Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Note 12 - Employee Benefit Plans

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Note 12 - Employee Benefit Plans
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2021
Notes to Financial Statements  
Retirement Benefits [Text Block]

12. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

Components of the net periodic benefit costs from continuing operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 were as follows (dollars in millions):

Huntsman Corporation

                   

Other Postretirement

 
   

Defined Benefit Plans

   

Benefit Plans

 
   

Three months

   

Three months

 
   

ended

   

ended

 
   

June 30,

   

June 30,

 
   

2021

   

2020

   

2021

   

2020

 

Service cost

  $ 14     $ 12     $     $ 1  

Interest cost

    12       16       1        

Expected return on assets

    (42 )     (42 )            

Amortization of prior service benefit

    (1 )     (1 )     (1 )     (1 )

Amortization of actuarial loss

    23       19              

Net periodic benefit cost

  $ 6     $ 4     $     $  

                   

Other Postretirement

 
   

Defined Benefit Plans

   

Benefit Plans

 
   

Six months

   

Six months

 
   

ended

   

ended

 
   

June 30,

   

June 30,

 
   

2021

   

2020

   

2021

   

2020

 

Service cost

  $ 28     $ 26     $     $ 1  

Interest cost

    24       31       1       1  

Expected return on assets

    (84 )     (85 )            

Amortization of prior service benefit

    (3 )     (3 )     (2 )     (2 )

Amortization of actuarial loss

    46       39       1        

Settlement loss

    3                    

Net periodic benefit cost

  $ 14     $ 8     $     $  

 

Huntsman International

                   

Other Postretirement

 
   

Defined Benefit Plans

   

Benefit Plans

 
   

Three months

   

Three months

 
   

ended

   

ended

 
   

June 30,

   

June 30,

 
   

2021

   

2020

   

2021

   

2020

 

Service cost

  $ 14     $ 12     $     $ 1  

Interest cost

    12       16       1        

Expected return on assets

    (42 )     (42 )            

Amortization of prior service benefit

    (1 )     (1 )     (1 )     (1 )

Amortization of actuarial loss

    23       20              

Net periodic benefit cost

  $ 6     $ 5     $     $  

                   

Other Postretirement

 
   

Defined Benefit Plans

   

Benefit Plans

 
   

Six months

   

Six months

 
   

ended

   

ended

 
   

June 30,

   

June 30,

 
   

2021

   

2020

   

2021

   

2020

 

Service cost

  $ 28     $ 26     $     $ 1  

Interest cost

    24       31       1       1  

Expected return on assets

    (84 )     (85 )            

Amortization of prior service benefit

    (3 )     (3 )     (2 )     (2 )

Amortization of actuarial loss

    47       41       1        

Settlement loss

    3                    

Net periodic benefit cost

  $ 15     $ 10     $     $  

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, we made contributions to our pension and other postretirement benefit plans of $28 million and $46 million, respectively. During the remainder of 2021, we expect to contribute an additional amount of approximately $29 million to these plans.

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