 million.

 

Note 11. Other Accrued Liabilities

 

Note 12. Debt

 

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The Chemours Company

Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

(Dollars in millions, except per share amounts)

 

 

Senior Secured Credit Facilities

The credit agreement, as amended, provides for seven-year senior secured term loans and a five-year, $750 senior secured revolving credit facility (Revolving Credit Facility). The proceeds of any loans made under the Revolving Credit Facility can be used for capital expenditures, acquisitions, working capital needs and other general corporate purposes. No borrowings were outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility at September 30, 2017 or December 31, 2016; however, Chemours had $102 and $132 in letters of credit issued and outstanding under this facility at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively. The Revolving Credit Facility bears variable interest of a range based on Chemours’ total net leverage ratio between (a) a 0.50% and 1.25% spread for base rate loans and (b) a 1.50% and 2.25% spread for LIBOR loans. The applicable margins were 0.50% for base rate loans and 1.50% for LIBOR loans at September 30, 2017. In addition, the Company is required to pay a commitment fee on the average daily unused amount of the Revolving Credit Facility at a rate based on its total net leverage ratio, between 0.20% and 0.35%. At September 30, 2017, commitment fees were assessed at a rate of 0.20% per annum.  

On April 3, 2017, the Company completed an amendment (April 2017 Amendment) to its credit agreement which provides for a new class of term loans, denominated in Euros, in an aggregate principal amount of €400 (Euro Term Loan), and a new class of term loans, denominated in U.S. Dollars, in an aggregate principal amount of $940 (Dollar Term Loan, and, collectively with the Euro Term Loan, the New Term Loans). The New Term Loans replaced in full the prior term loan (Prior Term Loan) outstanding as of March 31, 2017. The New Term Loans mature on May 12, 2022, which is the same maturity date of the Prior Term Loan. The Euro Term Loan bears a variable interest rate equal to EURIBOR plus 2.25%, subject to a EURIBOR floor of 0.75%, and the Dollar Term Loan bears a variable interest rate equal to LIBOR plus 2.50%, subject to a LIBOR floor of 0.00%. The April 2017 Amendment also modified certain provisions of the credit agreement, including increasing certain incurrence limits to allow further flexibility for the Company. All other provisions, including financial covenants, remained unchanged. No incremental debt was issued as a result of the April 2017 Amendment, although the Euro Term Loan is subject to remeasurement gains or losses. The Company recorded a $3 loss on debt extinguishment and related amendment fees in the second quarter of 2017. The effective interest rates on the Dollar Term Loan and the Euro Term Loan were approximately 3.74% and 3.00%, respectively, for the quarter ended September 30, 2017.

The credit agreement contains financial covenants which, solely with respect to the Revolving Credit Facility, as amended, require Chemours not to exceed a maximum senior secured net leverage ratio of: (a) 3.50 to 1.00 each quarter through December 31, 2016; (b) 3.00 to 1.00 through June 30, 2017; and (c) further decreasing by 0.25 to 1.00 every subsequent six months to 2.00 to 1.00 by January 1, 2019 and thereafter. Chemours is also required to maintain a minimum interest coverage ratio of 1.75 to 1.00 each quarter through June 30, 2017 and further increasing by 0.25 to 1.00 every subsequent six months to 3.00 to 1.00 by January 1, 2019 and thereafter. In addition, the credit agreement contains customary affirmative and negative covenants that, among other things, limit or restrict Chemours’ and its subsidiaries’ ability, subject to certain exceptions, to incur liens, merge, consolidate or sell, transfer or lease assets, make investments, pay dividends, transact with subsidiaries and incur indebtedness. The credit agreement also contains customary representations and warranties and events of default. Chemours was in compliance with its debt covenants at September 30, 2017.

 

Senior Unsecured Notes

On May 23, 2017, Chemours issued a $500 aggregate principal amount of 5.375% senior unsecured notes due May 2027 (2027 Notes). The 2027 Notes require payment of principal at maturity and interest semi-annually in cash and in arrears on May 15 and November 15 of each year. The Company received proceeds of $489, net of an original issue discount of $5 and underwriting fees and other related expenses of $6, which are deferred and amortized to interest expense using the effective interest method over the term of the 2027 Notes. A portion of the net proceeds from the 2027 Notes was used to pay the $335 accrued for the global settlement of the multi-district PFOA litigation, as discussed in Note 13. The remaining proceeds from the 2027 Notes are available for general corporate purposes. The offering of the 2027 Notes was registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, under a registration statement on Form S-3 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on May, 4, 2017.

The 2027 Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, on a senior unsecured unsubordinated basis by each of the existing and future domestic subsidiaries that (a) incurs or guarantees indebtedness under the Senior Secured Credit Facilities or (b) guarantees other indebtedness of Chemours or any guarantor in an aggregate principal amount in excess of $100. The guarantees of the 2027 Notes will rank equally with all other senior indebtedness of the guarantors. The 2027 Notes rank equally in right of payment to all of Chemours’ existing and future unsecured unsubordinated debt and are senior in right of payment to all of Chemours’ existing and future debt that is by its terms expressly subordinated in right of payment to the 2027 Notes. The 2027 Notes are subordinated to indebtedness under the Senior Secured Credit Facilities as well as any future secured debt to the extent of the value of the assets securing such debt, and structurally subordinated to the liabilities of any non-guarantor subsidiaries.

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Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

(Dollars in millions, except per share amounts)

 

Chemours may redeem the 2027 Notes, in whole or in part, at an amount equal to 100% of the aggregate principal amount plus a specified “make-whole” premium and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of purchase prior to February 15, 2027. Chemours may also redeem some or all of the 2027 Notes by means other than a redemption, including tender offer and open market repurchases. Chemours is obligated to offer to purchase the 2027 Notes at a price of 101% of the principal amount, together with accrued and unpaid interest, if any, up to, but not including, the date of purchase, upon the occurrence of certain change of control events.  

Maturities

Chemours has required quarterly principal payments related to the senior secured term loans equivalent to 1.00% per annum through March 2022, with the balance due at maturity. Term loan principal maturities, as amended, over the next five years are $3 for the remainder of 2017 and approximately $14 in each year from 2018 to 2021. Debt maturities related to the New Term Loans and the Notes (collectively, the 2023 Notes, the 2025 Notes, the Euro Notes and the 2027 Notes) in 2022 and beyond will be $4,085.

Following the end of each fiscal year commencing on the year ended December 31, 2016, on an annual basis, the Company is also required to make additional principal repayments, depending on leverage levels as defined in the credit agreement, equivalent to up to 50% of excess cash flow based on certain leverage targets with stepdowns to 25% and 0% as actual leverage decreases to below a 3.00 to 1.00 leverage target. No principal repayments were required to be made in 2017 based upon the December 31, 2016 excess cash flow determined under the credit agreement.

Debt Fair Value

The fair values of the Dollar Term Loan, the Euro Term Loan, the 2023 Notes, the 2025 Notes, the Euro Notes and the 2027 Notes at September 30, 2017 were approximately $931, $469, $1,235, $834, $372 and $520, respectively. The estimated fair values of the New Term Loans and the Notes are based on quotes received from third party brokers, and are classified as Level 2 financial instruments in the fair value hierarchy.

Note 13. Commitments and Contingent Liabilities

 

Litigation

In addition to the matters discussed below, Chemours, by virtue of its status as a subsidiary of DuPont prior to the separation, is subject to or required under the separation-related agreements executed prior to the separation to indemnify DuPont against various pending legal proceedings arising out of the normal course of Chemours’ business including product liability, intellectual property, commercial, environmental and antitrust lawsuits. It is not possible to predict the outcomes of these various proceedings. Except for the litigation specific to PFOA (collectively, perfluorooctanoic acids and its salts, including the ammonium salt) and Fayetteville, North Carolina for which separate assessments are provided below, while management believes it is reasonably possible that Chemours could incur losses in excess of the amounts accrued, if any, for the aforementioned proceedings, it does not believe any such loss would have a material impact on Chemours’ consolidated financial position, results of operations or liquidity. Disputes between Chemours and DuPont may also arise with respect to indemnification matters, including disputes based on matters of law or contract interpretation. If and to the extent these disputes arise, they could materially adversely affect Chemours.

In the separation, DuPont assigned its asbestos docket to Chemours. At September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, there were approximately 1,600 and 1,900 lawsuits pending, respectively, against DuPont alleging personal injury from exposure to asbestos. These cases are pending in state and federal court in numerous jurisdictions in the U.S. and are individually set for trial. A small number of cases are pending outside the U.S. Most of the actions were brought by contractors who worked at sites between 1950 and the 1990s. A small number of cases involve similar allegations by DuPont employees or household members of contractors or DuPont employees. Finally, certain lawsuits allege personal injury as a result of exposure to DuPont products.  

At September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, Chemours had an accrual of $41 related to this matter. Chemours reviews this estimate and related assumptions quarterly. Management believes that the likelihood is remote that Chemours would incur losses in excess of the amounts accrued in connection with this matter.

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The Chemours Company

Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

(Dollars in millions, except per share amounts)

 

In the separation, DuPont assigned its benzene docket to Chemours. As of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, there were 20 and 27 cases pending against DuPont alleging benzene-related illnesses, respectively. These cases consist of premises matters involving contractors and deceased former employees who claim exposure to benzene while working at DuPont sites primarily in the 1960s through the 1980s, and product liability claims based on alleged exposure to benzene found in trace amounts in aromatic hydrocarbon solvents used to manufacture DuPont products such as paints, thinners and reducers.

A benzene case (Hood v. DuPont) was tried to a verdict in Texas state court on October 20, 2015. Plaintiffs alleged that Mr. Hood’s Acute Myelogenous Leukemia was the result of 24 years of occupational exposure to trace benzene found in DuPont automotive paint products and that DuPont negligently failed to warn him that its paints, reducers and thinners contained benzene that could cause cancer or leukemia. The jury found in the plaintiffs’ favor, awarding $6.9 in compensatory damages and $1.5 in punitive damages. In March 2016, acting on the Company’s motion, the court struck the punitive award. Through DuPont, Chemours has filed an appeal on the remaining award based upon substantial errors made at the trial court level. Plaintiffs have filed a cross appeal.    

Management believes that a loss is reasonably possible related to these matters; however, given the evaluation of each benzene matter is highly fact-driven and impacted by disease, exposure and other factors, a range of such losses cannot be reasonably estimated at this time.

Prior to the fourth quarter of 2014, the performance chemicals segment of DuPont made PFOA at its Fayetteville, North Carolina plant and used PFOA as a processing aid in the manufacture of fluoropolymers and fluoroelastomers at certain sites including: Washington Works, Parkersburg, West Virginia; Chambers Works, Deepwater, New Jersey; Dordrecht Works, Netherlands; Changshu Works, China; and Shimizu, Japan. These sites are now owned and/or operated by Chemours.

Chemours recorded accruals of $15 and $349 related to the PFOA matters discussed below at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively. Specific to the PFOA MDL Settlement (also discussed below), the Company recorded an accrual of $335 at December 31, 2016, which was paid in installments of $15 and $320 during the second and third quarters of 2017, respectively.

These accruals also include charges related to DuPont’s obligations under agreements with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and voluntary commitments to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. These obligations and voluntary commitments include surveying, sampling and testing drinking water in and around certain Company sites offering treatment or an alternative supply of drinking water if tests indicate the presence of PFOA in drinking water at or greater than the national health advisory. A provisional health advisory level was set by the EPA in 2009 at 0.4 parts per billion (ppb) that includes PFOA in drinking water. In May 2016, the EPA announced a health advisory level of 0.07 ppb that includes PFOA in drinking water. As a result, Chemours recorded an additional $4 in the second quarter of 2016 based on management’s best estimate of the impact of the new health advisory level on the Company’s obligations to the EPA, which have expanded the testing and water supply commitments previously established. Based on prior testing, the Company has initiated additional testing and treatment in certain additional locations in and around the Chambers Works and Washington Works plants. The Company will continue to work with the EPA regarding the extent of work that may be required with respect to these matters.

Drinking Water Actions

In August 2001, a class action, captioned Leach v. DuPont, was filed in West Virginia state court alleging that residents living near the Washington Works facility had suffered, or may suffer, deleterious health effects from exposure to PFOA in drinking water.

DuPont and attorneys for the class reached a settlement in 2004 that binds about 80,000 residents. In 2005, DuPont paid the plaintiffs’ attorneys’ fees and expenses of $23 and made a payment of $70, which class counsel designated to fund a community health project. DuPont funded a series of health studies which were completed in October 2012 by an independent science panel of experts (C8 Science Panel). The studies were conducted in communities exposed to PFOA to evaluate available scientific evidence on whether any probable link exists, as defined in the settlement agreement, between exposure to PFOA and human disease. The C8 Science Panel found probable links, as defined in the settlement agreement, between exposure to PFOA and pregnancy-induced hypertension, including preeclampsia, kidney cancer, testicular cancer, thyroid disease, ulcerative colitis and diagnosed high cholesterol.

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Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

(Dollars in millions, except per share amounts)

 

In May 2013, a panel of three independent medical doctors released its initial recommendations for screening and diagnostic testing of eligible class members. In September 2014, the medical panel recommended follow-up screening and diagnostic testing three years after initial testing, based on individual results. The medical panel has not communicated its anticipated schedule for completion of its protocol. DuPont is obligated to fund up to $235 for a medical monitoring program for eligible class members and, in addition, administrative cost associated with the program, including class counsel fees. In January 2012, DuPont, put $1 in an escrow account to fund medical monitoring as required by the settlement agreement. The court-appointed Director of Medical Monitoring established the program to implement the medical panel’s recommendations and the registration process, as well as eligibility screening, is ongoing. Diagnostic screening and testing is ongoing and associated payments to service providers are being disbursed from the escrow account. As of September 30, 2017, less than $1 has been disbursed from the escrow account related to medical monitoring. While it is probable that the Company will incur costs related to the medical monitoring program discussed above, such costs cannot be reasonably estimated due to uncertainties surrounding the level of participation by eligible class members and the scope of testing.

In addition, under the Leach settlement agreement, DuPont must continue to provide water treatment designed to reduce the level of PFOA in water to six area water districts and private well users. At separation, this obligation was assigned to Chemours, which is included in the accrual amounts recorded as of September 30, 2017.

Under the Leach settlement, class members may pursue personal injury claims against DuPont only for those human diseases for which the C8 Science Panel determined a probable link exists. Approximately 3,500 lawsuits were filed in various federal and state courts in Ohio and West Virginia and consolidated in multi-district litigation (MDL) in Ohio federal court.

Settlement of MDL between DuPont and MDL Plaintiffs

In March 2017, DuPont entered into an agreement with the MDL plaintiffs’ counsel providing for a global settlement of all cases and claims in the MDL, including all filed and unfiled personal injury cases and claims that are part of the plaintiffs’ counsel’s claim inventory, as well as cases that have been tried to a jury verdict (MDL Settlement). The total settlement amount is $670.7 in cash, with half paid by Chemours and half paid by DuPont. DuPont’s payment was not subject to indemnification or reimbursement by Chemours, and Chemours accrued $335 associated with this matter at December 31, 2016. In exchange for payment of the total settlement amount, DuPont and Chemours received a complete release of all claims by the settling plaintiffs. As described below, the settling plaintiffs include all but approximately 10 of the plaintiffs who filed cases in the MDL. The MDL Settlement was entered into solely by way of compromise and settlement and is not in any way an admission of liability or fault by DuPont or Chemours. As of September 30, 2017, Chemours has paid the full $335 accrued under the MDL Settlement.

Settlement between DuPont and Chemours Related to MDL

DuPont and Chemours agreed to a limited sharing of potential future PFOA costs (indemnifiable losses, as defined in the separation agreement between DuPont and Chemours) for a period of five years. During that five-year period, Chemours will annually pay future PFOA costs up to $25 and, if such amount is exceeded, DuPont will pay any excess amount up to the next $25 (which payment will not be subject to indemnification by Chemours), with Chemours annually bearing any further excess costs under the terms of the separation agreement. After the five-year period, this limited sharing agreement will expire, and Chemours’ indemnification obligations under the separation agreement will continue unchanged. Chemours has also agreed that it will not contest its indemnification obligations to DuPont under the separation agreement for PFOA costs on the basis of ostensible defenses generally applicable to the indemnification provisions under the separation agreement, including defenses relating to punitive damages, fines or penalties or attorneys’ fees, and waives any such defenses with respect to PFOA costs. Chemours has, however, retained other defenses, including as to whether any particular PFOA claim is within the scope of the indemnification provisions of the separation agreement.

Post-MDL Settlement Injury Matters

There are approximately 10 plaintiffs who declined to participate in the MDL Settlement. Counsel representing most of these plaintiffs have filed motions to withdraw their representation.

The MDL Settlement does not resolve PFOA personal-injury claims of plaintiffs who did not have cases or claims in the MDL or personal-injury claims based on diseases first diagnosed after February 11, 2017. Since the resolution of the MDL, three personal-injury cases have been filed in West Virginia courts.

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Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

(Dollars in millions, except per share amounts)

 

Management believes that the probability of loss is reasonably possible but not estimable at this time due to various reasons including, among others, that the proceedings are in early stages and there are significant factual issues to be resolved.

Centre Water

In May 2017, the Water Works and Sewer Board of the Town of Centre, Alabama filed suit against numerous carpet manufacturers located in Dalton, Georgia and suppliers and former suppliers, including DuPont, in Alabama state court. The complaint alleges negligence, nuisance and trespass in the release of perfluorinated compounds, including PFOA, into a river leading to the town’s water source, and seeks compensatory and punitive damages. Management believes that the probability of loss is remote.

 

PFOA Summary

Chemours accrued $335 associated with the MDL Settlement at December 31, 2016, of which all $335 has been paid through September 30, 2017. There could be additional lawsuits filed related to DuPont’s use of PFOA, its manufacture of PFOA or its customers’ use of DuPont products that may not be within the scope of the MDL Settlement. Any such litigation could result in Chemours incurring additional costs and liabilities. Management believes it is reasonably possible that the Company could incur losses related to other PFOA matters in excess of amounts accrued, but any such losses are not estimable at this time due to various reasons including, among others, that such matters are in early stages and have significant factual issues to be resolved.

Six lawsuits, including one putative class action, are pending against DuPont by area residents concerning the U.S. Smelter and Lead Refinery multi-party Superfund site in East Chicago, Indiana. Five of the lawsuits allege that Chemours is now responsible for DuPont environmental liabilities. The lawsuits include allegations for personal injury damages, property diminution and damages under the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA, often referred to as Superfund). At separation, DuPont assigned Chemours its former plant site, which is located south of the residential portion of the Superfund area, and its responsibility for the environmental remediation at the Superfund site. DuPont has requested that Chemours defend and indemnify it, and Chemours has agreed to do so under a reservation of rights. Management believes a loss is reasonably possible, but not estimable at this time due to various reasons including, among others, that such matters are in early stages and have significant factual issues to be resolved.

As reported in the press and noted in public statements by the Company, governmental agencies and local community members have made inquiries and engaged in discussions with the Company with respect to the discharge of the polymerization processing aid HFPO Dimer Acid (sometimes referred to as GenX or C3 Dimer) and perfluorinated and polyfluorinated compounds from the Company’s facility in Fayetteville, North Carolina into the Cape Fear River, groundwater and air. The Company believes that such discharges have not impacted the safety of drinking water in North Carolina. Nevertheless, to address community concerns, the Company has voluntarily commenced capturing and separately disposing certain process wastewater from the Fayetteville facility. The Company is also cooperating with a variety of ongoing inquiries and investigations from federal, state and local authorities, regulators and other governmental entities, including responding to two federal grand jury subpoenas.

On September 5, 2017, the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NC DEQ) issued a 60-day notice of intent to suspend the permit for the Fayetteville facility and the State of North Carolina filed an action in North Carolina state court regarding the discharges seeking a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction, as well as other relief including abatement and site correction. On September 8, 2017, a partial consent order was entered partially resolving the State’s action in return for the Company’s agreement to continue and supplement the voluntary wastewater-disposal measures it had previously commenced and to provide certain information. On October 24, 2017, NC DEQ informed the Company that, based on measures taken by the Company following September 5, 2017, it has concluded at the present time, that it is not necessary to suspend the permit for the Fayetteville facility. The Company is continuing to cooperate with and discuss these matters with the State and NC DEQ.

A number of additional actions have been filed against the Company and DuPont in North Carolina federal court relating to discharges from the Fayetteville site, including an action brought by the Cape Fear Public Utility Authority and one brought by Brunswick County, both seeking damages and injunctive relief, and multiple purported class actions seeking medical monitoring and property damage and/or other monetary and injunctive relief on behalf of the putative classes of property owners and residents in areas near or

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Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

(Dollars in millions, except per share amounts)

 

that draw drinking water from the Cape Fear River. It is also possible that additional litigation may be filed against the Company and/or DuPont concerning the discharges. The Company believes it has valid defenses to such litigation including that the discharges did not impact the safety of drinking water or cause any damages or injury.

As these issues are in their early stages, however, it is not possible at this point to predict the timing, course or outcome of the governmental and regulatory inquiries, the notice issued by NC DEQ, the action brought by North Carolina and the other litigation, and it is possible that these matters could materially affect the Company’s results and operations. In addition, local communities, organizations and regulatory agencies have raised questions concerning HFPO Dimer Acid at certain other manufacturing sites operated by the Company, and it is possible that similar developments to those described above and centering on the Fayetteville site could arise in other locations.

Environmental

Chemours, by virtue of its status as a subsidiary of DuPont prior to the separation, is subject to contingencies pursuant to environmental laws and regulations that in the future may require further action to correct the effects on the environment of prior disposal practices or releases of chemical substances by Chemours or other parties. Much of this liability results from CERCLA, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act and similar state and global laws. These laws require Chemours to undertake certain investigative, remediation and restoration activities at sites where Chemours conducts or once conducted operations or at sites where Chemours-generated waste was disposed. The accrual also includes estimated costs related to a number of sites identified for which it is probable that environmental remediation will be required, but which are not currently the subject of enforcement activities.

At September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the consolidated balance sheets included a liability relating to these matters of $268 and $278, respectively, which, in management’s opinion, is appropriate based on existing facts and circumstances. The time-frame for a site to go through all phases of remediation (investigation and active clean-up) may take about 15 to 20 years, followed by several years of ongoing maintenance and monitoring (OM&M) activities. Remediation activities, including OM&M activities, vary substantially in duration and cost from site to site. These activities, and their associated costs, depend on the mix of unique site characteristics, evolving remediation technologies, diverse regulatory requirements, as well as the presence or absence of other potentially responsible parties. In addition, for claims that Chemours may be required to indemnify DuPont pursuant to the separation-related agreements, Chemours, through DuPont, has limited available information for certain sites or is in the early stages of discussions with regulators. For these sites in particular, there may be considerable variability between the clean-up activities that are currently being undertaken or planned and the ultimate actions that could be required. Therefore, considerable uncertainty exists with respect to environmental remediation costs and, under adverse changes in circumstances, although deemed remote, the potential liability may range up to approximately $510 above the amount accrued at September 30, 2017.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, Chemours incurred environmental remediation expenses of $36 and $16, respectively.

Based on existing facts and circumstances, management does not believe that any loss, in excess of amounts accrued, related to remediation activities at any individual site will have a material impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows in any given year, as such obligation can be satisfied or settled over many years.

Note 14. Financial Instruments

Derivative Instruments

Foreign Currency Forward Contracts

Chemours uses foreign currency forward contracts to reduce its net exposure, by currency, related to non-functional currency-denominated monetary assets and liabilities of its operations so that exchange gains and losses resulting from exchange rate changes are minimized. These derivative instruments are not part of a cash flow hedge program or a fair value hedge program, and have not been designated as a hedge. Although all of the forward contracts are subject to an enforceable master netting agreement, Chemours has elected to present the derivative assets and liabilities on a gross basis on its consolidated balance sheets. No collateral has been required for these contracts. All gains and losses resulting from the revaluation of the derivative assets and liabilities are recognized in other income, net in the consolidated statements of operations during the period in which they occurred.

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Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

(Dollars in millions, except per share amounts)

 

At September 30, 2017, there were 26 foreign currency forward contracts outstanding with an aggregate gross notional value of $619. Chemours recognized in other income, net of the consolidated statements of operations, a net loss of $1 and a net gain of $6 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively, and net losses of $2 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016.

Net Investment Hedge - Foreign Currency Borrowings

Chemours designated its Euro Notes and, beginning in April 2017, also designated its new Euro Term Loan as a hedge of its net investments in certain of its international subsidiaries that use the Euro as their functional currency in order to reduce the volatility in stockholders’ equity caused by the changes in foreign currency exchange rates of the Euro with respect to the U.S. Dollar. Chemours uses the spot method to measure the effectiveness of its net investment hedge. For each reporting period, the change in the carrying value of the Euro Notes and the Euro Term Loan due to remeasurement of the effective portion are reported in accumulated other comprehensive loss on the consolidated balance sheets, and the remaining change in the carrying value of the ineffective portion, if any, is recognized in other income, net in the consolidated statements of operations. Chemours evaluates the effectiveness of its net investment hedge quarterly. Chemours did not record any ineffectiveness for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 or 2016. The Company recognized pre-tax losses of $26 and $76 on its net investment hedges for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively. The Company recognized pre-tax losses of $6 and $9 on its net investment hedges for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively.

Fair Value of Derivative Instruments

The table below presents the fair value of Chemours’ derivative assets and liabilities within the fair value hierarchy:

 

 

The Company’s foreign currency forward contracts are classified as Level 2 financial instruments within the fair value hierarchy as the valuation inputs are based on quoted prices and market observable data of similar instruments. For derivative assets and liabilities, standard industry models are used to calculate the fair value of the various financial instruments based on significant observable market inputs, such as foreign exchange rates and implied volatilities obtained from various market sources. Market inputs are obtained from well-established and recognized vendors of market data and subjected to tolerance/quality checks.

Note 15. Long-term Employee Benefits

The net periodic pension income is based on estimated values and an extensive use of assumptions about the discount rate, expected return on plan assets and the rate of future compensation increases received by the Company's employees.

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The Chemours Company

Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

(Dollars in millions, except per share amounts)

 

The components of net periodic pension income for all significant pension plans were as follows:

The Company made cash contributions of $4 and $14 to its pension plans during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and expects to make additional cash contributions of $11 to its pension plans during the fourth quarter of 2017. Of these remaining contributions, $10 relates to the settlement of the U.S. Pension Restoration Plan (U.S. PRP), which was a supplemental pension plan for certain U.S. employees. The liability associated with the U.S PRP was transferred to Chemours from DuPont at the date of separation, at which point the plan ceased accepting new participants. In October 2017, the Company made a cash payment of $10 to settle the remaining liability attributable to the remaining participants in the U.S. PRP.

Note 16. Stock-based Compensation

Total stock-based compensation cost included in the consolidated statements of operations was $6 and $21 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively, and $6 and $17 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively. The income tax provision for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 is inclusive of $5 and $18 in income tax benefit from windfalls on share-based payments, respectively, due to the Company’s adoption of ASU No. 2016-09 during 2017.

The Chemours Company 2017 Equity and Incentive Plan (2017 Plan) and The Chemours Company Equity and Incentive Plan (Prior Plan) provide for grants to certain employees, independent contractors or non-employee directors of the Company of different forms of awards, including stock options, RSUs and performance share units (PSUs). On April 26, 2017, Chemours’ stockholders approved the 2017 Plan. As a result, no further grants will be made under the Prior Plan, which provided for DuPont equity awards that converted into new Chemours equity awards at the separation date and had a maximum shares reserve of 13,500,000 for the grant of equity awards.

A total of 19,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock may be subject to awards granted under the 2017 Plan, less one share for every one share that was subject to an option or stock appreciation right granted after December 31, 2016 under the Prior Plan, and one-and-a-half shares for every one share that was subject to an award other than an option or stock appreciation right granted after December 31, 2016 under the Prior Plan. Any shares that are subject to options or stock appreciation rights will be counted against this limit as one share for every one share granted, and any shares that are subject to awards other than options or stock appreciation rights will be counted against this limit as one-and-a-half shares for every one share granted. Awards that were outstanding under the Prior Plan remain outstanding under the Prior Plan in accordance with their terms. Shares underlying awards granted under the Prior Plan after December 31, 2016 that are forfeited, cancelled or that otherwise do not result in the issuance of shares, will be available for issuance under the 2017 Plan. At September 30, 2017, 17,650,034 shares of equity and incentive plan reserve are available for grants under the 2017 Plan.

The Chemours Compensation Committee determines the long-term incentive mix, including stock options, RSUs and PSUs, and may authorize new grants annually.

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Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

(Dollars in millions, except per share amounts)

 

Stock Options

Chemours granted non-qualified options to certain of its employees, which will serially vest over a three-year period and expire 10 years from the date of grant.  The expense related to stock options granted in the nine months ended September 30, 2017 was based on the weighted-average assumptions shown in the table below:

 

 

The Company determined the dividend yield by dividing the expected annual dividend on the Company's stock by the option exercise price. A historical daily measurement of volatility is determined based on the average volatility of peer companies adjusted for the Company’s debt leverage. The risk-free interest rate is determined by reference to the yield on an outstanding U.S. Treasury note with a term equal to the expected life of the option granted. Expected life is determined using a simplified approach, calculated as the midpoint between the graded vesting period and the contractual life of the award.

The following table summarizes Chemours’ stock option activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2017:

 

The aggregate intrinsic values in the table above represent the total pre-tax intrinsic value (the difference between the Company's closing stock price on the last trading day at the end of the quarter and the exercise price, multiplied by the number of in-the-money options) that would have been received by the option holders had all option holders exercised their in-the-money options at quarter-end. The amount changes based on the fair market value of the Company’s stock. The total intrinsic value of options exercised for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 was $42. The total intrinsic value of options exercised for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 was insignificant.

At September 30, 2017, $8 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to stock options is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.18 years.

RSUs

Chemours granted RSUs to key management employees that generally vest over a three-year period and, upon vesting, convert one-for-one to Chemours’ common stock.  The fair value of all stock-settled RSUs is based upon the market price of the underlying common stock as of the grant date.

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Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

(Dollars in millions, except per share amounts)

 

Non-vested awards of RSUs primarily include awards without a performance condition, as well as a small subset of awards for which specific levels of cost savings and revenue enhancements must be achieved for vesting to occur. Non-vested awards, both with and without a performance condition, at September 30, 2017 are shown below:

 

 

At September 30, 2017, there was $7 of unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to non-vested awards, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 0.78 years.

PSUs

Chemours issued PSUs to key senior management employees which, upon vesting, convert one-for-one to Chemours’ common stock if specified performance goals, including certain market-based conditions, are met over the three-year performance period specified in the grant, subject to exceptions through the respective vesting period of three years. Each grantee is granted a target award of PSUs, and may earn between 0% and 200% of the target amount depending on the Company’s performance against stated performance goals. The Company recorded stock-based compensation related to PSUs as a component of selling, general and administrative expense of approximately $2 and $5 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively, and less than $1 and $1 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively.

The following table provides compensation costs for stock-based compensation related to PSUs at 100% of target amounts:

 

 

A portion of the fair value of PSUs was estimated at the grant date based on the probability of satisfying the market-based conditions associated with the PSUs using the Monte Carlo valuation method, which assesses probabilities of various outcomes of market conditions. The other portion of the fair value of the PSUs is based on the fair market value of the Company’s stock at the grant date, regardless of whether the market-based condition is satisfied. The per unit weighted-average fair value at the date of grant for PSUs granted during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 was $55.02 and $40.30, respectively. The fair value of each PSU grant is amortized monthly into compensation expense based on their respective vesting conditions over three annual measurement periods. The accrual of compensation costs is based on our estimate of the final expected value of the award, and is adjusted as required for the portion based on the performance-based condition. The Company assumes that forfeitures will be minimal and recognizes forfeitures as they occur, which results in a reduction in compensation expense. As the payout of PSUs includes dividend equivalents, no separate dividend yield assumption is required in calculating the fair value of the PSUs.

 

At September 30, 2017, based on the Company’s assessment of its performance goals for 2016 and 2017, approximately 450,000 additional shares may be awarded under the 2016 and 2017 grant awards.

 

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Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

(Dollars in millions, except per share amounts)

 

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

On January 26, 2017, the Company’s board of directors approved The Chemours Company Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), which was approved by Chemours’ stockholders on April 26, 2017. Under the ESPP, a total of 7,000,000 shares of Chemours’ common stock are reserved and authorized for issuance to participating employees, as defined by the ESPP, which excludes executive officers of the Company. The ESPP provides for consecutive 12-month offering periods, each with four purchase periods beginning and ending on the calendar quarters within those offering periods. The initial offering period under the ESPP began on October 2, 2017. Participating employees will be eligible to purchase the Company’s common stock at a discounted rate equal to 95% of its fair value on the last trading day of each purchase period.

Note 17. Segment Information

Chemours’ operations are classified into three reportable segments based on similar economic characteristics, the nature of products and production processes, end-use markets, channels of distribution and regulatory environments. Chemours’ reportable segments are: Titanium Technologies, Fluoroproducts and Chemical Solutions. Corporate costs and certain legal and environmental expenses that are not allocated to the reportable segments and foreign exchange gains and losses are reflected in Corporate and Other.

Segment sales include transfers to another reportable segment. Certain products are transferred between segments on a basis intended to reflect, as nearly as practicable, the market value of the products. These product transfers were limited and were not significant for each of the periods presented. Depreciation and amortization includes depreciation on research and development facilities and amortization of other intangible assets, excluding write-down of assets.

Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (Adjusted EBITDA) is the primary measure of segment profitability used by the Chief Operating Decision Maker and is defined as income (loss) before income taxes excluding the following:

 

 

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Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

(Dollars in millions, except per share amounts)

 

 

 

The following is a tabular reconciliation of consolidated income before income taxes to Adjusted EBITDA:

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Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

(Dollars in millions, except per share amounts)

 

Note 18. Guarantor Condensed Consolidating Financial Information

The following guarantor financial information is included in accordance with Rule 3-10 of Regulation S-X (Rule 3-10) in connection with the issuance of the Notes by The Chemours Company (Parent Issuer). The Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, on a senior unsecured unsubordinated basis, in each case, subject to certain exceptions, by the Parent Issuer and by certain subsidiaries (together, Guarantor Subsidiaries). Each of the Guarantor Subsidiaries is 100% owned by the Company. No other subsidiaries of the Company, either direct or indirect, guarantee the Notes (together, Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries). The Guarantor Subsidiaries may be automatically released from those guarantees upon the occurrence of certain customary release provisions.

The following condensed consolidating financial information is presented to comply with the Company’s requirements under Rule 3-10:

The condensed consolidating financial information is presented using the equity method of accounting for the Company’s investments in 100% owned subsidiaries. Under the equity method, the investments in subsidiaries are recorded at cost and adjusted for Chemours’ share of the subsidiaries’ cumulative results of operations, capital contributions, distributions and other equity changes. The elimination entries principally eliminate investments in subsidiaries and intercompany balances and transactions. The financial information in this footnote should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements presented and other notes related thereto contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

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Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

(Dollars in millions, except per share amounts)

 

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Comprehensive Income

 

 

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Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

(Dollars in millions, except per share amounts)

 

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)

 

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Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets

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(Dollars in millions, except per share amounts)

 

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets

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Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows

 

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Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows

 

 

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Introduction

Management’s discussion and analysis of our results of operations and financial condition, which we refer to as “MD&A”, supplements the unaudited interim consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere herein to help provide an understanding of our financial condition, changes in our financial condition and the results of our operations. The discussion and analysis presented below, refer to, and should be read in conjunction with, the unaudited interim consolidated financial statements and the related notes included in Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, as well as our audited consolidated financial statements and the related notes included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016.

Unless the context otherwise requires, references herein to “The Chemours Company”, “Chemours”, “the Company”, “our Company”, “we”, “us” and “our” refer to The Chemours Company and its consolidated subsidiaries. References herein to “DuPont” refer to E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, a Delaware corporation, and its consolidated subsidiaries, unless the context otherwise requires.

Forward-Looking Statements

This section and other parts of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contain forward-looking statements, within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, that involve risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements provide current expectations of future events based on certain assumptions and include any statement that does not directly relate to any historical or current fact. The words “believe”, “expect”, “anticipate”, “plan”, “estimate”, “target”, “project” and similar expressions, among others, generally identify “forward-looking statements”, which speak only as of the date the statements were made.

Forward-looking statements are based on certain assumptions and expectations of future events which may not be accurate or realized. Forward-looking statements also involve risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond Chemours’ control. Additionally, there may be other risks and uncertainties that we are unable to identify at this time or that we do not currently expect to have a material impact on our business. The matters discussed in these forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to these differences include those discussed in the Forward-Looking Statements and the Risk Factors sections in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016. The Company assumes no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statement for any reason, except as required by law.

Overview

Chemours is a leading global provider of performance chemicals that are key inputs in end-products and processes in a variety of industries. We deliver customized solutions with a wide range of industrial and specialty chemical products for markets including plastics and coatings, refrigeration and air conditioning, general industrial and mining. Principal products include titanium dioxide (TiO₂), refrigerants, industrial fluoropolymer resins, sodium cyanide and performance chemicals and intermediates.

Chemours manages and reports operating results through three reportable segments: Titanium Technologies, Fluoroproducts and Chemical Solutions. Our position with each of these businesses reflects the strong value proposition we provide to our customers based on our long history and reputation in the chemical industry for safety, quality and reliability.

Transformation Plan

After the separation from DuPont in 2015, Chemours announced a plan to transform the Company by reducing structural costs, growing market positions, optimizing its portfolio, refocusing investments and enhancing its organization. Chemours expects the transformation plan to deliver at least $500 million of incremental adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (Adjusted EBITDA) improvement over 2015 through 2017 based on our anticipated cost reduction and growth initiatives. We expect cost savings of approximately $350 million and approximately $150 million in improvements from growth initiatives will also improve our pre-tax earnings by similar amounts. Through year-end 2016, we realized approximately $200 million in cost savings, and we continue to implement additional cost reduction initiatives in order to realize our target additional structural costs savings of approximately $150 million through 2018 and beyond. These improvements will be partially offset by the impact of divestitures completed during 2016, unfavorable price and mix of other products and may also be impacted by market factors and other costs to achieve our plans. The results of our transformation actions are further discussed in the Results of Operations, Segment Reviews and Outlook sections of this MD&A and in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016.

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Recent Developments

In August 2017, we paid the remaining $320 million of the $335 million in settlement payments we accrued in connection with the PFOA MDL Settlement for a complete release of all claims by the settling plaintiffs. Details of the PFOA MDL Settlement are discussed further in Note 13 to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1.

 

In the third quarter of 2017, we announced a restructuring program designed to outsource and consolidate certain business process activities, consolidate outsourced third party information technology (IT) providers and implement various upgrades to the Company’s IT infrastructure. Further, in October, we announced a voluntary separation program (VSP) for certain eligible U.S. employees in an effort to better manage anticipated future changes to the Company’s workforce. We anticipate that the Company will incur approximately $45 to $55 in charges for restructuring-related activities and termination benefits through the end of 2018 associated with this program, which is described in further detail in Note 3 to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1.

Our Third Quarter 2017 Results and Business Highlights

Our net sales for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 were $1.6 billion and $4.6 billion, respectively, representing increases of 13% when compared with $1.4 billion and $4.1 billion for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively.

We recognized net income attributable to Chemours of $207 million and $518 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively, representing increases of 1% and 119% when compared with $204 million and $237 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively.

Our Adjusted EBITDA for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 was $381 million and $1.0 billion, respectively, representing increases of 42% and 76% when compared with $268 million and $583 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively.

Our results for the periods presented reflect our customers’ preference and higher global average selling price for Ti-Pure^TM TiO₂ in our Titanium Technologies segment and strong demand for Opteon^TM refrigerants and other fluoropolymers in our Fluoroproducts segment, which are partially offset by the impact of portfolio changes in our Chemical Solutions segment.

Results of Operations

 

Net Sales

Our net sales increased by $186 million, or 13%, to $1.6 billion for the three months ended September 30, 2017 from $1.4 billion for the three months ended September 30, 2016. The increase in net sales reflects a 9% improvement in price, primarily attributable to our Titanium Technologies segment, higher demand in all segments driving a volume increase of 6% and slightly favorable foreign currency exchange rates. The increase in net sales was partially offset by a negative 3% impact resulting primarily from portfolio changes in our Chemical Solutions segment.

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Our net sales increased by $530 million, or 13%, to $4.6 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 from $4.1 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2016. The increase in net sales reflects a 7% improvement in price, primarily attributable to our Titanium Technologies segment, and higher demand in all segments driving a volume increase of 12%. The increase in net sales was partially offset by a negative 6% impact resulting primarily from portfolio changes in our Chemical Solutions segment.

The following table shows the impact of price, volume, currency and portfolio changes on net sales for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 when compared with the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016:

Cost of goods sold

Cost of goods sold (COGS) increased by $61 million, or 6%, and $74 million, or 2%, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively, when compared with the same periods in 2016. The increase in COGS for the three months ended September 30, 2017 was primarily driven by costs related to volume increases, incremental increases in raw material inputs and distribution costs, capital-related expenses and expenditures related to Hurricane Harvey. The increase in COGS for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 was primarily driven by increases in volume, as well as costs associated with transformation activities and higher performance-related compensation. These increases were partially offset by the impact of portfolio changes in our Chemical Solutions segment.

Selling, general and administrative expense

Selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expense for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 remained flat at $148 million. For the nine months ended September 30, 2017, SG&A expense decreased by $10 million, or 2%, to $444 million when compared with $454 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016. The decrease in SG&A expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 was primarily attributable to a reduction in management and administrative expense. Additionally, we incurred $17 million in transaction-related costs associated with the sale of our Clean & Disinfect (C&D) product line and Sulfur business in 2016 which did not recur in 2017. Our reduction in transaction-related costs was partially offset by $28 million in incremental costs for transformation activities and higher performance-related compensation for the nine months ended September 30, 2017.

Research and development expense

Research and development (R&D) expense increased marginally to $20 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017 when compared with $19 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016. R&D expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 also increased marginally to $61 million when compared with $60 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016. The marginal increase in R&D expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 was primarily attributable to increased investment in product development and higher performance-related compensation.

Restructuring and asset-related charges, net

Restructuring and asset-related charges, net, on a pre-tax basis, amounted to $8 million and $31 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively, and $60 million and $145 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively. Our restructuring charges for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 primarily reflect decommissioning and other charges associated with the production shutdown at our Reactive Metals Solutions (RMS) facility in Niagara Falls, New York, and our 2017 corporate restructuring activities. Our restructuring charges for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 primarily reflect decommissioning and other charges associated with the closure of our Edge Moor, Delaware production facility, the production shutdown at our RMS facility and asset-related charges of $46 million and $58 million for pre-tax impairment losses associated with our aniline facility in Pascagoula, Mississippi and the sale of our Sulfur business, respectively.

Interest expense, net

We incurred interest expense, net of $55 million and $161 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively, and $51 million and $157 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively. Interest

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expense, net increased by $4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017, primarily due to increased interest resulting from our issuance of the 2027 Notes in May 2017. Interest expense, net increased by $4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, primarily due to the aforementioned increase in interest from our 2027 Notes, which was partially offset by decreased interest resulting from our April 2017 repricing and lower outstanding principal on our senior secured term loans, 2023 Notes and Euro Notes. In addition, for the nine months ended September 30, 2016, we recorded a non-recurring net gain of $10 million on debt extinguishment resulting from the repurchase of certain portions of our senior unsecured notes in the open market, which was partially offset by a non-recurring net loss of $4 million resulting from the write-off of unamortized debt issuance costs associated with the reduction in commitment on our Revolving Credit Facility.

Other income, net

Other income, net was $5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017, representing a decrease of $156 million when compared with $161 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016. This decrease was primarily attributable to a non-recurring gain of $169 million on the sale of our C&D product line in 2016, partially offset by a $13 million decrease in foreign currency exchange losses in 2017. Other income, net was $53 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, representing a decrease of $197 million when compared with $250 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016. This decrease was primarily attributable to a non-recurring gain of $89 million on the sale of our Beaumont, Texas facility during the first quarter of 2016, plus the aforementioned sale of our C&D product line during the third quarter of 2016. A non-recurring gain of $12 million on the sale of land which formerly held our Edge Moor, Delaware facility during the first quarter of 2017, and $40 million in net favorable foreign currency exchange activity partially offsets the decrease in other income, net for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 when compared with the same period in 2016.

Provision for income taxes

We recorded a provision for income taxes of $43 million and $30 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, resulting in effective income tax rates of 17% and 13%, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, we recorded a provision for income taxes of $130 million and $25 million, respectively, resulting in effective income tax rates of 20% and 10%, respectively. Our provision for income taxes for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 is inclusive of $5 million and $18 million in benefit from windfalls on share-based payments, respectively, due to our adoption of ASU No. 2016-09 during 2017. The remaining change in our effective tax rate from the prior year is primarily due to the Company’s geographical mix of earnings, as well as the impact of the additional valuation allowance on U.S. foreign tax credits of $65 million and $50 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively, from which the Company does not expect to benefit in the current year.

Segment Reviews

Adjusted EBITDA represents our primary measure of segment performance and is defined as income (loss) before income taxes excluding the following:

A reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to net income attributable to Chemours for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 is included in the Non-GAAP Financial Measures in this Item 2.

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The following table represents Chemours’ total consolidated Adjusted EBITDA by segment:

 

 

Titanium Technologies

 

 

 

Segment Net Sales

 

Net sales increased by 28% and 25% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively, when compared with the same periods in 2016. For the three months ended September 30, 2017, 18% of the increase in net sales was attributable to higher global average selling price for TiO₂, 8% of the increase was attributable to higher demand and 2% of the increase was attributable to favorable foreign currency exchange rates. For the nine months ended September 30, 2017, 16% of the increase in net sales was attributable to improved price and 9% of the increase was attributable to higher demand.

 

Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin

 

Adjusted EBITDA increased by 73% and 95% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively, when compared with the same periods in 2016. Our Adjusted EBITDA margin increased by 8% and 10% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively, when compared with the same periods in 2016. The increases in Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin for the three months ended September 30, 2017 were primarily attributable to the aforementioned increases in price and volume, which were partially offset by incremental increases in raw material inputs and distribution costs. The increases in Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 were primarily attributable to the aforementioned increases in price and volume, which were partially offset by costs associated with transformation activities and higher performance-related compensation.

 

Fluoroproducts

 

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Segment Net Sales

 

Net sales increased by 8% and 18% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively, when compared with the same periods in 2016. The increase in net sales for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 was primarily attributable to continuing solid demand for Opteon™ refrigerant in Europe and the U.S. as well as increases in demand for our fluoropolymer products, leading to volume increases of 5% and 17% over the same periods in 2016, respectively. Marginal price increases and slightly favorable foreign currency exchange rates further improved net sales for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 when compared with the same period in 2016.

Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin

Adjusted EBITDA increased by 10% and 53% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively, when compared with the same periods in 2016. Our Adjusted EBITDA margin increased by 1% and 6% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively, when compared with the same periods in 2016. The increases in Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin for the three months ended September 30, 2017 were primarily attributable to the aforementioned volume increases, which were partially offset by higher performance-related compensation, expenditures associated with Hurricane Harvey and capital-related expenses. The increases in Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 were primarily attributable to the aforementioned volume increases, which were partially offset by costs associated with transformation activities and higher performance-related compensation.

Chemical Solutions

 

 

 

Segment Net Sales

 

Net sales decreased by 19% and 32% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively, when compared with the same periods in 2016. The decrease in net sales for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 was primarily attributable to portfolio changes resulting from the sales of our aniline facility in Beaumont, Texas and our C&D and Sulfur businesses, as well as the production shutdown at our RMS facility in Niagara Falls, New York. Collectively, our portfolio changes represented a decrease in net sales of 24% and 38% when compared with the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively. The decrease in net sales was partially offset by volume increases of 5% and marginal price increases in the remaining segment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017.

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Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin

Adjusted EBITDA increased by 100% and 23% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively, when compared with the same periods in 2016. Our Adjusted EBITDA margin increased by 7% and 4% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively, when compared with the same periods in 2016. The increases in Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 were primarily attributable to the aforementioned volume increases and cost reductions associated with portfolio changes and other initiatives in the remaining segment.

Corporate and Other

Corporate costs and certain legal and environmental expenses that are not allocated to the segments are reflected in Corporate and Other. The increase of $16 million in Corporate and Other costs for the three months ended September 30, 2017 when compared with the same period in 2016 was primarily attributable to increased costs associated with legacy environmental liabilities. The increase of $31 million in Corporate and Other costs for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 when compared with the same period in 2016 was primarily attributable to increased costs associated with legacy environmental liabilities, legal costs and performance-related compensation.

2017 Outlook

For the remainder of the year, we continue to anticipate that the Company’s revenue and earnings performance will remain strong. We expect to deliver full-year Adjusted EBITDA improvement, with similar pre-tax income improvement, substantially in excess of our transformation goals. We are targeting additional structural cost savings of approximately $150 million, and we continue to implement certain initiatives in order to realize our target cost savings, which are expected to be fully realized in 2018 and beyond. We also expect to generate positive free cash flow for the full-year 2017, including payments relating to the PFOA MDL Settlement. Our outlook reflects our current visibility and expectations on market factors, such as currency movements, TiO₂ pricing, end-market demand and seasonality.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Chemours’ primary sources of liquidity are cash generated from operations, available cash and borrowings under our debt financing arrangements. We believe these sources are sufficient to fund our planned operations and to meet our interest, dividend and contractual obligations. Our financial policy seeks to (a) selectively invest for growth to enhance our portfolio including certain strategic capital investments, (b) return cash to shareholders through dividend payments and possible share repurchases in the future and (c) maintain appropriate leverage by using free cash flow to repay outstanding borrowings. Subject to approval, we may raise additional capital or borrowings from time-to-time; however, there can be no assurance that future capital or borrowings will be available to us, and the cost and availability of new capital or borrowings could be materially impacted by market conditions.

We anticipate making significant payments for interest, capital expenditures, restructuring and dividends over the next 12 months, which we expect to fund through cash generated from operations, available cash and borrowings. We further anticipate that our operations and existing debt financing arrangements will provide sufficient liquidity for the Company over the next 12 months. The availability of funds under our Revolving Credit Facility, which is discussed further in the Credit Facilities and Notes section of this MD&A, is subject to the last 12 months of our consolidated EBITDA, as defined in the credit agreement.

At September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, we had $1.0 billion and $678 million, respectively, of cash and cash equivalents on our consolidated balance sheets held by our foreign subsidiaries, all of which is readily convertible into currencies used in our operations, including the U.S. Dollar. Cash and earnings of our foreign subsidiaries are generally used to finance their operations and capital expenditures. At September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, management believed that sufficient liquidity was available in the U.S., and it is our intention to indefinitely reinvest undistributed earnings of our foreign subsidiaries outside of the U.S. From time to time, we evaluate opportunities to repatriate cash from foreign jurisdictions. Our current plans consider repatriating cash only at levels that would result in minimal or no net adverse tax consequences in the near term.

No deferred tax liabilities have been recognized with regard to the $1.0 billion and $678 million of cash and cash equivalents held by our foreign subsidiaries at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively, or on our undistributed earnings. The potential tax implications of the repatriation of unremitted earnings are driven by facts at the time of distribution. Therefore, it is not practicable to estimate the income tax liabilities that might be incurred if such cash and earnings were repatriated to the U.S.

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Cash Flows

The following table sets forth a summary of the net cash provided by (used for) operating, investing and financing activities:

 

 

Operating Activities

Cash provided by operating activities was $336 million and $324 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively. Increases resulting from net income of $519 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 when compared with $237 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 were offset by our payment of the PFOA MDL Settlement for $335 million and our full utilization of the $190 million prepayment received from DuPont in 2016 during 2017, which negatively impacted our operating cash flows resulting from changes in working capital.

Investing Activities

Cash used for investing activities was $202 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared with cash provided by investing activities of $469 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016. Our capital expenditures for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 remained consistent at $246 million and $235 million, respectively. In the nine months ended September 30, 2017, we sold our corporate headquarters building in Wilmington, Delaware and the land which formerly held our manufacturing facility in Edge Moor, Delaware for net proceeds of $29 million and $9 million, respectively. In the nine months ended September 30, 2016, we sold our aniline facility in Beaumont, Texas, land in Repauno, New Jersey, and our C&D and Sulfur businesses for net proceeds of $140 million, $22 million, $223 million and $321 million, respectively.

We expect our full year capital expenditures in 2017 to be between $400 million and $450 million, which exceeds our annual capital expenditures in 2016, primarily due to expenditures associated with our new Opteon^TM plant under construction in Corpus Christi, Texas and our Mining Solutions expansion in Laguna, Mexico, which began in June 2017.

Financing Activities

Cash provided by financing activities was $468 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared with cash used for financing activities of $230 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016. In May 2017, we issued a $500 million aggregate principal amount of 5.375% senior unsecured notes, which are due in May 2027. Proceeds from this offering were $489 million, which is net of an original issue discount of $5 million and underwriting fees and other related expenses of $6 million. We received $30 million from the exercise of employees’ stock options during 2017. Repayments on our senior secured term loans, payments for dividends and tax payments for withholdings on vested restricted stock units of $24 million, $16 million and $10 million, respectively, offset our financing cash inflows for the nine months ended September 30, 2017.

In the third quarter of 2016, we repurchased a portion of our senior secured term loans with an aggregate principal amount of $50 million for $49 million, a portion of our 2023 Notes with an aggregate principal amount of $116 million for $107 million and a portion of our Euro Notes with an aggregate principal amount of $42 million for $39 million. These repurchases were made in addition to our required quarterly repayments on our senior secured term loans throughout the year. We also paid dividends amounting to $16 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2016.

Current Assets

 

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Accounts and notes receivable - trade, net at September 30, 2017 increased by $135 million when compared with December 31, 2016 due to higher sales in the third quarter of 2017 over the fourth quarter of 2016 and a favorable currency translation impact of $22 million.

Inventories at September 30, 2017 increased by $110 million when compared with December 31, 2016 due to inventory build for increased sales demand and a favorable currency translation impact of $17 million.

Current Liabilities

 

Accounts payable at September 30, 2017 increased by $126 million when compared with December 31, 2016 due to higher inventories and timing of payments to vendors.

Other accrued liabilities at September 30, 2017 decreased by $326 million when compared with December 31, 2016 primarily due to payment of the PFOA MDL Settlement for $335 million.

Credit Facilities and Notes

Our credit agreement, as amended, provides for seven-year senior secured term loans and a five-year, $750 million senior secured revolving credit facility (Revolving Credit Facility). The proceeds of any loans made under the Revolving Credit Facility can be used for capital expenditures, acquisitions, working capital needs and other general corporate purposes. Availability under the Revolving Credit Facility is subject to certain covenant limitations. At September 30, 2017, the facility had a full borrowing capacity of $750 million, from which we had $102 million in letters of credit issued and outstanding.

On April 3, 2017, we completed an amendment (April 2017 Amendment) to our credit agreement which provides for a new class of term loans, denominated in Euros, in an aggregate principal amount of €400 million (Euro Term Loan), and a new class of term loans, denominated in U.S. Dollars, in an aggregate principal amount of $940 million (Dollar Term Loan, and, collectively with the Euro Term Loan, the New Term Loans). The New Term Loans replaced in full the prior term loan (Prior Term Loan) outstanding of $1.4 billion. The New Term Loans mature on May 12, 2022, which is the same maturity date of the Prior Term Loan. The Euro Term Loan bears a variable interest rate equal to EURIBOR plus 2.25%, subject to a EURIBOR floor of 0.75%, and the Dollar Term Loan bears a variable interest rate equal to LIBOR plus 2.50%, subject to a LIBOR floor of 0.00%. The April 2017 Amendment also modified certain provisions of the credit agreement, including increasing certain incurrence limits to allow further flexibility for the Company. All other provisions, including financial covenants, remained unchanged. No incremental debt was issued as a result of the April 2017 Amendment, although the Euro Term Loan is subject to remeasurement gains or losses. We recorded a $3 million loss on debt extinguishment and related amendment fees in the second quarter of 2017.

The credit agreement contains financial covenants which, solely with respect to the Revolving Credit Facility, as amended, require us not to exceed a maximum senior secured net leverage ratio of: (a) 3.50 to 1.00 each quarter through December 31, 2016; (b) 3.00 to 1.00 through June 30, 2017; and (c) further decreasing by 0.25 to 1.00 every subsequent six months to 2.00 to 1.00 by January 1, 2019 and thereafter. We are also required to maintain a minimum interest coverage ratio of 1.75 to 1.00 each quarter through June 30, 2017 and further increasing by 0.25 to 1.00 every subsequent six months to 3.00 to 1.00 by January 1, 2019 and thereafter. In addition, the credit agreement contains customary affirmative and negative covenants that, among other things, limit or restrict our and our subsidiaries’ ability, subject to certain exceptions, to incur liens, merge, consolidate or sell, transfer or lease assets, make investments, pay dividends, transact with subsidiaries and incur indebtedness. The credit agreement also contains customary representations and warranties and events of default. The senior secured credit facilities and the Notes (collectively, the 2023 Notes, the 2025 Notes, the Euro Notes and the 2027 Notes) contain events of default customary for these types of financings, including cross default and cross acceleration provisions to material indebtedness of Chemours. We were in compliance with our debt covenants at September 30, 2017.

In the event of default under our Revolving Credit Facility, our lenders under the Revolving Credit Facility can terminate their commitments thereunder, cease making further revolving loans and accelerate any outstanding revolving loans. This would allow the lenders under the Revolving Credit Facility to declare the outstanding term loans to be immediately due and payable and to institute foreclosure proceedings against the collateral securing the credit facility, which could force us into bankruptcy or liquidation. Any event of default or declaration of acceleration under the credit agreement also may result in an event of default under the indentures governing the Notes. Any such default, event of default or declaration of acceleration could materially and adversely affect our results

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of operations and financial condition. Please see the section titled Risks Related to Our Indebtedness of the Risk Factors section of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 for additional detail.

For the remainder of 2017, under the April 2017 Amendment, we are required to make principal payments related to the New Term Loans of $3 million and approximately $14 million in each year from 2018 to 2021. Debt maturities related to the New Term Loans and the Notes in 2022 and beyond will be $4,085 million. In addition, following the end of each fiscal year commencing on the year ended December 31, 2016, on an annual basis, we are also required to make additional principal repayments, depending on our leverage level as defined in the credit agreement, equivalent to up to 50% of excess cash flow based on certain leverage targets with stepdowns to 25% and 0% as actual leverage decreases to below a 3.00 to 1.00 leverage target at the end of each fiscal year. No principal repayments were required to be made in 2017 based upon our December 31, 2016 excess cash flow determined under the credit agreement. See Note 12 to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for additional information related to our indebtedness.

On May 23, 2017, Chemours issued a $500 million aggregate principal amount of 5.375% senior unsecured notes due May 2027 (2027 Notes). The 2027 Notes require payment of principal at maturity and interest semi-annually in cash and in arrears on May 15 and November 15 of each year. The Company received proceeds of $489 million, net of an original issue discount of $5 million and underwriting fees and other related expenses of $6 million, which are deferred and amortized to interest expense using the effective interest method over the term of the 2027 Notes. A portion of the net proceeds from the 2027 Notes was used to pay the $335 accrued for the global settlement of the PFOA MDL Settlement, and the remainder is available for general corporate purposes.

The 2027 Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, on a senior unsecured unsubordinated basis by each of the existing and future domestic subsidiaries that (a) incurs or guarantees indebtedness under the Senior Secured Credit Facilities or (b) guarantees other indebtedness of Chemours or any guarantor in an aggregate principal amount in excess of $100 million. The guarantees of the 2027 Notes will rank equally with all other senior indebtedness of the guarantors. The 2027 Notes rank equally in right of payment to all of Chemours’ existing and future unsecured unsubordinated debt and are senior in right of payment to all of Chemours’ existing and future debt that is by its terms expressly subordinated in right of payment to the 2027 Notes. The 2027 Notes are subordinated to indebtedness under the Senior Secured Credit Facilities as well as any future secured debt to the extent of the value of the assets securing such debt, and structurally subordinated to the liabilities of any non-guarantor subsidiaries.

Chemours may redeem the 2027 Notes, in whole or in part, at an amount equal to 100% of the aggregate principal amount plus a specified “make-whole” premium and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of purchase prior to February 15, 2027. Chemours may also redeem some or all of the 2027 Notes by means other than a redemption, including tender offer and open market repurchases. Chemours is obligated to offer to purchase the 2027 Notes at a price of 101% of the principal amount, together with accrued and unpaid interest, if any, up to, but not including, the date of purchase, upon the occurrence of certain change of control events.

Supplier Financing

We maintain global paying services agreements with two financial institutions. Under these agreements, the financial institutions act as the paying agents for Chemours with respect to accounts payable due to our suppliers who elect to participate in the program. The agreements allow our suppliers to sell their receivables to one of the participating financial institutions at the discretion of both parties on terms that are negotiated between the supplier and the respective financial institution. Our obligations to our suppliers, including the amounts due and scheduled payment dates, are not impacted by our suppliers’ decisions to sell their receivables under this program. At September 30, 2017, total payment instructions from Chemours amounted to $158 million. Pursuant to their agreement with one of the financial institutions, certain suppliers may elect to get paid early at their discretion. The available capacity under these programs can vary based on the number of investors participating in these programs at any point in time.

Contractual Obligations

During the quarter ended September 30, 2017, we entered into a raw materials supply contract with a third party supplier which resulted in an increase to our total purchase obligations for raw materials. This increase has been reflected in the table below, which shows the Company’s total purchase obligation-related contractual obligations.

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Off Balance Sheet Arrangements

Information with respect to Chemours’ guarantees is included in Note 20 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016. Historically, we have not made significant payments to satisfy guarantee obligations; however, we believe Chemours has the financial resources to satisfy these guarantees in the event required. Any remaining guarantees outstanding at September 30, 2017 were insignificant.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Chemours’ significant accounting policies are described in Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates and Note 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K. There have been no material changes to our critical accounting policies and estimates previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

See Note 2 to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for discussions of recent accounting pronouncements.

Environmental Matters

Consistent with Chemours’ values and our Environment, Health and Safety Policy, we are committed to preventing releases to the environment at our manufacturing sites to keep our people and communities safe, and to be good stewards of the environment. Chemours is also subject to environmental laws and regulations relating to the protection of the environment. We believe that, as a general matter, our policies, standards and procedures are properly designed to prevent unreasonable risk of harm to people and the environment, and that our handling, manufacture, use and disposal of hazardous substances are in accordance with applicable environmental laws and regulations.

Environmental Remediation

Mainly because of past operations, operations of predecessor companies or past disposal practices, we, like many other similar companies, have clean-up responsibilities and associated remediation costs, and are subject to claims by other parties, including claims for matters that are liabilities of DuPont and its subsidiaries that Chemours may be required to indemnify pursuant to the separation-related agreements executed prior to the separation.

Our environmental reserve includes estimated costs related to a number of sites for which it is probable that environmental remediation will be required, whether or not subject to enforcement activities, as well as those obligations that result from environmental laws such as the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA, often referred to as Superfund), the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) and similar state, federal and foreign laws. These laws require certain investigative, remediation and restoration activities at sites where Chemours conducts or once conducted operations or at sites where Chemours-generated waste was disposed. At September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, we recorded environmental remediation accruals of $268 million and $278 million, respectively, which, in management’s opinion, is appropriate based on existing facts and circumstances.

Our remediation portfolio is relatively mature, with many of our sites under active clean-up moving towards final completion. As remediation efforts progress, sites move from the investigation phase to the active clean-up phase, and as construction is completed at active clean-ups, those sites move to the ongoing maintenance and monitoring (OM&M) or closure phase. As final clean-ups for some significant sites are completed over the next several years, we expect our annual expenses related to these active sites to decline over time. The time-frame for a site to go through all phases of remediation (investigation and active clean-up) may take about 15 to 20 years, followed by several years of OM&M activities. Remediation activities, including OM&M activities, vary substantially in duration and cost from site to site. These activities, and their associated costs, depend on the mix of unique site characteristics, evolving remediation technologies, diverse regulatory requirements, as well as the presence or absence of other potentially responsible parties. In addition, for claims that Chemours may be required to indemnify DuPont pursuant to the separation-related agreements, Chemours, through DuPont, has limited available information for certain sites or is in the early stages of discussions with regulators. For these sites in particular, there may be considerable variability between the clean-up activities that are currently being undertaken or planned and the ultimate actions that could be required. Therefore, considerable uncertainty exists with respect to environmental remediation costs and, under adverse changes in circumstances, although deemed remote, the potential liability may range up to $510 million above the amount accrued at September 30, 2017. In general, uncertainty is greatest and the range of potential liability is widest in the investigation phase, and narrows over time as regulatory agencies approve site remedial plans, uncertainty is reduced

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and, ultimately, sites move into OM&M, where needed. As more sites advance from investigation to active clean-up to OM&M or closure, the upper end of the range of potential liability is expected to decrease over time.

Some remediation sites will achieve site closure and will require no further action to protect people and the environment and comply with laws and regulations. At certain sites, we expect that there will continue to be some level of remediation activity due to ongoing monitoring and/or operations and maintenance of remedial systems. In addition, portfolio changes such as an acquisition or divestiture or notification as a potentially responsible party for a multi-party Superfund site could result in additional remediation activity and potentially additional accrual.

Management does not believe that any loss, in excess of amounts accrued, related to remediation activities at any individual site will have a material impact on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows in any given year, as such obligation can be satisfied or settled over many years. For additional information, refer to the Environmental Matters section of Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016.

While there are many remediation sites that contribute to the total environmental remediation accrual, the following sites are among the most significant:

The five sites listed above represent more than 50% of our reserve and we expect to spend, in the aggregate, approximately $100 million over the next three years. For all other sites, we expect to spend approximately $80 million over the next three years.

Beaumont Works, Beaumont, Texas

Beaumont Works began operations in 1954 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas. Over the years, Beaumont Works has produced a number of basic chemicals and elastomer products including acrylonitrile, ammonia, methanol, methyl methacrylate, caprolactam, Hypalon® synthetic rubber, Nordel® hydrocarbon rubber and blended tetraethyl lead with halo-carbon solvent/stabilizers. As of June 30, 2017, with our sale of the aniline production unit to Dow in 2016, Chemours has no ongoing manufacturing operations on the site. Dow and Lucite remain as long-term manufacturing tenants.

As site owner, Chemours remains responsible for remediation of historical chemical releases from past operations and is conducting this work under a RCRA hazardous waste post-closure permit and Compliance Plan (CP) issued by the State of Texas. The hazardous waste permit includes provisions to manage wastes and to investigate and mitigate releases. The CP is a component of the permit and includes mitigation and monitoring requirements, including a groundwater remediation system that was installed in 1991 to control chemical migration and protect adjacent water bodies. In addition, several solid waste management unit closures have been conducted and areas of past release addressed through interim measures to protect people and the environment. Over the years, extensive site studies have been completed and a final investigation report (Affected Property Assessment Report, or APAR, under the Texas Risk Reduction Program) for the entire site was approved by the state in 2014. Chemours has recently completed a remedial action plan (RAP), currently under agency review, to address all remaining historical solid waste management units and areas of concern identified in these studies, and expects to have this RAP approved in 2018.

The remediation accrual for Beaumont addresses remaining work identified in the RAP under review by the state as well as post-closure care and monitoring and ongoing operation of the groundwater remediation system. A portion of the accrual also addresses an outstanding Natural Resource Damage claim by state and federal trustees directed to impacts on marshlands within the plant property.

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Chambers Works, Deepwater, New Jersey

The Chambers Works complex is located on the eastern shore of the Delaware River in Deepwater, Salem County, New Jersey. The site comprises the former Carneys Point Works in the northern area and the Chambers Works manufacturing area in the southern area. Site operations began in 1892 when the former Carneys Point smokeless gunpowder plant was constructed at the northern end of Carneys Point. Site operations began in the manufacturing area around 1914 and included the manufacture of dyes, aromatics, elastomers, chlorofluorocarbons and tetraethyl lead. Chemours continues to manufacture a variety of fluorochemicals and finished products at Chambers Works. In addition, three tenants operate processes at Chambers Works including steam/electricity generation, industrial gas production and the manufacture of intermediate chemicals. As a result of over 100 years of continuous industrial activity, site soils and groundwater have been impacted by chemical releases.

In response to identified groundwater contamination, a groundwater interceptor well system (IWS) was installed in 1970, which was designed to contain contaminated groundwater and restrict off-site migration. Additional remediation is being completed under a Federal RCRA Corrective Action Permit. The site has been studied extensively over the years and more than 25 remedial actions have been completed to date and engineering and institutional controls put in place to ensure protection of people and the environment.

Remaining work beyond continued operation of the IWS and groundwater monitoring includes completion of a site perimeter sheet pile barrier intended to more efficiently contain groundwater, completion of various targeted studies onsite and in adjacent water bodies to close investigation data gaps and selection and implementation of final remedies under RCRA Corrective Action for various solid waste management units and areas of concern not yet addressed through interim measures.

East Chicago, Indiana

East Chicago is a former manufacturing facility owned by Chemours in East Chicago, Lake County, Indiana. The approximate 440-acre site is bounded to the south by the East Branch of the Grand Calumet River, to the east and north by residential and commercial areas and to the west by industrial areas, including a former lead processing facility. The inorganic chemicals unit on site produced various chloride, ammonia and zinc products and inorganic agricultural chemicals beginning in 1892 until 1986. Organic chemical manufacturing began in 1944, consisting primarily of chlorofluorocarbons production. Current operations, including support activities, now cover 28 acres of the site. The remaining business was sold to W.R. Grace Company (Grace) in early 2000, and Grace operates the unit as a tenant. Approximately 172 acres of the site were never developed and are managed by The Nature Conservancy for habitat preservation.

A comprehensive evaluation of soil and groundwater conditions at the site was performed as part of the RCRA corrective action process. Studies of historical site impacts began in 1983 in response to preliminary CERCLA actions undertaken by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The EPA eventually issued an Administrative Order on Consent for the site in 1997. The order specified that remediation work be performed under RCRA Corrective Action authority. Work has proceeded under the RCRA Corrective Action process since that time.

Subsequent investigations included the preparation of initial environmental site assessments and multiple phases of investigation. In 2002, as an interim remedial measure, two 2,000-foot-long permeable reactive barrier treatment walls were installed along the northern property boundary to address migration of chemicals in groundwater. Since that time, the investigation process has been completed and approved by the EPA and work is in progress to define the final remedy for the site.

Pompton Lakes, New Jersey

During the 20th century, blasting caps, fuses and related materials were manufactured at Pompton Lakes, Passaic County, New Jersey. Operating activities at the site were ceased in the mid-1990s. Primary contaminants in the soil and sediments are lead and mercury. Ground water contaminants include volatile organic compounds. Under the authority of the EPA and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, remedial actions at the site are focused on investigating and cleaning up the area. Ground water monitoring at the site is ongoing, and Chemours has installed and continues to install vapor mitigation systems at residences within the ground water plume. In addition, Chemours is further assessing ground water conditions. In June 2015, the EPA issued a modification to the site’s RCRA permit that requires Chemours to dredge mercury contamination from a 36-acre area of the lake and remove sediment from two other areas of the lake near the shoreline. The remediation activities commenced when permits and implementation plans were approved in May 2016, and work on the lake dredging project is expected to be complete in 2018.

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U.S. Smelter and Lead Refinery, Inc., East Chicago, Indiana

The U.S. Smelter and Lead Refinery, Inc. (USS Lead) Superfund Site is located in the Calumet neighborhood of East Chicago, Lake County, Indiana. The site includes the former USS Lead facility along with nearby commercial, municipal and residential areas. The primary compounds of interest are lead and arsenic which may be found in soils within the impacted area. The EPA is directing and organizing remediation on this site, and Chemours is one of a number of parties working cooperatively with the EPA on the safe and timely completion of this work. DuPont’s former East Chicago manufacturing facility was located adjacent to the site, and DuPont assigned responsibility for the site to Chemours in the 2015 separation agreement.

The USS Lead site was listed on the National Priorities List in 2009. To facilitate negotiations with potentially responsible parties, the EPA divided the residential part of the USS Lead Superfund Site into three zones, referred to as Zone 1, Zone 2 and Zone 3. The division into three zones resulted in Atlantic Richfield Co. and DuPont entering into an agreement in 2014 with the EPA and the State of Indiana to reimburse the EPA’s costs to implement cleanup in Zone 1 and Zone 3. More recently in March 2017, Chemours and three other parties (Atlantic Richfield Co., DuPont and U.S. Metals Refining Co.) entered into an administrative order on consent to reimburse the EPA’s costs to clean up a portion of Zone 2. The EPA is continuing its efforts to identify additional potentially responsible parties (PRPs) for the USS Lead site cleanup, including the remainder of Zone 2. The EPA has scheduled negotiations with some of these parties. The EPA has stated its intention to issue a unilateral order to potentially responsible parties to complete the Zone 2 work. There is uncertainty as to whether the parties who receive the unilateral order will be able to reach an allocation and agree to comply with it.

The environmental accrual for USS Lead is based on the Record of Decision (ROD) and Statement of Work currently in place for Zones 1 and 3, as well as the current estimate of Chemours’ share of the EPA’s Zone 2 cleanup cost. The EPA has announced its intent to reconsider the ROD for Zone 1 and the result of that review could increase or decrease Chemours’ future obligations. In response to the latest cost information received from the EPA for Zone 3 work, as well as the EPA’s stated objective to order Chemours and other PRPs to complete the remainder of the Zone 2 work, Chemours increased its accrual for USS Lead by $8 million in the third quarter of 2017.

PFOA

See discussion under PFOA in Note 13 to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10‑Q.

Fayetteville, North Carolina

See discussion under Fayetteville, North Carolina in Note 13 to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10‑Q.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

We prepare our financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the U.S. (U.S. GAAP). To supplement our financial information presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP, we provide the following non-GAAP financial measures, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Net Income and Free Cash Flow, in order to clarify and provide investors with a better understanding of the Company’s performance when analyzing changes in our underlying business between reporting periods and provide for greater transparency with respect to supplemental information used by management in its financial and operational decision making. We utilize Adjusted EBITDA as the primary measure of segment profitability used by our Chief Operating Decision Maker.

Adjusted EBITDA is defined as income before taxes excluding the following:

Adjusted net income is defined as net income attributable to Chemours adjusted for items excluded from Adjusted EBITDA except interest expense, depreciation and amortization and certain provision for (benefit from) income taxes. Free Cash Flow is defined as

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cash provided by (used for) operating activities less cash used for purchases of property, plant and equipment as disclosed in the consolidated statements of cash flows.

We believe the presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures, when used in conjunction with U.S. GAAP financial measures, is a useful financial analysis tool that can assist investors in assessing the Company’s operating performance and underlying prospects. This analysis should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under U.S. GAAP. In the future, we may incur expenses similar to those eliminated in this presentation. Our presentation of Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Net Income and Free Cash Flow should not be construed as an inference that our future results will be unaffected by unusual or infrequently occurring items. The non-GAAP financial measures we use may be defined differently from measures with the same or similar names used by other companies. This analysis, as well as the other information provided in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, should be read in conjunction with the Company’s interim consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, as well as the Company's consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016.

The following table reconciles Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Net Income discussed above to net income attributable to Chemours for the periods presented:

We are exposed to changes in foreign currency exchange rates because of our global operations. As a result, we have assets, liabilities and cash flows denominated in a variety of foreign currencies. We are also exposed to changes in the prices of certain commodities that we use in production. Changes in these rates and commodity prices may have an impact on future cash flow and earnings. We manage these risks through normal operating and financing activities and, when deemed appropriate, through the use of derivative financial instruments. We do not enter into derivative financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes.

Chemours enters into foreign currency forward contracts to minimize volatility in earnings related to the foreign exchange gains and losses resulting from remeasuring monetary assets and liabilities that Chemours holds which are denominated in non-functional currencies. These derivatives are stand-alone and have not been designated as a hedge. As of September 30, 2017, we had open foreign exchange forward contracts with an aggregate notional U.S. Dollar equivalent of $619 million, the fair value of which amounted to approximately $1 million of net unrealized loss.

In a hypothetical adverse change in the market prices or rates that existed at September 30, 2017, a 10% appreciation of the U.S. Dollar against our outstanding hedged contracts on foreign currencies, such as the Euro and Chinese Yuan, at the currency exchange

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rates as of September 30, 2017 would decrease our net income by approximately $10 million, while a 10% depreciation of the U.S. Dollar against the same hedged currencies would increase our net income by approximately $10 million.

Chemours hedges its net investment in certain European operations. Changes in the fair value of the hedge in the net investment of certain European operations are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, Chemours did not record any ineffectiveness and recognized pre-tax losses of $26 million and $76 million, respectively, on its net investment hedges within accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).

Chemours’ risk management programs and the underlying exposure are closely correlated, such that the potential loss in value for the risk management portfolio described above would be largely offset by the change in value of the underlying exposure. See Note 14 to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1 for further information.

Additional Information

See Part II, Item 7A, Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk, of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 for additional information on the Company’s utilization of financial instruments and an analysis of the sensitivity of these instruments. There have been no material changes in the market risks previously disclosed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016.

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in the Company’s reports filed or submitted under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. These controls and procedures also provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in such reports is accumulated and communicated to management, including its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO), to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.

As of September 30, 2017, the Company’s CEO and CFO, together with management, conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act. Based on that evaluation, the CEO and CFO have concluded that these disclosure controls and procedures are effective at the reasonable assurance level.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There have been no changes in the Company's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended September 30, 2017 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

The Company is subject to various legal proceedings, including, but not limited to, product liability, patent infringement, antitrust claims and claims for property damage or personal injury. Information regarding certain of these matters is set forth below and in Note 13 to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements in Part I, Item 1, which is incorporated by reference herein.

Litigation

PFOA: Environmental and Litigation Proceedings

For purposes of this report, the term PFOA means collectively perfluorooctanoic acid and its salts, including the ammonium salt and does not distinguish between the two forms. Information related to this and other litigation matters is included in Note 13 to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements in Part I, Item 1, which is incorporated by reference herein.

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Fayetteville, North Carolina

The following actions related to Fayetteville North Carolina, as discussed in Note 13 to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements in Part I, Item 1, are filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Southern Division:

Carey vs. E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (7:17-cv-00201-D);

Cape Fear Public Utility Authority vs. The Chemours Company FC, LLC (7:17-cv-00195-D);

Nix vs. The Chemours Company FC, LLC (2:17-cv-0046-D);

Morton vs. The Chemours Company FC, LLC (7:17-cv-00197-FL); and

Brunswick County vs. The Chemours Company (7:17-cv-00209-BO).

Environmental Proceedings

LaPorte Plant, LaPorte, Texas

The EPA conducted a multimedia inspection at the DuPont LaPorte, Texas facility in January 2008. DuPont, the EPA and the Department of Justice began discussions in the fall of 2011 relating to the management of certain materials in the facility's waste water treatment system, hazardous waste management, flare and air emissions. These negotiations continue. Chemours operates a fluoroproducts production facility at this site.

PFOA: Dordrecht, Netherlands

The Company has received requests from the Labor Inspectorate (ISZW), the local environmental agency (OZHZ) and the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) in the Netherlands for information and documents regarding the Dordrecht site's operations. The Company has complied with the requests, and no further documents have been requested of the Company since the publication of the reports in May 2017 (RIVM) and July 2017 (ISZW). The agencies will decide whether additional investigation is warranted. We understand that some of the requests from OZHZ are part of a preliminary investigation initiated by a public prosecutor, although we have not received notice that it intends to pursue such action.

Item 1A.RISK FACTORS

 

Except for the Risk Factors set forth below, which have been amended and restated in their entirety, there have been no material changes to the Risk Factors disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016.

 

Risks Related to Our Business

Market conditions and global and regional economic downturns, as well as changes in regulatory requirements (including environmental standards), that adversely affect the demand for the end-use products that contain titanium dioxide, fluoroproducts or our other products, could adversely affect the profitability of our operations and the prices at which we can sell our products, negatively impacting our financial results.

Our revenue and profitability is largely dependent on the titanium dioxide (TiO₂) industry and the industries that are end users of our fluoroproducts. TiO₂ and our fluoroproducts, such as refrigerants and resins, are used in many “quality of life” products for which demand historically has been linked to global, regional and local gross domestic product and discretionary spending, which can be negatively impacted by regional and world events or economic conditions. Such events are likely to cause a decrease in demand for our products and, as a result, may have an adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition. The future profitability of our operations, and cash flows generated by those operations, will also be affected by the available supply of our products in the market. In addition, because demand for our fluorochemicals is driven in part by industry needs to comply with certain mandated environmental regulations (such as markets for refrigerants and foams with low global warming potential), changes in or elimination of such environmental regulations in the U.S. or other jurisdictions also can negatively impact demand for such products and, as a result, our results of operations and financial condition.

Our results of operations could be adversely affected by litigation and other commitments and contingencies.

We face risks arising from various unasserted and asserted legal claims, investigation and litigation matters, such as product liability, patent infringement, antitrust claims and claims for third party property damage or personal injury stemming from alleged

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environmental actions (which may concern regulated or unregulated substances) or other torts, including, as discussed below, litigation related to the production and use of PFOA (collectively, perfluorooctanoic acids and its salts, including the ammonium salt) by DuPont prior to the separation. We have also received inquiries, investigations and litigation related to HFPO Dimer Acid (sometimes referred to as GenX or C3 Dimer) and other compounds. We have noted a nationwide trend in purported class actions against chemical manufacturers generally seeking relief such as medical monitoring, property damages, off-site remediation and punitive damages arising from alleged environmental actions (which may concern regulated or unregulated substances) or other torts without claiming present personal injuries. We also have noted a trend in public and private nuisance suits being filed on behalf of states, counties, cities and utilities alleging harm to the general public. Various factors or developments can lead to changes in current estimates of liabilities such as a final adverse judgment, significant settlement or changes in applicable law. A future adverse ruling or unfavorable development could result in future charges that could have a material adverse effect on us. An adverse outcome in any one or more of these matters could be material to our financial results and could adversely impact the value of any of our brands that are associated with any such matters. As discussed in more detail in Note 13 to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements in Part I, Item 1, although the 2017 MDL settlement resolved almost all of the approximately 3,500 personal injury lawsuits against DuPont alleging that the respective plaintiffs were exposed to PFOA in drinking water as a result of DuPont’s use of PFOA at the Washington Works plant in Parkersburg, West Virginia, there are risks of additional lawsuits arising out of DuPont’s use of PFOA, its manufacture of PFOA or its customers’ use of DuPont products that may not be within the scope of the MDL Settlement. A number of additional PFOA lawsuits have been filed since the MDL Settlement. In addition, as discussed in more detail in Note 13 to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements in Part I, Item 1, the Company has received governmental inquiries, and the Company and DuPont have been named in multiple lawsuits, relating to HFPO Dimer Acid and/or other perfluorinated or polyfluorinated compounds, and there are risks that additional lawsuits could be filed. The existing lawsuits and inquiries, and any such additional litigation, relating to PFOA, HFPO Dimer Acid or these other compounds could result in us incurring additional costs and liabilities, which may be material to our financial results.

In the ordinary course of business, we may make certain commitments, including representations, warranties and indemnities relating to current and past operations, including those related to divested businesses, and issue guarantees of third party obligations. Additionally, we are required to indemnify DuPont with regard to liabilities allocated to, or assumed by us under each of the separation agreement, the employee matters agreement, the tax matters agreement and the intellectual property cross-license agreement that were executed prior to the spin-off. These indemnification obligations to date have included defense costs associated with certain litigation matters as well as certain damages awards, settlements and penalties. In connection with the MDL Settlement entered above, as detailed in Note 13 to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements in Part I, Item 1, DuPont and Chemours entered into an amendment to the separation agreement concerning PFOA costs. As we are required to make payments, such payments could be significant and could exceed the amounts we have accrued with respect thereto, adversely affecting our results of operations. In addition, in the event that DuPont seeks indemnification for adverse trial rulings or outcomes, these indemnification claims could materially adversely affect our financial condition. Disputes between Chemours and DuPont many also arise with respect to indemnification matters including disputes based on matters of law or contract interpretation. If and to the extent these disputes arise, they could materially adversely affect us.

For further information about the Company’s litigation and other commitments and contingencies, see Note 13 to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements in Part I, Item 1 or Legal Proceedings in Part II, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

We are subject to extensive environmental, health and safety laws and regulations that may result in unanticipated loss or liability related to our current and past operations, which could reduce our profitability.

Our operations and production facilities are subject to extensive environmental and health and safety laws and regulations at national, international and local levels in numerous jurisdictions relating to pollution, protection of the environment, climate change, transporting and storing raw materials and finished products and storing and disposing of hazardous wastes. Such laws include, in the U.S., the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (often referred to as Superfund), the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act and similar state and global laws for management and remediation of hazardous materials, the Clean Air Act and the Clean Water Act, for protection of air and water resources, the Toxic Substances Control Act, and in the European Union (EU), the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), for regulation of chemicals in commerce and reporting of potential known adverse effects and numerous local, state, federal and foreign laws and regulations governing materials transport and packaging. If we are found to be in violation of these laws or regulations, which may be subject to change based on legislative, scientific or other factors, we may incur substantial costs, including fines, damages, criminal or civil sanctions, remediation costs, reputational harm, loss of sales or market access or experience interruptions in our operations. We also may be subject to changes in our operations and production based on increased regulation or other changes to, or restrictions imposed by, any such additional regulations. In addition, the manner in which adopted regulations (including environmental regulations) are ultimately implemented may affect our products, the demand for and public perception of our products, the reputation of our brands, our market access and our results of operations. In the event of a catastrophic incident involving any of the raw materials we use or

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chemicals we produce, we could incur material costs as a result of addressing the consequences of such event and future reputational costs associated with any such event.

As a result of our operations, including the operations of divested businesses and certain discontinued operations, we could incur substantial costs, including remediation and restoration costs. The costs of complying with complex environmental laws and regulations, as well as internal voluntary programs, are significant and will continue to be significant for the foreseeable future. This includes costs we expect to continue to incur for environmental investigation and remediation activities at a number of our current or former sites and third party disposal locations. However, the ultimate costs under environmental laws and the timing of these costs are difficult to accurately predict. While we establish accruals in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, the ultimate actual costs and liabilities may vary from the accruals because the estimates on which the accruals are based depend on a number of factors (many of which are outside of our control), including the nature of the matter and any associated third party claims, the complexity of the site, site geology, the nature and extent of contamination, the type of remedy, the outcome of discussions with regulatory agencies and other Potentially Responsible Parties (PRPs) at multi-party sites and the number and financial viability of other PRPs. For further information about the Company’s environmental matters and other commitments and contingencies, see Note 13 to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements in Part I, Item 1, Environmental Matters within Part I, Item 2, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Conditions and Results of Operations or Legal Proceedings in Part II, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

There is also a risk that one or more of our key raw materials or one or more of our products may be found to have, or be characterized as having, a toxicological or health-related impact on the environment or on our customers or employees or unregulated emissions, which could potentially result in us incurring liability in connection with such characterization and the associated effects of any toxicological or health-related impact. If such a discovery or characterization occurs, we may incur increased costs in order to comply with new regulatory requirements or the relevant materials or products, including products of our customers incorporating our materials or products, may be recalled or banned. Changes in laws, science or regulations, or their interpretation, and our customers’ perception of such changes or interpretations may also affect the marketability of certain of our products.

In May 2016, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) accepted a proposal from France’s competent authority under REACH that would classify TiO₂ as a carcinogen for humans by inhalation, starting an ECHA Committee for Risk Action (RAC) process to review and decide on this proposal. In June 2017, ECHA’s RAC announced its preliminary conclusion that the evidence meets the criteria under the EU’s Classification, Labeling and Packaging Regulation to classify TiO₂ as a Category 2 Carcinogen (suspected human carcinogen) by inhalation. The European Commission (EC) will evaluate the RAC’s formal recommendation in determining whether any regulatory measures should be taken. If the EC were to adopt the regulatory measures that classify TiO₂ as a suspected carcinogen, it could increase our TiO₂ manufacturing and handling processes and costs.

In connection with our separation, we were required to assume, and indemnify DuPont for, certain liabilities. As we are required to make payments pursuant to these indemnities to DuPont, we may need to divert cash to meet those obligations and our financial results could be negatively affected. In addition, DuPont’s obligation to indemnify us for certain liabilities may not be sufficient to insure us against the full amount of liabilities for which it will be allocated responsibility, and DuPont may not be able to satisfy its indemnification obligations in the future.

Pursuant to the separation agreement, the employee matters agreement, the tax matters agreement and the intellectual property cross-license agreement we entered into with DuPont prior to the spin-off, we were required to assume, and indemnify DuPont for, certain liabilities. These indemnification obligations to date have included, among other items, defense costs associated with certain litigation matters as well as certain damages awards, settlement amounts and penalties. In connection with MDL Settlement described above under Our results of operations could be adversely affected by litigation and other commitments and contingencies, DuPont and Chemours entered into an amendment to the separation agreement concerning PFOA costs, the terms of which are described in Note 13 to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements in Part I, Item 1. Payments pursuant to these indemnities, whether relating to PFOA costs or otherwise, may be significant and could negatively impact our business, particularly indemnities relating to our actions that could impact the tax-free nature of the distribution. In addition, in the event that DuPont seeks indemnification for adverse trial rulings or outcomes, these indemnification claims could materially adversely affect our financial condition. Disputes between Chemours and DuPont may also arise with respect to indemnification matters, including disputes based on matter of law or contract interpretation. If and to the extent these disputes arise, they could materially adversely affect us.

Third parties could also seek to hold us responsible for any of the liabilities of the DuPont businesses. DuPont has agreed to indemnify us for such liabilities, but such indemnity from DuPont may not be sufficient to protect us against the full amount of such liabilities, and DuPont may not be able to fully satisfy its indemnification obligations. Moreover, even if we ultimately succeed in recovering from DuPont any amounts for which we are held liable, we may be temporarily required to bear these losses ourselves. Each of these

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risks could negatively affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. See Note 13 to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for further information.

None.

None.

Information regarding mine safety and other regulatory actions at the Company’s surface mine in Starke, Florida is included in Exhibit 95 to this report.

None.

See the Exhibit Index for the exhibits filed with this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or incorporated by reference.

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

 

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

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Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

I, Mark P. Vergnano, certify that:

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

I, Mark E. Newman, certify that:

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 32.1

Certification of CEO Pursuant to

18 U.S.C. Section 1350,

As Adopted Pursuant to

Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of The Chemours Company (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2017 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), Mark P. Vergnano, as Chief Executive Officer of the Company, hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 32.2

Certification of CFO Pursuant to

18 U.S.C. Section 1350,

As Adopted Pursuant to

Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of The Chemours Company (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2017 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), Mark E. Newman, as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 95

MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

The company owns and operates a surface mine near Starke, Florida.  The following table provides information about citations, orders and notices issued from the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) under the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (Mine Act) for the quarter ended September 30, 2017.