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PROVISIONS
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
PROVISIONS NOTE 14 - PROVISIONS
At March 31, 2026
At December 31, 2025
(in millions of U.S. dollars)
Current
Non-current
Current
Non-current
Close down and environmental remediation costs
14
82
13
85
Restructuring costs
2
1
1
Legal claims and other costs
14
18
11
21
Total provisions
30
101
25
106
Close down, environmental and remediation costs
Environmental remediation costs are accounted for based on the Group's best estimate of the costs of its environmental
clean-up obligations. The Group also records provisions for close down and restoration efforts based on the net present value of
estimated future costs of the dismantling and demolition of infrastructure and the removal of residual material of disturbed
areas. These provisions are expected to be settled over the next 40 years depending on the nature of the disturbance and the
technical remediation plans.
Contingencies
The Group is involved, and may become involved, in various lawsuits, claims and proceedings relating to customer
claims, product liability, employee and retiree benefit matters and other commercial matters. The Group records provisions for
pending litigation matters when it determines that it is probable that an outflow of resources will be required to settle the
obligation, and such amounts can be reasonably estimated. In some proceedings, the issues raised are or can be highly complex
and subject to significant uncertainties and amounts claimed are and can be substantial. As a result, the probability of loss and
an estimation of damages are and can be difficult to ascertain.