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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 10-Q
 
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2019March 31, 2020

or
 
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from __________to___________

Commission File Number: 1-1463
 
Union Carbide Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
New York13-1421730
(State or other jurisdiction of
     incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

7501 STATE HIGHWAY 185 NORTH,, SEADRIFT,, TX77983
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
 Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  361-553-2997361-553-2997

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None

Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
N/AN/AN/A
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

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 every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).  
Yes No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a 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.
Large accelerated filerAccelerated filer
Non-accelerated filerSmaller reporting company
Emerging growth company

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 in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes No

At September 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, 935.51 shares of common stock were outstanding, all of which were held by the registrant’s parent, The Dow Chemical Company.

The registrant meets the conditions set forth in General Instruction H(1)(a) and (b) for Form 10-Q and is therefore filing this form with a reduced disclosure format.


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Union Carbide Corporation

QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2019March 31, 2020

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Union Carbide Corporation and Subsidiaries

Throughout this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, except as otherwise indicated by the context, the terms "Corporation" or "UCC" as used herein mean Union Carbide Corporation and its subsidiaries.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain statements in this report, other than purely historical information, including estimates, projections, statements relating to business plans, objectives, and expected operating results, and the assumptions upon which those statements are based, are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of federal securities laws, including Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements may appear throughout this report, including without limitation, the section titled "Management's Discussion and Analysis.Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations." These forward-looking statements often address expected future business and financial performance and financial condition, including the potential impacts of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic and other mattersthe recent excess oil supply and related drop in oil prices, and often contain words or phrases such as "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "opportunity," "outlook," "plan," "project," "seek," "should," "strategy," "target," "will," "will be," "will continue," "will likely result," "would," and similar expressions and variations or negatives of these words. Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and assumptions that are subject to risks and uncertainties which may cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements.

A detailed discussion of principal risks and uncertainties which may cause actual results and events to differ materially from those projected, anticipated or implied in such forward-looking statements is included in the section titled "Risk Factors" contained in Part II, Item 1A of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and in Part I, Item 1A of the Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018.2019. UCC assumes no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements whether because of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by securities and other applicable laws.


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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Union Carbide Corporation and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Income

Three Months EndedNine Months Ended Three Months Ended
In millions (Unaudited)Sep 30,
2019
Sep 30,
2018
Sep 30,
2019
Sep 30,
2018
In millions (Unaudited)Mar 31,
2020
Mar 31,
2019
Net trade sales$31
$39
$106
$105
Net trade sales$29  $28  
Net sales to related companies1,028
1,385
3,270
3,998
Net sales to related companies1,013  1,250  
Total net sales1,059
1,424
3,376
4,103
Total net sales1,042  1,278  
Cost of sales854
1,062
2,706
3,102
Cost of sales826  950  
Research and development expenses6
4
19
14
Research and development expenses  
Selling, general and administrative expenses2
1
4
5
Selling, general and administrative expenses  
Restructuring and asset related charges - net77
1
79
3
Restructuring chargesRestructuring charges  
Integration and separation costs
1
2
2
Integration and separation costs—   
Sundry income (expense) - net(19)(20)(58)(48)Sundry income (expense) - net(18) (21) 
Interest income9
8
28
20
Interest income  
Interest expense and amortization of debt discount7
9
21
22
Interest expense and amortization of debt discount  
Income before income taxes103
334
515
927
Income before income taxes187  299  
Provision (credit) for income taxes(19)62
38
184
Provision for income taxesProvision for income taxes41  54  
Net income attributable to Union Carbide Corporation$122
$272
$477
$743
Net income attributable to Union Carbide Corporation$146  $245  
 
Depreciation$43
$49
$128
$137
Depreciation$45  $43  
Capital expenditures$40
$73
$145
$174
Capital expenditures$33  $60  
See Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.


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Union Carbide Corporation and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

Three Months EndedNine Months Ended Three Months Ended
In millions (Unaudited)Sep 30,
2019
Sep 30,
2018
Sep 30,
2019
Sep 30,
2018
In millions (Unaudited)Mar 31,
2020
Mar 31,
2019
Net income attributable to Union Carbide Corporation$122
$272
$477
$743
Net income attributable to Union Carbide Corporation$146  $245  
Other comprehensive income, net of tax 
 
 
 
Other comprehensive income, net of tax  
Cumulative translation adjustments1
1
1
2
Cumulative translation adjustments —  
Pension and other postretirement benefit plans14
16
43
49
Pension and other postretirement benefit plans20  15  
Total other comprehensive income15
17
44
51
Total other comprehensive income23  15  
Comprehensive income attributable to Union Carbide Corporation$137
$289
$521
$794
Comprehensive income attributable to Union Carbide Corporation$169  $260  
See Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.


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Union Carbide Corporation and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Balance Sheets
In millions, except share amounts (Unaudited)Sep 30,
2019
Dec 31,
2018
In millions, except share amounts (Unaudited)Mar 31,
2020
Dec 31,
2019
Assets  Assets
Current Assets  Current Assets  
Cash and cash equivalents$13
$13
Cash and cash equivalents$11  $11  
Accounts receivable:



Accounts receivable:
Trade (net of allowance for doubtful receivables 2019: $-; 2018: $-)30
21
Trade (net of allowance for doubtful receivables 2020: $—; 2019: $—)Trade (net of allowance for doubtful receivables 2020: $—; 2019: $—)26  26  
Related companies745
1,029
Related companies712  658  
Other19
31
Other17  17  
Income taxes receivable299
330
Income taxes receivable287  337  
Notes receivable from related companies1,485
1,281
Notes receivable from related companies1,499  1,505  
Inventories250
304
Inventories243  247  
Other current assets25
15
Other current assets13  20  
Total current assets2,866
3,024
Total current assets2,808  2,821  
Investments 
 
Investments  
Investments in related companies238
639
Investments in related companies238  238  
Other investments21
23
Other investments21  22  
Noncurrent receivables96
67
Noncurrent receivables119  118  
Noncurrent receivables from related companies67
54
Noncurrent receivables from related companies67  66  
Total investments422
783
Total investments445  444  
Property 
 
Property  
Property7,410
7,430
Property7,279  7,247  
Less accumulated depreciation6,040
5,982
Less accumulated depreciation5,922  5,878  
Net property1,370
1,448
Net property1,357  1,369  
Other Assets 
 
Other Assets  
Intangible assets (net of accumulated amortization 2019: $90; 2018: $87)23
25
Intangible assets (net of accumulated amortization 2020: $92; 2019: $90)Intangible assets (net of accumulated amortization 2020: $92; 2019: $90)21  22  
Operating lease right-of-use assets93

Operating lease right-of-use assets86  89  
Deferred income tax assets474
463
Deferred income tax assets499  507  
Deferred charges and other assets26
34
Deferred charges and other assets24  26  
Total other assets616
522
Total other assets630  644  
Total Assets$5,274
$5,777
Total Assets$5,240  $5,278  
Liabilities and Equity  Liabilities and Equity
Current Liabilities 
 
Current Liabilities  
Notes payable to related companies$32
$28
Notes payable to related companies$31  $32  
Notes payable - other2
1
Notes payable - other  
Long-term debt due within one year1
1
Long-term debt due within one year  
Accounts payable:



Accounts payable:
Trade207
247
Trade207  218  
Related companies313
515
Related companies293  386  
Other11
39
Other21  10  
Dividends payable to parent112

Operating lease liabilities - current18

Operating lease liabilities - current15  16  
Income taxes payable24
24
Income taxes payable25  25  
Asbestos-related liabilities - current105
118
Asbestos-related liabilities - current100  105  
Accrued and other current liabilities169
163
Accrued and other current liabilities130  126  
Total current liabilities994
1,136
Total current liabilities831  925  
Long-Term Debt472
473
Long-Term Debt472  473  
Other Noncurrent Liabilities 
 
Other Noncurrent Liabilities  
Pension and other postretirement benefits - noncurrent949
979
Pension and other postretirement benefits - noncurrent1,140  1,154  
Asbestos-related liabilities - noncurrent1,087
1,142
Asbestos-related liabilities - noncurrent1,048  1,060  
Operating lease liabilities - noncurrent75

Operating lease liabilities - noncurrent72  74  
Other noncurrent obligations184
132
Other noncurrent obligations191  194  
Total other noncurrent liabilities2,295
2,253
Total other noncurrent liabilities2,451  2,482  
Stockholder's Equity 
 
Stockholder's Equity  
Common stock (authorized: 1,000 shares of $0.01 par value each; issued: 935.51 shares)

Common stock (authorized: 1,000 shares of $0.01 par value each; issued: 935.51 shares)—  —  
Additional paid-in capital138
138
Additional paid-in capital141  141  
Retained earnings2,892
3,338
Retained earnings2,987  2,922  
Accumulated other comprehensive loss(1,517)(1,561)Accumulated other comprehensive loss(1,642) (1,665) 
Union Carbide Corporation's stockholder's equity1,513
1,915
Union Carbide Corporation's stockholder's equity1,486  1,398  
Total Liabilities and Equity$5,274
$5,777
Total Liabilities and Equity$5,240  $5,278  
See Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Union Carbide Corporation and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

Nine Months Ended Three Months Ended
In millions (Unaudited)Sep 30,
2019
Sep 30,
2018
In millions (Unaudited)Mar 31,
2020
Mar 31,
2019
Operating Activities  Operating Activities  
Net income attributable to Union Carbide Corporation$477
$743
Net income attributable to Union Carbide Corporation$146  $245  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:  Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization148
157
Depreciation and amortization52  49  
Provision (credit) for deferred income tax(23)28
Provision (credit) for deferred income tax (1) 
Net loss on sales of property and investments1

Restructuring and asset related charges - net79
3
Net gain on sales of property and investmentsNet gain on sales of property and investments(1) —  
Restructuring chargesRestructuring charges  
Net periodic pension benefit cost39
33
Net periodic pension benefit cost14  13  
Pension contributions(2)(42)Pension contributions(1) (1) 
Other, netOther, net(1) —  
Changes in assets and liabilities:  Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts and notes receivable7
25
Accounts and notes receivable  
Related company receivables39
(86)Related company receivables(48) (40) 
Inventories34
(25)Inventories (17) 
Accounts payable(58)12
Accounts payable  
Related company payables(195)(112)Related company payables(95) (124) 
Asbestos-related payments(68)(79)Asbestos-related payments(18) (17) 
Other assets and liabilities14
(63)Other assets and liabilities53  99  
Cash provided by operating activities492
594
Cash provided by operating activities112  216  
Investing Activities 
 
Investing Activities  
Capital expenditures(145)(174)Capital expenditures(33) (60) 
Change in noncurrent receivable from related company(13)
Change in noncurrent receivable from related company—   
Proceeds from sales of property1

Proceeds from sales of investments3

Proceeds from sales of investments—   
Cash used for investing activities(154)(174)Cash used for investing activities(33) (57) 
Financing Activities 
 
Financing Activities  
Dividends paid to parent(338)(423)Dividends paid to parent(81) (160) 
Changes in short-term notes payable1
4
Changes in short-term notes payable  
Payments on long-term debt(1)(1)
Cash used for financing activities(338)(420)Cash used for financing activities(79) (159) 
Summary 
 
Summary  
Increase in cash and cash equivalents

Increase in cash and cash equivalents—  —  
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period13
13
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period11  13  
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period$13
$13
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period$11  $13  
See Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.


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Union Carbide Corporation and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Equity

Three Months EndedNine Months Ended Three Months Ended
In millions (Unaudited)Sep 30,
2019
Sep 30,
2018
Sep 30,
2019
Sep 30,
2018
In millions (Unaudited)Mar 31,
2020
Mar 31,
2019
Common Stock   Common Stock  
Balance at beginning and end of period$
$
$
$
Balance at beginning and end of period$—  $—  
Additional Paid-in Capital 
 
 Additional Paid-in Capital  
Balance at beginning and end of period138
138
138
138
Balance at beginning and end of period141  138  
Retained Earnings 
 
 Retained Earnings  
Balance at beginning of period2,882
3,061
3,338
2,582
Balance at beginning of period2,922  3,338  
Adoption of accounting standard (Note 1)


254
Net income attributable to Union Carbide Corporation122
272
477
743
Net income attributable to Union Carbide Corporation146  245  
Dividends declared(112)(177)(922)(423)Dividends declared(81) (632) 
Other

(1)
Balance at end of period2,892
3,156
2,892
3,156
Balance at end of period2,987  2,951  
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, Net of Tax 
 
 Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, Net of Tax  
Balance at beginning of period(1,532)(1,572)(1,561)(1,352)Balance at beginning of period(1,665) (1,561) 
Adoption of accounting standard (Note 1)


(254)
Other comprehensive income15
17
44
51
Other comprehensive income23  15  
Balance at end of period(1,517)(1,555)(1,517)(1,555)Balance at end of period(1,642) (1,546) 
Union Carbide Corporation's Stockholder's Equity$1,513
$1,739
$1,513
$1,739
Union Carbide Corporation's Stockholder's Equity$1,486  $1,543  
See Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Union Carbide Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements


Union Carbide Corporation and Subsidiaries
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NOTE 1 - CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Basis of Presentation
The unaudited interim consolidated financial statements of Union Carbide Corporation and its subsidiaries (the "Corporation" or "UCC") were prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP") and reflect all adjustments (including normal recurring accruals) which, in the opinion of management, are considered necessary for the fair presentation of the results for the periods presented. These statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018.2019.

The Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company ("TDCC"). In accordance with the accounting guidance for earnings per share, the presentation of earnings per share is not required in financial statements of wholly owned subsidiaries.

The Corporation’s business activities comprise components of TDCC’s global operations rather than stand-alone operations. TDCC conducts its worldwide operations through global businesses. Because there are no separable reportable business segments for UCC under the accounting guidance related to segment reporting and no detailed business information is provided to a chief operating decision maker regarding the Corporation’s stand-alone operations, the Corporation’s results are reported as a single operating segment.

On April 1, 2019, DowDuPont Inc. (“DowDuPont” and effective June 3, 2019, n/k/a DuPont de Nemours, Inc.) completed the separation of its materials science business and Dow Inc. became the direct parent company of TDCC.TDCC and its consolidated subsidiaries. The separation was contemplated by the merger of equals transaction effective August 31, 2017, under the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of December 11, 2015, as amended on March 31, 2017. TDCC and E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company and its consolidated subsidiaries ("Historical DuPont") each merged with subsidiaries of DowDuPont, and, as a result, TDCC and Historical DuPont became subsidiaries of DowDuPont (the “Merger”). Subsequent to the Merger, TDCC and Historical DuPont engaged in a series of internal reorganization and realignment steps to realign their businesses into three subgroups: agriculture, materials science and specialty products. Dow Inc. was formed as a wholly owned subsidiary of DowDuPont to serve as the holding company for the materials science business. UCC remains a wholly owned subsidiary of TDCC. See Note 3 for additional information.

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Intercompany transactions and balances are eliminated in consolidation. Transactions with the Corporation’s parent company, TDCC, and other subsidiaries of TDCC, have been reflected as related company transactions in the consolidated financial statements. See Note 1312 for additional information.


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Union Carbide Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)

Adoption of Accounting Standards
In the first quarter of 2019, UCC adopted Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2016-02, "Leases (Topic 842)," and associated ASUs (collectively, "Topic 842"). See Notes 2 and 9 for additional information. UCC added a significant accounting policy for leases as a result of the adoption of Topic 842:

Leases
UCC determines whether a contract contains a lease at contract inception. A contract contains a lease if there is an identified asset and the Corporation has the right to control the asset.

Operating lease right-of-use (“ROU”) assets represent UCC’s right to use an underlying asset for the lease term, and lease liabilities represent UCC’s obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. Operating lease ROU assets and lease liabilities are recognized at commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. UCC uses the incremental borrowing rate in determining the present value of lease payments, unless the implicit rate is readily determinable. If lease terms include options to extend or terminate the lease, the ROU asset and lease liability are measured based on the reasonably certain decision. Leases with a term of 12 months or less at the commencement date are not recognized on the balance sheet and are expensed as incurred.

UCC has lease agreements with lease and non-lease components, which are accounted for as a single lease component for all classes of leased assets for which UCC is the lessee. Additionally, for certain equipment leases, the portfolio approach is applied to account for the operating lease ROU assets and lease liabilities. In the consolidated statements of income, lease expense for operating lease payments is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. For finance leases, interest expense is recognized on the lease liability and the ROU asset is amortized over the lease term.

Some leasing arrangements require variable payments that are dependent upon usage or output, or may vary for other reasons, such as insurance or tax payments. Variable lease payments are recognized as incurred and are not presented as part of the ROU asset or lease liability.

In the second quarter of 2018, the Corporation adopted ASU 2018-02, "Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income," which resulted in a $254 million increase to retained earnings due to the reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive loss ("AOCL") for the effect of the federal corporate income tax rate change as a result of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 on the Corporation's pension plans. This reclassification is reflected in the "Adoption of accounting standard" line in the consolidated statements of equity.

Changes in Consolidated Statements of Income Presentation
In the second quarter of 2019, the Corporation made a change to separately report "Interest income" which had previously been included in "Sundry income (expense) - net" in the consolidated statements of income.


NOTE 2 - RECENT ACCOUNTING GUIDANCE
RecentlyAccounting Guidance Issued But Not Adopted Accounting Guidanceat March 31, 2020
In the first quarter ofDecember 2019, the Corporation adoptedFinancial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2019-12, "Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes." The amendments simplify the accounting for income taxes by removing certain exceptions to the general principles of Topic 842, which requires organizations that lease assets to recognize on the balance sheet the assets740, "Income Taxes" and liabilities for the rightsimprove consistent application by clarifying and obligations created by those leases. The new guidance requires that a lessee recognize assets and liabilities for leases, and recognition, presentation and measurement in the financial statements will depend on its classification as a finance or operating lease. In addition, the new guidance requires disclosures to help investors and other financial statement users better understand the amount, timing and uncertainty of cash flows arising from leases. Lessor accounting remains largely unchanged from legacy U.S. GAAP but does contain some targeted improvements to align with revenue recognition guidance Topic 606, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers."amending existing guidance. The new standard wasis effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2018, and early2020. Early adoption was permitted.

is permitted, with the amendments to be applied on a retrospective, modified retrospective or prospective basis, depending on the specific amendment. The Corporation adopted Topic 842 usingis currently evaluating the modified retrospective transition approach,impact of adopting this guidance.

In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-04, “Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting.” The amendments provide optional expedients and exceptions for applying generally accepted accounting principles to contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions affected by reference rate reform if certain criteria are met. The amendments are intended to ease the potential burden in accounting for, or recognizing the effects of, reference rate reform on financial reporting. The new standard to leases existing atis effective March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022, with the adoption date of initial adoption.being dependent upon the Corporation’s election. The Corporation elected to applyis currently evaluating the transition requirements at the effective date rather than at the beginningimpact of the earliest comparative period presented with a cumulative effect adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings in the period of adoption, and prior periods were not restated. In addition, the Corporation elected to apply the package of practical expedients permitted under the transition guidance which does not require reassessment of prior conclusions, lease

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Union Carbide Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)

classification and initial direct lease costs. The Corporation did not elect to use the hindsight practical expedient in determining the lease term or assessing impairment of ROU assets. Adoption of the new standard resulted in the recording of operating lease ROU assets and lease liabilities of $99 million at January 1, 2019. The difference between the additional operating lease ROU assets and lease liabilities, net of deferred taxes, was recorded as an adjustment to retained earnings and was not material. The adoption of the new guidance did not have a material impact on the Corporation's consolidated statements of income and had no impact on cash flows. See Note 9 for additional information.


NOTE 3 - BUSINESS SEPARATION
On April 1, 2019, DowDuPont completed the separation of its materials science business and Dow Inc. became the direct parent company of TDCC. UCC remains a wholly owned subsidiary of TDCC.

In the first quarter of 2019, in anticipation of theDowDuPont's intended separation of its materials science business, separations, UCC's assets and liabilities aligned with theTDCC's specialty products business were transferred to TDCC as part of the internal reorganization steps to align TDCC's specialty products business to DowDuPont. In order to align entity ownership under TDCC, UCC distributed shares and assets to TDCC through dividends or asset distributions. As a result, in February 2019, UCC issued to TDCC a dividend of 1,067 shares of common stock of Dow International HoldingHoldings Company (“DIHC”), a cost method investment. Prior to the distribution, UCC had an 11.9 percent ownership interest in DIHC with the other 88.1 percent owned by TDCC and its other wholly owned subsidiaries. After the dividend, UCC’s investment, in DIHC was reduced to 4.4 percent and resultedresulting in a reduction in "Investments in related companies" of $401 million. UCC also transferred, as an asset distribution, the assets and liabilities aligned with theTDCC's specialty products business for an additional dividend of $71 million to TDCC. The results of these transactions are reflected in “Investments in related companies” and “Retained earnings” in the consolidated balance sheets. See Note 12 for additional information.


The Corporation evaluated the impact of the specialty products product line transfer and determined it did not represent a strategic shift that had a major effect on the Corporation’s operations and financial results and did not qualify as an individually significant component of the Corporation. As a result, this transfer was not reported as discontinued operations.


NOTE 4 - REVENUE
Substantially all of the Corporation's revenues arerevenue is generated by intercompany sales to TDCC. Products are sold to and purchased from TDCC at market-based prices in accordance with the terms of TDCC’s intercompany pricing policies.an agreement between UCC and TDCC. Approximately 99 percent of the Corporation's revenue for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, related to sales of product (99(98 percent for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018)March 31, 2019); the remaining 1 percentrevenue primarily related to the licensing of patents and technology. The Corporation sells its products to TDCC to simplify the customer interface process.

The Corporation’s contract liabilities include payments received in advance of performance under long-term contracts for product sales and royalties and are realized when the associated revenue is recognized under the contract with remaining contract terms that range up to 2221 years. Amounts are recognized in revenue when the performance obligations for the contract are met. The Corporation will havehas rights to futureadditional consideration for revenue recognized when product is delivered to the customer. The balance of contract liabilities was $41$39 million at September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 ($41 million at December 31, 2018) and2019), of which $3 million ($4 million at December 31, 2019) was included in "Accrued and other current liabilities" and $36 million ($37 million at December 31, 2019) was included in "Other noncurrent obligations" in the consolidated balance sheets.

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The Corporation disaggregates its revenue from contracts with customers by type of customer (sales to related parties and sales to trade customers) as presented in the consolidated statements of income and believes this disaggregation best depicts the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of its revenue and cash flows. Substantially all of the product sales are made to the Corporation's parent entity,company, TDCC, and there are no unique economic factors that affect revenue recognition and cash flows associated with these product sales.


NOTE 5 - RESTRUCTURING AND ASSET RELATED CHARGES - NET
In September and November 2017, the Corporation approved restructuring actions that were aligned with DowDuPont’s synergy targets. For the three months ended September 30, 2019, the Corporation recorded pretax restructuring charges of $2 million for severance and related benefit costs ($1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018). For the nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Corporation recorded pretax restructuring charges of $4 million for severance and related benefit costs ($3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018). The impact of these charges was shown as “Restructuring and asset related charges - net” in the consolidated statements of income. These actions are expected to be substantially completed by the end of 2019.


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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)

The Corporation recorded pretax restructuring charges of $79 million inception-to-date under the restructuring program, consisting of severance and related benefit costs of $17 million and $62 million for asset write-downs and write-offs of manufacturing and facility related assets at multiple UCC sites, including a steam unit in Institute, West Virginia. At September 30, 2019, severance of $15 million had been paid, leaving a liability of $2 million.

The Corporation expects to incur additional costs in the future related to restructuring activities, as UCC continually looks for ways to enhance the efficiency and cost effectiveness of its operations. The Corporation expects to incur additional employee-related costs, including involuntary termination benefits, related to its other optimization activities. These costs cannot be reasonably estimated at this time.

On August 13, 2019, the Corporation entered into a definitive agreement to sell its acetone derivatives product line to ALTIVIA Ketones & Additives, LLC. The divestiture includes the Corporation's acetone derivatives related inventory and production assets located in Institute, West Virginia, in addition to the site infrastructure, land and utilities. The divestiture is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2019. The Corporation will remain at the Institute site as a tenant. As a result of this planned divestiture, the Corporation recognized a pretax impairment charge of $75 million in the third quarter of 2019. The impairment charge was included in "Restructuring and asset related charges - net" in the consolidated statements of income. See Note 12 for additional information.


NOTE 6 - INVENTORIES
The following table provides a breakdown of inventories:

InventoriesSep 30,
2019
Dec 31,
2018
In millions
Finished goods$183
$264
Work in process32
45
Raw materials41
45
Supplies89
85
Total$345
$439
Adjustment of inventories to a LIFO basis(95)(135)
Total inventories$250
$304


InventoriesMar 31,
2020
Dec 31,
2019
In millions
Finished goods$154  $162  
Work in process25  31  
Raw materials47  47  
Supplies90  92  
Total$316  $332  
Adjustment of inventories to a LIFO basis(73) (85) 
Total inventories$243  $247  


NOTE 76 - INTANGIBLE ASSETS
The following table provides information regarding the Corporation’s intangible assets:

Intangible AssetsSep 30, 2019Dec 31, 2018
In millions
Gross
Carrying Amount
Accumulated AmortizationNet
Gross
Carrying Amount
Accumulated AmortizationNet
Intangible assets with finite lives:      
Licenses and developed technology$33
$(33)$
$33
$(33)$
Software80
(57)23
79
(54)25
Total intangible assets$113
$(90)$23
$112
$(87)$25



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Intangible AssetsMar 31, 2020Dec 31, 2019
In millionsGross
Carrying Amount
Accumulated AmortizationNetGross
Carrying Amount
Accumulated AmortizationNet
Intangible assets with finite lives:      
Licenses and developed technology$33  $(33) $—  $33  $(33) $—  
Software80  (59) 21  79  (57) 22  
Total intangible assets$113  $(92) $21  $112  $(90) $22  
Union Carbide Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)

Total estimated amortization expense for 20192020 and the five succeeding fiscal years, including amounts for intangible assets not yet placed in service, is as follows:

Estimated Amortization Expense
In millions
2019$7
2020$8
2021$6
2022$4
2023$2
2024$1


Estimated Amortization Expense
In millions
2020$ 
2021$ 
2022$ 
2023$ 
2024$ 
2025$—  


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NOTE 87 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES
Environmental Matters
Accruals for environmental matters are recorded when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of the liability can be reasonably estimated, based on current law and existing technologies.

At September 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, the Corporation had accrued obligations of $141$131 million for probable environmental remediation and restoration costs, including $21$18 million for the remediation of Superfund sites. These obligations are included in "Accrued and other current liabilities" and "Other noncurrent obligations" in the consolidated balance sheets. This is management’s best estimate of the costs for remediation and restoration with respect to environmental matters for which the Corporation has accrued liabilities, although it is reasonably possible that the ultimate cost with respect to these particular matters could range up to approximately two and a half times that amount. Consequently, it is reasonably possible that environmental remediation and restoration costs in excess of amounts accrued could have a material impact on the Corporation's results of operations, financial condition and cash flows. It is the opinion of the Corporation’s management that the possibility is remote that costs in excess of the range disclosed will have a material impact on the Corporation’s results of operations, financial condition and cash flows. Inherent uncertainties exist in these estimates primarily due to unknown environmental conditions, changing governmental regulations and legal standards regarding liability, and emerging remediation technologies for handling site remediation and restoration. As new or additional information becomes available and/or certain spending trends become known, management will evaluate such information in determination of the current estimate of the environmental liability. At December 31, 2018,2019, the Corporation had accrued obligations of $94$132 million for probable environmental remediation and restoration costs, including $16$20 million for the remediation of Superfund sites.

During the third quarter of 2019, the Corporation recorded a pretax charge of $55 million, included in "Cost of sales" in the consolidated statements of income, related to environmental remediation matters at a number of current and historical locations. The charge primarily resulted from the culmination of long-standing negotiations and discussions with regulators and agencies, including technical studies supporting higher cost estimates for final or staged remediation plans, and the Corporation’s review of its closure strategies and obligations to monitor ongoing operations and maintenance activities.

Litigation
The Corporation is involved in a number of legal proceedings and claims with both private and governmental parties. These cover a wide range of matters, including, but not limited to: product liability; trade regulation; governmental regulatory proceedings; health, safety and environmental matters; employment; patents; contracts; taxes; and commercial disputes.

Asbestos-Related Matters
A summary of asbestos-related matters can be found in Note 1314 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018.2019.

Introduction
The Corporation is and has been involved in a large number of asbestos-related suits filed primarily in state courts during the past four decades. These suits principally allege personal injury resulting from exposure to asbestos-containing products and frequently seek both actual and punitive damages. The alleged claims primarily relate to products that UCC sold in the past, alleged exposure to asbestos-containing products located on UCC’s premises and UCC’s responsibility for asbestos suits filed against a former UCC

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)

subsidiary, Amchem Products, Inc. ("Amchem"). In many cases, plaintiffs are unable to demonstrate that they have suffered any compensable loss as a result of such exposure, or that injuries incurred in fact resulted from exposure to the Corporation’s products.

The Corporation expects more asbestos-related suits to be filed against UCC and Amchem in the future, and will aggressively defend or reasonably resolve, as appropriate, both pending and future claims.

Estimating the Asbestos-Related Liability
Since 2003, the Corporation has engaged Ankura Consulting Group, LLC ("Ankura"), a third party actuarial specialist, to review the Corporation's historical asbestos-related claim and resolution activity in order to assist UCC management in estimating the Corporation's asbestos-related liability. Each year, the Corporation requests Ankura reviews theto review its claim and resolution activity, including asbestos-related defense and processing costs, to determine the appropriateness of updating the most recent Ankura study.

Based on the review completed by Ankura in December 2018 Ankura review2019 and the Corporation's owninternal review of the data,process, the Corporation's total asbestos-related liability through the terminal year of 2049, including asbestos-related defense and processing costs, was $1,260$1,165 million at December 31, 2018,2019, and was included in “Asbestos-related liabilities - current” and “Asbestos-related liabilities - noncurrent” in the consolidated balance sheets.

Each quarter, the Corporation reviews claims filed, settled and dismissed, as well as average settlement and resolution costs by disease category. The Corporation also considers additional quantitative and qualitative factors such as the nature of pending claims, trial experience of the Corporation and other asbestos defendants, current spending for defense and processing costs, significant appellate rulings and legislative developments, trends in the tort system, and their respective effects on expected future resolution costs. UCC management considers all these factors in conjunction with the most recent Ankura study and determines whether a change in the estimate is warranted. Based on the Corporation's review of 20192020 activity, it was determined that no adjustment to the accrual was required at September 30, 2019.March 31, 2020.

The Corporation’s asbestos-related liability for pending and future claims and defense and processing costs was $1,192$1,148 million at September 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, and approximately 1819 percent of the recorded claim liability related to pending claims and approximately 8281 percent related to future claims.
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Summary
The Corporation's management believes the amounts recorded for the asbestos-related liability, (includingincluding defense and processing costs)costs, reflect reasonable and probable estimates of the liability based on current, known facts. However, future events, such as the number of new claims to be filed and/or received each year and the average cost of defending and disposing of each such claim, as well as the numerous uncertainties surrounding asbestos litigation in the United States over a significant period of time, could cause the actual costs for the Corporation to be higher or lower than those projected or those recorded. Any such event could result in an increase or decrease in the recorded liability.

Because of the uncertainties described above, the Corporation cannot estimate the full range of the cost of resolving pending and future asbestos-related claims facing UCC and Amchem. As a result, it is reasonably possible that an additional cost of disposing of asbestos-related claims, including future defense and processing costs, could have a material impact on the Corporation's results of operations and cash flows for a particular period and on the consolidated financial position.

Other Litigation Matters
The Corporation is also involved in a number of legal proceedings and claims with both private and governmental parties. These cover a wide range of matters, including, but not limited to: product liability; trade regulation; governmental tax and regulatory disputes; health, safety and environmental matters; employment matters; patent infringement; contracts; and commercial litigation. While it is not possible at this time to determine with certainty the ultimate outcome of any of the legal proceedings and claims referred to in this filing, management believes that the possibility is remote that the aggregate of all such other claims and lawsuits will have a material adverse impact on the results of operations, cash flows and financial position of the Corporation.



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Notes
NOTE 8 - LEASES
For additional information on the Corporation's leases, see Note 15 to the Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)

NOTE 9 - LEASES
Operating lease ROU assets are included in "Operating lease right-of-use assets" and finance lease ROU assets are included in "Net property" in the consolidated balance sheets. With respect to lease liabilities, operating lease liabilities are included in "Operating lease liabilities - current" and "Operating lease liabilities - noncurrent," and finance lease liabilities are included in "Long-term debt due within one year" and "Long-Term Debt" inCorporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the consolidated balance sheets.year ended December 31, 2019.

The Corporation routinely leases sales and administrative offices, product and utility production facilities, warehouses and tanks for product storage, motor vehicles, railcars, computers, office machines and equipment. Some leases contain renewal provisions, purchase options and escalation clauses. The terms for these leased assets vary depending on the lease agreement. These leased assets have remaining lease terms that currently range from 1 to 10 years. The Corporation's lease agreements do not contain any material residual value guarantees or restrictive covenants. See Notes 1 and 2 for additional information on leases.

The components of lease cost for operating and finance leases for the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2020 and 2019 were as follows:

Lease Cost
Three Months Ended
 Sep 30, 2019
Nine Months Ended
Sep 30, 2019
In millions
Operating lease cost$7
$18
Short-term lease cost6
20
Variable lease cost1
3
Amortization of right-of-use assets - finance
1
Total lease cost$14
$42

Lease CostThree Months Ended
In millionsMar 31, 2020Mar 31, 2019
Operating lease cost$ $ 
Short-term lease cost  
Variable lease cost —  
Total lease cost$13  $13  

The following table provides supplemental cash flow information related to leases:

Other Lease InformationThree Months Ended
In millionsMar 31, 2020Mar 31, 2019
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows for operating leases$ $ 

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Nine Months Ended
 Sep 30, 2019
In millions
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities: 
Operating cash flows for operating leases$18
Financing cash flows for finance leases$1


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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)


The following table summarizes the lease-related assets and liabilities recorded in the consolidated balance sheets at September 30,March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019:

Lease PositionBalance Sheet ClassificationSep 30, 2019
In millions
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations:  
Operating leases 1
 $105
Assets  
Operating lease assetsOperating lease right-of-use assets$93
Finance lease assetsProperty12
Finance lease amortizationAccumulated depreciation(6)
Total lease assets $99
Liabilities  
Current  
OperatingOperating lease liabilities - current$18
FinanceLong-term debt due within one year1
Noncurrent  
OperatingOperating lease liabilities - noncurrent75
FinanceLong-Term Debt5
Total lease liabilities $99
1.Includes $99 million related to the adoption of Topic 842. See Note 2 for additional information.

Lease Term and Discount RateSep 30, 2019
Weighted-average remaining lease term
Operating leases6.4 years
Finance leases4.8 years
Weighted-average discount rate
Operating leases4.23%
Finance leases4.22%

Lease PositionBalance Sheet ClassificationMar 31, 2020Dec 31, 2019
In millions
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations:
Operating leases 1
$ $105  
Assets
Operating lease assetsOperating lease right-of-use assets$86  $89  
Finance lease assetsProperty12  12  
Finance lease amortizationAccumulated depreciation(7) (6) 
Total lease assets$91  $95  
Liabilities
Current
OperatingOperating lease liabilities - current$15  $16  
FinanceLong-term debt due within one year  
Noncurrent
OperatingOperating lease liabilities - noncurrent72  74  
FinanceLong-Term Debt  
Total lease liabilities$92  $96  
1. Includes $99 million for the period ended December 31, 2019 related to the adoption of ASU 2016-02, "Leases (Topic 842)," and the associated ASUs, in the first quarter of 2019.

Lease Term and Discount RateMar 31, 2020Dec 31, 2019
Weighted-average remaining lease term
Operating leases6.4 years6.3 years
Finance leases4.3 years4.5 years
Weighted-average discount rate
Operating leases4.13 %4.13 %
Finance leases4.22 %4.22 %

The following table provides the maturities of lease liabilities at September 30, 2019:March 31, 2020:

Maturities of Lease Liabilities at Sep 30, 2019Operating LeasesFinance Leases
In millions
2019$5
$
202020
2
202116
2
202215
1
202313
1
2024 and thereafter37
1
Total future undiscounted lease payments$106
$7
Less imputed interest13
1
Total present value of lease liabilities$93
$6

Maturities of Lease LiabilitiesMar 31, 2020
Operating LeasesFinance Leases
In millions
2020$13  $ 
202116   
202216   
202314   
202413   
2025 and thereafter27  —  
Total future undiscounted lease payments$99  $ 
Less imputed interest12   
Total present value of lease liabilities$87  $ 

At September 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, the Corporation had an additional leaseleases of approximately $15$16 million for equipment and a rail yard, which hashad not yet commenced. This lease isThese leases are expected to commence in 2020 and 2021, with a lease termterms of up to 20 years.


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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)

Future minimum lease payments for operating leases accounted for under ASC 840, "Leases," with remaining non-cancelable terms in excess of one year at December 31, 2018 were as follows:

Minimum Lease Commitments at Dec 31, 2018 
In millions 
2019$18
202016
202114
202213
202313
2024 and thereafter37
Total$111



NOTE 109 - ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
The changes in the balances for each component of AOCLaccumulated other comprehensive loss ("AOCL") for the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2020 and 2019 and 2018 were as follows:

Accumulated Other Comprehensive LossThree Months EndedNine Months Ended
In millionsSep 30, 2019Sep 30, 2018Sep 30, 2019Sep 30, 2018
Cumulative Translation Adjustment    
Beginning balance$(57)$(58)$(57)$(59)
Gains (losses) on foreign currency translation1
2
1
2
(Gains) losses reclassified from AOCL to net income 1

(1)

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax1
1
1
2
Ending balance$(56)$(57)$(56)$(57)
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits







Beginning balance$(1,475)$(1,514)$(1,504)$(1,293)
Amortization and recognition of net loss 2
18
21
56
64
Less: Tax expense (benefit) 3
(4)(5)(13)(15)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax14
16
43
49
Reclassification of stranded tax effects 4



(254)
Ending balance$(1,461)$(1,498)$(1,461)$(1,498)
Total AOCL ending balance$(1,517)$(1,555)$(1,517)$(1,555)

1.Reclassified to "Sundry income (expense) - net."
2.These AOCL components are included in the computation of net periodic benefit cost of the Company's defined benefit pension and other postretirement benefit plans. See Note 11 for additional information.
3.
Accumulated Other Comprehensive LossThree Months Ended
In millionsMar 31, 2020Mar 31, 2019
Cumulative Translation Adjustment
Beginning balance$(56) $(57) 
Gains on foreign currency translation —  
Ending balance$(53) $(57) 
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits
Beginning balance$(1,609) $(1,504) 
Amortization and recognition of net loss 1
26  19  
Less: Tax expense (benefit) 2
(6) (4) 
Other comprehensive income, net of tax20  15  
Ending balance$(1,589) $(1,489) 
Total AOCL ending balance$(1,642) $(1,546) 
1. These AOCL components are included in the computation of net periodic benefit cost of the Corporation's defined benefit pension and other postretirement benefit plans. See Note 10 for additional information.
2. Reclassified to "Provision (credit) for income taxes."
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NOTE 1110 - PENSION PLANS AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITSBENEFIT PLANS
A summary of the Corporation's pension plans and other postretirement benefitsbenefit plans can be found in Note 1517 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018.2019. The following table provides the components of the Corporation's net periodic benefit cost for all significant plans:

Net Periodic Benefit Cost for All Significant PlansThree Months EndedNine Months Ended
In millionsSep 30,
2019
Sep 30,
2018
Sep 30,
2019
Sep 30,
2018
Defined Benefit Pension Plans:    
Service cost$9
$10
$27
$30
Interest cost36
32
108
96
Expected return on plan assets(52)(55)(158)(164)
Amortization of net loss20
24
62
71
Net periodic benefit cost$13
$11
$39
$33
     
Other Postretirement Benefits:    
Interest cost$2
$2
$6
$5
Amortization of net gain(2)(3)(6)(7)
Net periodic benefit cost$
$(1)$
$(2)

Net Periodic Benefit Cost for All Significant PlansThree Months Ended
In millionsMar 31,
2020
Mar 31,
2019
Defined Benefit Pension Plans:  
Service cost$ $ 
Interest cost28  36  
Expected return on plan assets(50) (53) 
Amortization of net loss27  21  
Net periodic benefit cost$14  $13  
Other Postretirement Benefit Plan:
Interest cost$ $ 
Amortization of net gain(1) (2) 
Net periodic benefit cost$—  $—  

Net periodic benefit cost, other than the service cost component, is included in "Sundry income (expense) - net" in the consolidated statements of income.


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NOTE 1211 - FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
The Corporation's financial instruments are classified as Level 2 measurements. For assets and liabilities classified as Level 2 measurements, where the security is frequently traded in less active markets, fair value is based on the closing price at the end of the period; where the security is less frequently traded, fair value is based on the price a dealer would pay for the security or similar securities, adjusted for any terms specific to that asset or liability, or by using observable market data points of similar, more liquid securities to imply the price. Market inputs are obtained from well-established and recognized vendors of market data and subjected to tolerance/quality checks.

The following table summarizes the fair value of the Corporation's financial instruments at September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2018:2019:

Fair Value of Financial InstrumentsSep 30, 2019Dec 31, 2018
In millionsCostGainLossFair ValueCostGainLossFair Value
Cash equivalents 1
$10
$
$
$10
$10
$
$
$10
Long-term debt including debt due within one year$(474)$
$(115)$(589)$(474)$
$(67)$(541)

Fair Value of Financial InstrumentsMar 31, 2020Dec 31, 2019
In millionsCostGainLossFair ValueCostGainLossFair Value
Cash equivalents 1
$10  $—  $—  $10  $10  $—  $—  $10  
Long-term debt including debt due within one year$(473) $—  $(51) $(524) $(474) $—  $(115) $(589) 
1. Money market fund is included in "Cash and cash equivalents" in the consolidated balance sheets and held at amortized cost, which approximates fair value.

Cost approximates fair value for all other financial instruments.

Fair Value Measurements on a Nonrecurring Basis
In the third quarter of 2019, the Corporation recognized an impairment charge of $75 million resulting from the planned divestiture of its acetone derivatives product line to ALTIVIA Ketones & Additives, LLC. The divestiture includes the Corporation's acetone derivatives related inventory and production assets located in Institute, West Virginia, in addition to the site infrastructure, land and utilities. The assets, classified as Level 3 measurements and valued using unobservable inputs, were written down to zero in the third quarter of 2019, except for inventory, which will be sold at the lower of cost or market. The impairment charge was included in "Restructuring and asset related charges - net" in the consolidated statements of income. See Note 5 for additional information.

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NOTE 1312 - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
The Corporation sells its products to TDCC to simplify the customer interface process. Products are sold to and purchased from TDCC at market-based prices in accordance with the terms of TDCC’s intercompany pricing policies.an agreement between UCC and TDCC. After each quarter, the Corporation and TDCC analyze the pricing used for the sales in that quarter and reach agreement on any necessary adjustments, at which point the prices are final. The Corporation also procures certain commodities and raw materials through a TDCC subsidiary and pays a commission to that TDCC subsidiary based on the volume and type of commodities and raw materials purchased. The commission expense iswas included in "Sundry income (expense) - net" in the consolidated statements of income. Purchases from that TDCC subsidiary were $247$231 million in the thirdfirst quarter of 20192020 ($407334 million in the thirdfirst quarter of 2018) and $861 million during the first nine months of 2019 ($1,219 million during the first nine months of 2018)2019). The decrease in purchase costs forin the three and nine months ended 2019first quarter of 2020 when compared with the same period last year was primarily due to lower feedstock and energy costs, lower demand and the impact of the separation of the specialty products business. See Note 3 for additional information.costs.

The Corporation has a master services agreement with TDCC, whereby TDCC provides services including, but not limited to, accounting, legal,to: accounting; legal; treasury (investments, cash management, risk management, insurance), procurement,; procurement; human resources, environmental,resources; environmental; health and safetysafety; and business management for UCC. Under the master services agreement with TDCC, general administrative and overhead type services that TDCC routinely allocates to various businesses are charged to UCC. The master services agreement cost allocation basis is headcount and includes a 10 percent service fee. This agreement resulted in expense of $6$8 million in the thirdfirst quarter of 20192020 ($86 million in the thirdfirst quarter of 2018) and $18 million for the first nine months of 2019 ($22 million for the first nine months of 2018)2019) for general administrative and overhead type services and the 10 percent service fee, included in "Sundry income (expense) - net" in the consolidated statements of income. The remaining activity-based costs were $21$23 million in the thirdfirst quarter of 20192020 ($23 million in the thirdfirst quarter of 2018) and $65 million for the first nine months of 2019 ($67 million for the first nine months of 2018)2019), and were included in "Cost of sales" in the consolidated statements of income.

Management believes the method used for determining expenses charged by TDCC is reasonable. TDCC provides these services by leveraging its centralized functional service centers to provide services at a cost that management believes provides an advantage to the Corporation.

The monitoring and execution of risk management policies related to interest rate and foreign currency risks, which are based on TDCC’s risk management philosophy, are provided as a service to UCC.

As part of TDCC’s cash management process, UCC is a party to revolving loans with TDCC that have interest rates based on LIBOR (London Interbank Offered Rate) with varying maturities. At September 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, the Corporation had a note receivable of $1.5 billion ($1.31.5 billion at December 31, 2018)2019) from TDCC under a revolving loan agreement. The Corporation may draw from this note receivable in support of its daily working capital requirements and, as such, the net effect of cash inflows and outflows under this revolving loan agreement is presented in the consolidated statements of cash flows as an operating activity.

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The Corporation also has a separate revolving credit agreement with TDCC that allows the Corporation to borrow or obtain credit enhancements up to an aggregate of $1 billion that matures on December 30, 2019.2020. TDCC may demand repayment with a 30-day written notice to the Corporation, subject to certain restrictions. A related collateral agreement provides for the replacement of certain existing pledged assets, primarily equity interests in various subsidiaries, with cash collateral. At September 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, $936 million was available under the revolving credit agreement ($949937 million at December 31, 2018)2019). The cash collateral iswas reported as “Noncurrent receivables from related companies” in the consolidated balance sheets.

On a quarterly basis, the Corporation's boardBoard of directorsDirectors (the "Board") reviews and determines if there will be a dividend distribution to its parent company and sole shareholder, TDCC. The Board takes into consideration the level of earnings and cash flows, among other factors, in determining the amount of the dividend distribution. In the thirdfirst quarter of 2019, the Corporation declared a cash dividend of $112 million to TDCC, which was paid on October 3, 2019; cash dividends paid to TDCC totaled $338 million for the first nine months of 2019. In the third quarter of 2018,2020, the Corporation declared and paid a cash dividend of $177$81 million to TDCC; cash dividends to TDCC totaled $423 million forTDCC. In the first nine monthsquarter of 2018.2019, the Corporation declared and paid a cash dividend of $160 million to TDCC.

Also, inIn the first quarter of 2019, in anticipation of the business separation activities to align theTDCC's specialty products business with DowDuPont, UCC issued a stock dividend to TDCC for 63.4 percent of its ownership interest in DIHC, a cost method investment, which totaled $401 million. UCC also distributed assets and liabilities aligned with theTDCC's specialty products business for an additional dividend to TDCC of $71 million. See Note 3 for additional information.

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Pursuant to General Instruction H(1)(a) and (b) for Form 10-Q "Omission of Information by Certain Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries," the Corporation is filing this Form 10-Q with a reduced disclosure format.

References to "TDCC" refer to The Dow Chemical Company and its consolidated subsidiaries, except as otherwise indicated by the context. Union Carbide Corporation (the "Corporation" or "UCC") has been a wholly owned subsidiary of TDCC since 2001. On April 1, 2019, DowDuPont Inc. (“DowDuPont” and effective June 3, 2019, n/k/a DuPont de Nemours, Inc.) completed the separation of its materials science business and Dow Inc. became the direct parent company of TDCC. The separation was contemplated by the merger of equals transaction effective August 31, 2017, under the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of December 11, 2015, as amended on March 31, 2017. TDCC and E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company and its consolidated subsidiaries ("Historical DuPont") each merged with subsidiaries of DowDuPont, and, as a result, TDCC and Historical DuPont became subsidiaries of DowDuPont (the “Merger”). Subsequent to the Merger, TDCC and Historical DuPont engaged in a series of internal reorganization and realignment steps to realign their businesses into three subgroups: agriculture, materials science and specialty products. This included transferring certain Corporation assets and liabilities aligned with the specialty products business to TDCC (the "Business Separation"). Dow Inc. was formed as a wholly owned subsidiary of DowDuPont to serve as the holding company for the materials science business. UCC remains a wholly owned subsidiary of TDCC.

TDCC conducts its worldwide operations through global businesses. UCC's business activities comprise components of TDCC’s global businesses rather than stand-alone operations. Because there are no separable reportable business segments for UCC and no detailed business information is provided to a chief operating decision maker regarding the Corporation’s stand-alone operations, the Corporation’s results are reported as a single operating segment.


Statement on COVID-19 and Global Oil Supply
The pandemic caused by coronavirus disease 2019 ("COVID-19") was first reported in Wuhan, China in December 2019 and has since spread to all geographic regions where UCC’s products are produced or sold. Financial markets have been volatile in 2020, primarily due to uncertainty with respect to the severity and duration of the pandemic, coupled with a significant drop in oil prices that began in early March 2020, driven by a collapse in demand due to the global spread of COVID-19 combined with increased supply from oil producers.

Dow Inc. (together, with TDCC and its consolidated subsidiaries, “Dow”) directs global safety, crisis management and security protocols for all of Dow’s assets and workforce, which includes the assets and workforce of UCC. UCC’s primary manufacturing operations are in the United States, where efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19 have resulted in significant mitigation measures, including social distancing and stay-at-home mandates, travel restrictions and/or bans, and restricted access to certain corporate facilities and manufacturing sites. The Corporation’s manufacturing facilities in the United States have been designated essential operations by state and local governments and all of UCC’s manufacturing sites and facilities, including its smaller sites in Asia Pacific, continue to operate and are doing so safely, having implemented social distancing and enhanced health, safety and sanitization protocols as directed by Dow’s Crisis Management Teams (“CMTs”). The CMTs
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continue to work closely with site leadership to address the rapidly evolving situation and are adjusting alert levels as warranted on a site by site basis. UCC has also implemented necessary procedures to enable the workforce not essential to site operations to work remotely.

During this public health crisis, UCC is focused on the health and safety of its employees, customers and suppliers around the world and maintaining safe and reliable operations of its manufacturing sites. As many of UCC’s products are essential to critical global infrastructure, it is imperative that the Corporation continues to supply materials science solutions used in vital applications, including medical equipment and infrastructure, such as IV components; medical supplies and hand sanitizer; disposable non-woven plastics, surgical masks, tubing and vials and medical supply packaging; as well as personal and home hygiene and sanitization such as hard surface disinfectants, laundry detergent and hand soaps; and food supply and packaging. While the Corporation’s manufacturing sites have largely continued to operate during the COVID-19 pandemic, with no significant impact to manufacturing whether through shutdowns or shortages in labor, raw materials or personal protective equipment, supply chain disruptions and related logistical issues have posed challenges across all modes of transportation. Supply chain and logistical challenges are expected to continue in the second quarter of 2020.

Global markets have also been impacted by reduced demand for oil caused by the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and a lack of support by oil producing nations to cut supply. These factors resulted in significant declines in crude oil prices in March 2020 that have extended through April. Prices are expected to remain volatile until supply/demand conditions become more balanced. Declines in crude oil prices impact the pace of oil drilling in the U.S. and Canada, which makes natural gas, a significant by-product of oil drilling and the primary feedstock used in the U.S. by UCC and other ethylene producers, less cost advantaged. However, the Corporation has feedstock flexibility, driven by manufacturing assets that have the ability to produce ethylene from natural gas liquids or crude oil-based feedstocks and benefits from Dow’s comprehensive financial and physical hedging programs. Therefore, although a continuation of suppressed crude oil prices could result in additional margin compression, the Corporation’s feedstock flexibility and fully-integrated feedstock position places the Corporation in position to proactively respond to the current challenges.

The Corporation experienced mixed sales results in the first quarter as global demand has been dynamic as a result of the pandemic and suppressed oil prices. While demand has remained strong for products utilized in consumer applications, such as cleaning and detergent ingredients and food, health and hygiene packaging, the Corporation has noted reduced demand for products used in durable goods applications, such as automotive. These demand patterns are expected to continue in the second quarter of 2020. Local prices also declined in the first quarter of 2020, largely impacted by lower global energy prices. In response, with the Corporation's primary focus being the safety of its workforce and reliable operation of its assets, the Corporation reduced capital expenditure targets for the year by 20 percent and may delay planned maintenance turnaround spending, where appropriate, without compromising safety, while also ensuring ability to serve the needs of UCC and/or Dow customers, in line with Dow's global mitigation measures during the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, the Corporation will temporarily idle one of the Corporation's polyethylene production assets in the U.S. to balance production to demand across markets more severely impacted by restrained economic activity. See Results of Operations for additional discussion on first quarter results.

At the time of this filing, the ultimate severity and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic and suppressed oil prices cannot be reasonably estimated. The Corporation acknowledges that a prolonged pandemic, suppressed oil prices and corresponding market volatility could have a materially adverse affect on the Corporation’s results of operations, financial condition and cash flows. The risks associated with these conditions are more fully discussed in this report in Part II, Item 1A, Risk Factors. The Corporation is actively monitoring for potential financial impacts from the pandemic and suppressed oil prices, including, but not limited to: evaluating the recoverability of its assets; enhancing cyber security monitoring; and evaluating the ongoing appropriateness of its estimates.

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) was enacted on March 27, 2020 in the U.S. The Corporation continues to assess the potential impacts of this legislation on its financial position and results of operations.


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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Net Sales
Total net sales were $1,059$1,042 million in the thirdfirst quarter of 20192020 compared with $1,424$1,278 million in the thirdfirst quarter of 2018, a decrease of 26 percent. Total net sales were $3,376 million for the first nine months of 2019, compared with $4,103 million for the first nine months of 2018, a decrease of 18 percent. Net sales to related companies, principally to TDCC, and based on market prices for the related products, were $1,028 million in the third quarter of 2019 compared with $1,385 million in the third quarter of 2018, a decrease of 26 percent. Net sales to related companies were $3,270$1,013 million in the first nine monthsquarter of 20192020 compared with $3,998$1,250 million in the first nine monthsquarter of 2018,2019, a decrease of 1819 percent.

Average selling pricesprice decreased 19 percent in the thirdfirst quarter of 20192020 compared with the same quarter last year. Price decreased across mostall products, primarily in response to lower feedstock and other raw material costs, with the largest decreases in polyethylene, oxo alcohols, glycol ethers and ethanolamines. Volume was up 1 percent in the first quarter of 2020 compared with the first quarter of 2019. Volume increased across most product lines, with the most significant increases in ethylene oxide/ethylene glycol, ("EO/EG"). Volume was down 7 percentdriven by demand growth in the thirdfirst quarter of 2019 compared with2020, and polyethylene, which was impacted by railcar shortages in the thirdfirst quarter of 2018, as lower demand for vinyl acetate monomers and2019. These volume increases were partially offset by decreases in plastics used for wire and cable applications as well as lower volume resulting from the Business Separation more than offset increasesa result of planned maintenance turnaround activity and other equipment maintenance in polyethylene and surfactants.

For the first nine monthsquarter of 2019, average selling prices decreased 14 percent compared with the first nine months of 2018, with price decreases across all products, driven by lower feedstock2020, and other raw material costs, with the largest decreases in polyethylene, oxo alcohols and EO/EG. Volume for the first nine months of 2019 was down 4 percent compared with the first nine months of 2018, as lower demand in plastics for wire and cable applications and acrylic monomers andvolume decreases resulting from the Business Separation more than offset demand growthand the divestiture of the Corporation's acetone derivatives product line in polyethylene and ethyleneamines. Volume was also negatively impacted by planned maintenance turnaround activity at multiple production facilities during the first nine monthsfourth quarter of 2019.

Cost of Sales
During the third quarter of 2019, the Corporation recorded a pretax charge of $55 million related to environmental remediation matters at a number of current and historical locations. The charge primarily resulted from the culmination of long-standing negotiations and discussions with regulators and agencies, including technical studies supporting higher cost estimates for final or staged remediation plans, and the Corporation’s review of its closure strategies and obligations to monitor ongoing operations and maintenance activities.


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Cost of sales was $854 million in the third quarter of 2019 compared with $1,062 million in the third quarter of 2018, a decrease of 20 percent. Cost of sales decreased 13 percent from $3,102$826 million in the first nine monthsquarter of 2018 to $2,7062020 compared with $950 million in the first nine monthsquarter of 2019.2019, a decrease of 13 percent. The decline in cost of sales for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, was driven primarily by lower feedstock and other raw material costs, lower volume and the impact from the Business Separation which more than offset charges for environmental remediation matters.and the divestiture of the Corporation's acetone derivatives product line in the fourth quarter of 2019.

Research and Development ("R&D"), Selling, General and Administrative ("SG&A") Expenses
In the first quarter of 2020, R&D expenses were $6 million in the third quarter of 2019, compared with $4 million in the same period last year. For the first nine months of 2019, R&D expenses were $19 million compared with $14 million in the first nine months of 2018.and SG&A expenses were $2 million, inboth flat compared with the thirdfirst quarter of 2019 compared with $1 million in the third quarter of 2018. For the first nine months of 2019, SG&A expenses were $4 million compared with $5 million in the first nine months of 2018.2019.

Restructuring and Asset Related Charges - Net
In September and November 2017, the Corporation approved restructuring actions that were aligned with DowDuPont’s synergy targets. ForAs part of the three months ended September 30, 2019,2017 restructuring program, the Corporation recorded pretax restructuring charges of $2 million for severance and related benefit costs ($1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018). For the nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Corporation recorded pretax restructuring charges of $4 million for severance and related benefit costs ($3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018). See Note 5 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on the Corporation's restructuring activities.

On August 13, 2019, the Corporation entered into a definitive agreement to sell its acetone derivatives product line to ALTIVIA Ketones & Additives, LLC. The divestiture includes the Corporation's acetone derivatives related inventory and production assets located in Institute, West Virginia, in addition to the site infrastructure, land and utilities. The divestiture is expected to close in the fourthfirst quarter of 2020, compared with $1 million in the first quarter of 2019. The Corporation will remain at the Institute site as a tenant. As a result of this planned divestiture, the Corporation recognized a pretax impairment charge of $75 million in the third quarter of 2019. The impairment charge was included in "Restructuring and asset related charges - net" in the consolidated statements of income.

Sundry Income (Expense) - Net
Sundry income (expense) – net includes a variety of income and expense items such as gains or losses on foreign currency exchange, commissions, charges for management services provided by TDCC, non-operating pension and other postretirement benefit plan credits or costs, and gains and losses on sales of investments and assets. Sundry income (expense) - net in the thirdfirst quarter of 20192020 was an expense of $19$18 million compared with an expense of $20$21 million in the same quarter last year. For the first nine months of 2019, sundry income (expense) - net was an expense of $58 million compared with an expense of $48 million in the first nine months of 2018. The increase in expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 was primarily a result of higher pension and other postretirement benefit plan costs compared with the same period last year.

Interest Income
Interest income was $7 million in the first quarter of 2020 compared with $9 million in the thirdfirst quarter of 2019 ($28 million for the first nine months of 2019) compared with $8 million in the third quarter of 2018 ($20 million for the first nine months of 2018).2019. The increasedecrease in interest income forprimarily resulted from the nine months ended September 30, 2019, was primarily the resultimpact of higherlower interest rates anddue to the current interest rate environment, partially offset by an increase in notes receivable from related parties.

Interest Expense and Amortization of Debt Discount
Interest expense and amortization of debt discount was $8 million in the first quarter of 2020 compared with $7 million in the thirdfirst quarter of 2019 compared with $9 million in the third quarter of 2018. For the first nine months of 2019, interest expense and amortization of debt discount was $21 million compared with $22 million in the first nine months of 2018.2019.

Provision (Credit) for Income Taxes
The Corporation reported a credit for income taxestax provision of $19$41 million in the thirdfirst quarter of 2020, which resulted in an effective tax rate of 21.9 percent, compared with a tax provision of $54 million in the first quarter of 2019, which resulted in an effective tax rate of negative 18.4 percent, compared with a tax provision of $62 million in the third quarter of 2018, which resulted in an effective tax rate of 18.6 percent. For the first nine months of 2019, the Corporation reported a tax provision of $38 million, which resulted in an effective tax rate of 7.4 percent. This compared with a tax provision of $184 million in the first nine months of 2018, which resulted in an effective tax rate of 19.818.1 percent. The effective tax rate fluctuates based on, among other factors, where income is earned. The change in the effective tax rate in the three and nine months ended September 30,first quarter of 2019 resulted from amended returns that reflectwas favorably impacted by a recent court judgment that did not involvededuction in the Corporation and a tax accounting method changeU.S. related to depreciation of fixed assets, both resulting in a favorable adjustmentcertain sales to the provision (credit) for income taxes.foreign customers.

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Net Income Attributable to UCC
The Corporation reported net income of $122 million in the third quarter of 2019 compared with $272 million in the third quarter of 2018. Net income for the first nine months of 2019 was $477 million compared with $743$146 million in the first nine monthsquarter of 2018.2020 compared with $245 million in the first quarter of 2019.

Capital Expenditures
Capital spending in the thirdfirst quarter of 20192020 was $40$33 million ($145 million for the first nine months of 2019) compared with $73$60 million in the thirdfirst quarter of 2018 ($174 million for the first nine months of 2018),2019, as spending for U.S. Gulf Coast projects and site infrastructure projects windscontinues to trend down.

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OTHER MATTERS
Recent Accounting Guidance
See Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for a summary of recent accounting guidance.

Critical Accounting Estimates
The preparation of financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make judgments, assumptions and estimates that affect the amounts reported in the Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying notes. Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 20182019 ("20182019 10-K") describes the significant accounting policies and methods used in the preparation of the Consolidated Financial Statements. The Corporation’s critical accounting policies that are impacted by judgments, assumptions and estimates are described in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in the Corporation’s 20182019 10-K. Since December 31, 2018,2019, there have been no material changes in the Corporation’s accounting policies that are impacted by judgments, assumptions and estimates.

Asbestos-Related Matters
The Corporation is and has been involved in a large number of asbestos-related suits filed primarily in state courts during the past four decades. These suits principally allege personal injury resulting from exposure to asbestos-containing products and frequently seek both actual and punitive damages. The alleged claims primarily relate to products that UCC sold in the past, alleged exposure to asbestos-containing products located on UCC’s premises, and UCC’s responsibility for asbestos suits filed against a former UCC subsidiary, Amchem Products, Inc. ("Amchem"). In many cases, plaintiffs are unable to demonstrate that they have suffered any compensable loss as a result of such exposure, or that injuries incurred in fact resulted from exposure to UCC’s products.

The table below provides information regarding asbestos-related claims pending against the Corporation and Amchem based on criteria developed by UCC and its external consultants.consultants:

Asbestos-Related Claim Activity20202019
Claims unresolved at Jan 111,117  12,780  
Claims filed1,296  1,383  
Claims settled, dismissed or otherwise resolved(1,269) (1,569) 
Claims unresolved at Mar 3111,144  12,594  
Claimants with claims against both UCC and Amchem(3,809) (4,509) 
Individual claimants at Mar 317,335  8,085  
Asbestos-Related Claim Activity20192018
Claims unresolved at Jan 112,780
15,427
Claims filed4,396
5,279
Claims settled, dismissed or otherwise resolved(5,763)(7,861)
Claims unresolved at Sep 3011,413
12,845
Claimants with claims against both UCC and Amchem(3,935)(4,778)
Individual claimants at Sep 307,478
8,067

Plaintiffs' lawyers often sue numerous defendants in individual lawsuits or on behalf of numerous claimants. As a result, the damages alleged are not expressly identified as to UCC, Amchem or any other particular defendant, even when specific damages are alleged with respect to a specific disease or injury. In fact, there are no personal injury cases in which only the Corporation and/or Amchem are the sole named defendants. For these reasons and based upon the Corporation's litigation and settlement experience, the Corporation does not consider the damages alleged against it and Amchem to be a meaningful factor in its determination of any potential asbestos-related liability.

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Environmental Matters
The Corporation determines the costs of environmental remediation of its current and historical locations based on current law and existing technologies. Inherent uncertainties exist in such evaluations primarily due to unknown environmental conditions, changing governmental regulations and legal standards regarding liability, and emerging remediation technologies. The recorded liabilities are adjusted periodically as remediation efforts progress, or as additional technical or legal information becomes available. At September 30, 2019, the Corporation had accrued obligations of $141 million for probable environmental remediation and restoration costs, including $21 million for the remediation of Superfund sites. This is management’s best estimate of the costs for remediation and restoration with respect to environmental matters for which the Corporation has accrued liabilities, although it is reasonably possible that the ultimate cost with respect to these particular matters could range up to approximately two and a half times that amount. For additional information see Environmental Matters in Note 8 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Debt Covenants and Default Provisions
The Corporation’s outstanding public debt has been issued under indentures which contain, among other provisions, covenants that the Corporation must comply with while the underlying notes are outstanding. Such covenants are typically based on the Corporation’s size and financial position and include, subject to the exceptions and qualifications contained in the indentures, obligations not to (i) allow liens on principal U.S. manufacturing facilities, (ii) enter into sale and lease-back transactions with respect to principal U.S. manufacturing facilities, or (iii) merge into or consolidate with any other entity or sell or convey all or substantially all of its assets. Failure of the Corporation to comply with any of these covenants could, after the passage of any applicable grace period, result in a default under the applicable indenture which would allow the note holders to accelerate the due date of the outstanding principal and accrued interest on the subject notes. Management believes the Corporation was in compliance with the covenants referred to above at September 30, 2019.March 31, 2020.


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Dividends
On a quarterly basis, the Corporation's boardBoard of directorsDirectors (the "Board") reviews and determines if there will be a dividend distribution to its parent company and sole shareholder, TDCC. The Board takes into consideration the level of earnings and cash flows, among other factors, in determining the amount of the dividend distribution.

In the thirdfirst quarter of 2019, the Corporation declared a cash dividend of $112 million to TDCC, which was paid on October 3, 2019; cash dividends paid to TDCC totaled $338 million for the first nine months of 2019. In the third quarter of 2018,2020, the Corporation declared and paid a cash dividend of $177$81 million to TDCC; cash dividends paidTDCC ($160 million in the first quarter of 2019). On April 27, 2020, the Board approved a dividend to TDCC totaled $423of $81 million, for the first nine months of 2018. Also, inpayable on or before June 26, 2020.

In the first quarter of 2019, in preparation foranticipation of the business separation activities to align theTDCC's specialty products business with DowDuPont, UCC issued a stock dividend to TDCC for 63.4 percent of its ownership interest in DIHC,Dow International Holdings Company, a cost method investment, which totaled $401 million. UCC also distributed assets and liabilities aligned with theTDCC's specialty products business for an additional dividend to TDCC of $71 million. On October 23, 2019, the UCC Board of Directors approved a dividend to TDCC of $120 million, payable on or before December 27, 2019.


ITEM 3.  QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Omitted pursuant to General Instruction H of Form 10-Q.


ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
As of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the Corporation carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the Corporation's Disclosure Committee and the Corporation's management, including the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Corporation's disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to paragraph (b) of Exchange Act Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15. Based upon that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Corporation's disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting  
There were no changes in the Corporation's internal control over financial reporting identified in connection with the evaluation required by paragraph (d) of Exchange Act Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15 that was conducted during the last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Corporation's internal control over financial reporting.



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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION


PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1.  LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
Litigation
Asbestos-Related Matters
No material developments in asbestos-related matters occurred in the thirdfirst quarter of 2019.2020. For a current status of asbestos-related matters, see Note 87 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.


ITEM 1A.  RISK FACTORS
There wereSince December 31, 2019, there have been no material changes into the Corporation's Risk Factors, except as noted below:

Public Health Crisis: A public health crisis or global outbreak of disease, including the pandemic caused by coronavirus disease 2019 (“COVID-19”) has had, and could continue to have, a negative effect on the Corporation's manufacturing operations, supply chain and workforce, creating disruptions that could have a material adverse impact on the Corporation’s financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
UCC sells substantially all of its products to TDCC in order to simplify the worldwide customer interface process and, as a result, the Corporation is subject to many of the same global risk factors facing TDCC, including those presented by COVID-19. The pandemic caused by COVID-19 was first reported in Wuhan, China in December 2019 and has since spread to all geographic regions where UCC's products are produced and sold. The global, regional and local spread of COVID-19 has resulted in significant global mitigation measures, including government-directed quarantines, social distancing and shelter-in-place mandates, travel restrictions and/or bans, and restricted access to certain corporate facilities and manufacturing sites. Uncertainty with respect to the third quarterseverity and duration of 2019.the pandemic, coupled with a significant drop in oil prices that began in early March 2020, driven by a collapse in demand due to the global spread of COVID-19 combined with increased supply from oil producers, has contributed to the volatility of financial markets. While the severity and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic in key geographic regions and end-markets cannot be reasonably estimated at this time, impacts to the Corporation may include, but are not limited to: a decrease in demand for the Corporation’s products; reduced profitability; large-scale supply chain disruptions impeding the Corporation’s ability to ship and/or receive product; potential interruptions or limitations to manufacturing operations imposed by local, state or federal governments; shortages of key raw materials; workforce absenteeism and distraction; labor shortages; cyber security and data accessibility disruptions due to remote working arrangements; asset impairment charges; increased obligations related to the Corporation’s pension and other postretirement benefit plans; and deferred tax valuation allowances. Disruptions and market volatility resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic could have a material adverse impact on the Corporation’s results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.


ITEM 4.  MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
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Signatures

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.


UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION
Registrant

Date:October 25, 2019May 1, 2020
By:/s/ RONALD C. EDMONDS
Ronald C. Edmonds
Controller and Vice President
of Controllers and Tax
The Dow Chemical Company
Authorized Representative of
Union Carbide Corporation
By:/s/ IGNACIO MOLINA
Ignacio Molina
Vice President, Treasurer and
Chief Financial Officer


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