v3.25.2
Segment Reporting
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2025
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Segment Reporting
12.
SEGMENT REPORTING

The Company has three reportable segments: Surfactants, Polymers and Specialty Products. The Company’s Chief Operating Decision Maker (CODM) is the President and Chief Executive Officer. The accounting policies of the reportable segments are the same as those described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024. The following is segment data for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, and reconciliations of segment data to the condensed consolidated financial statements:

 

 

 

For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2025

 

(In thousands)

 

Surfactants

 

 

Polymers

 

 

Specialty
Products

 

 

Total

 

Net Sales

 

$

411,456

 

 

$

162,751

 

 

$

20,482

 

 

$

594,689

 

Cost of Sales (1)

 

 

370,660

 

 

 

138,124

 

 

 

14,293

 

 

 

523,077

 

Operating Expenses (2)

 

 

27,429

 

 

 

7,468

 

 

 

931

 

 

 

35,828

 

Operating Income

 

$

13,367

 

 

$

17,159

 

 

$

5,258

 

 

$

35,784

 

Unallocated Corporate Expenses (3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(17,819

)

Consolidated Operating Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

17,965

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Segment Capital Expenditures

 

$

19,675

 

 

$

4,581

 

 

$

866

 

 

$

25,122

 

Unallocated Capital Expenditures (4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

476

 

Consolidated Capital Expenditures

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

25,598

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Segment Depreciation and Amortization

 

$

21,137

 

 

$

8,352

 

 

$

1,472

 

 

$

30,961

 

Unallocated Depreciation and Amortization (5)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

328

 

Consolidated Depreciation and Amortization

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

31,289

 

 

 

 

 

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2025

 

(In thousands)

 

Surfactants

 

 

Polymers

 

 

Specialty
Products

 

 

Total

 

Net Sales

 

$

841,793

 

 

$

308,867

 

 

$

37,284

 

 

$

1,187,944

 

Cost of Sales (1)

 

 

747,326

 

 

 

269,020

 

 

 

24,690

 

 

 

1,041,036

 

Operating Expenses (2)

 

 

52,170

 

 

 

14,670

 

 

 

1,828

 

 

 

68,668

 

Operating Income

 

$

42,297

 

 

$

25,177

 

 

$

10,766

 

 

$

78,240

 

Unallocated Corporate Expenses (3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(31,987

)

Consolidated Operating Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

46,253

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Segment Capital Expenditures

 

$

43,679

 

 

$

11,652

 

 

$

1,946

 

 

$

57,277

 

Unallocated Capital Expenditures (4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,069

 

Consolidated Capital Expenditures

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

58,346

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Segment Depreciation and Amortization

 

$

40,567

 

 

$

16,413

 

 

$

2,961

 

 

$

59,941

 

Unallocated Depreciation and Amortization (5)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

618

 

Consolidated Depreciation and Amortization

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

60,559

 

 

 

 

 

For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2024

 

(In thousands)

 

Surfactants

 

 

Polymers

 

 

Specialty
Products

 

 

Total

 

Net Sales

 

$

379,795

 

 

$

159,757

 

 

$

16,853

 

 

$

556,405

 

Cost of Sales (1)

 

 

338,908

 

 

 

139,111

 

 

 

8,775

 

 

 

486,794

 

Operating Expenses (2)

 

 

23,825

 

 

 

7,049

 

 

 

759

 

 

 

31,633

 

Operating Income

 

$

17,062

 

 

$

13,597

 

 

$

7,319

 

 

$

37,978

 

Unallocated Corporate Expenses (3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(19,311

)

Consolidated Operating Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

18,667

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Segment Capital Expenditures

 

$

26,036

 

 

$

2,616

 

 

$

1,058

 

 

$

29,710

 

Unallocated Capital Expenditures (4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Capital Expenditures

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

29,710

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Segment Depreciation and Amortization

 

$

17,863

 

 

$

8,192

 

 

$

1,497

 

 

$

27,552

 

Unallocated Depreciation and Amortization (5)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

458

 

Consolidated Depreciation and Amortization

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

28,010

 

 

 

 

 

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2024

 

(In thousands)

 

Surfactants

 

 

Polymers

 

 

Specialty
Products

 

 

Total

 

Net Sales

 

$

770,615

 

 

$

305,265

 

 

$

31,943

 

 

$

1,107,823

 

Cost of Sales (1)

 

 

679,286

 

 

 

269,543

 

 

 

18,796

 

 

 

967,625

 

Operating Expenses (2)

 

 

48,187

 

 

 

13,743

 

 

 

1,560

 

 

 

63,490

 

Operating Income

 

$

43,142

 

 

$

21,979

 

 

$

11,587

 

 

$

76,708

 

Unallocated Corporate Expenses (3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(37,872

)

Consolidated Operating Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

38,836

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Segment Capital Expenditures

 

$

52,620

 

 

$

5,121

 

 

$

2,126

 

 

$

59,867

 

Unallocated Capital Expenditures (4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Capital Expenditures

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

59,867

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Segment Depreciation and Amortization

 

$

35,529

 

 

$

16,235

 

 

$

2,974

 

 

$

54,738

 

Unallocated Depreciation and Amortization (5)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

876

 

Consolidated Depreciation and Amortization

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

55,614

 

The following is segment assets at June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, and reconciliations of segment assets to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

 

 

As of June 30, 2025

 

(In thousands)

 

Surfactants

 

 

Polymers

 

 

Specialty
Products

 

 

Total

 

Segment Assets

 

$

1,654,136

 

 

$

552,106

 

 

$

81,600

 

 

$

2,287,842

 

Unallocated Assets (6)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

128,288

 

Consolidated Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,416,130

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2024

 

(In thousands)

 

Surfactants

 

 

Polymers

 

 

Specialty
Products

 

 

Total

 

Segment Assets

 

$

1,578,689

 

 

$

523,192

 

 

$

70,898

 

 

$

2,172,779

 

Unallocated Assets (6)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

131,869

 

Consolidated Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,304,648

 

 

(1)
Cost of sales is comprised of raw material costs (including freight and shipping/handling expenses to deliver the raw materials), manufacturing plant labor expenses and other manufacturing overhead expenses, such as utilities, maintenance, depreciation, etc., that can be allocated to reportable segments.
(2)
Operating expenses allocated to reportable segments are comprised of selling, administrative and research and development expenses. The CODM uses operating expenses in aggregate to analyze the performance of each reportable segment.
(3)
Unallocated corporate expenses are primarily comprised of corporate administrative expenses (e.g., corporate finance, legal, human resources, information technology and environmental remediation expenses), deferred compensation and business restructuring and assets impairment expenses that are not included in segment operating income and not used to evaluate segment performance.
(4)
Unallocated capital expenditures primarily include capital expenditures related to the Company’s Northfield, Illinois location.
(5)
Unallocated depreciation and amortization primarily includes depreciation related to the Company’s Northfield, Illinois location.
(6)
Unallocated assets primarily include assets in the Company’s Northfield, Illinois location.