Net sales up 20% on broad-based price gains
Q2 2026 net sales were $12,092M, up 20% from $10,104M in Q2 2025, driven by local price increases of 20% across all segments (Packaging & Specialty Plastics +30%, Industrial Intermediates & Infrastructure +15%, Performance Materials & Coatings +4%) and a favorable 1% currency impact, partially offset by a 1% volume decline.
Transform to Outperform program targets $2B EBITDA improvement
Announced in 2026, Transform to Outperform aims to deliver at least $2 billion in near-term Operating EBITDA improvement through cost simplification and growth, accretive to the prior $1 billion structural cost reduction program; the company delivered $190M of Operating EBITDA improvement from this program in the first half of 2026.
Restructuring charges declined but remained significant
Restructuring and asset related charges - net were $503M in Q2 2026 (vs $591M in Q2 2025), including $445M of Transform to Outperform severance charges related to Corporate and $58M of additional 2025 Restructuring Program charges.