NOTE 22. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
The following table summarizes our contractual commitments under purchase contracts as of December 31, 2025: | | | | | |
| Purchase Commitments |
| Future Contractual Purchase Commitments | ($ in millions) |
| 2026 | $ | 726.8 | |
| 2027 | 670.6 | |
| 2028 | 517.2 | |
| 2029 | 516.2 | |
| 2030 | 504.1 | |
| Thereafter | 2,631.1 | |
| Total purchase commitments | $ | 5,566.0 | |
The above purchase commitments include raw materials, capital expenditures, long-term energy supply contracts and utility purchasing commitments utilized in our normal course of business for our projected needs.
Legal Matters
In April 2023, Shintech filed a lawsuit against Olin Corporation and its wholly owned subsidiary, Blue Cube Operations LLC, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. Shintech alleged that Olin breached a long‑term VCM supply agreement relating to deliveries to Shintech’s polyvinyl chloride (PVC) facility in Freeport, TX, following a pricing dispute, a 2023 maintenance turnaround at Olin’s Freeport, TX VCM facility, and Olin’s declaration of force majeure at Olin’s Freeport, TX VCM facility. Olin supplies VCM to Shintech under a long-term supply contract. Shintech sought injunctive relief compelling performance under the supply agreement, specific performance of Olin’s alleged contractual obligations, and recovery of monetary damages.
After nearly three years of litigation, on February 10, 2026, the jury returned a verdict in favor of Shintech on its breach‑of‑contract claims. As a result of this verdict, the Company obtained new information related to this litigation loss contingency and recorded a pretax charge of $75.0 million in the fourth quarter 2025, which is included in our December 31, 2025 consolidated balance sheet under customer related obligations within Note 15, “Accrued Liabilities.” During the first half of 2026, we expect to pay approximately $185 million to Shintech associated with the litigation matter, and previously recorded accruals for a VCM pricing dispute with Shintech.
We, and our subsidiaries, are defendants in various other legal actions (including proceedings based on alleged exposures to asbestos) incidental to our past and current business activities. As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, our consolidated balance sheets included accrued liabilities for these other legal actions of $20.1 million and $19.7 million, respectively, which are included under legal and professional costs within Note 15, “Accrued Liabilities.” These liabilities do not include costs associated with legal representation. Based on our analysis, and considering the inherent uncertainties associated with litigation, we do not believe that it is reasonably possible that these legal actions will materially adversely affect our financial position, cash flows or results of operations.
During the ordinary course of our business, contingencies arise resulting from an existing condition, situation or set of circumstances involving an uncertainty as to the realization of a possible gain contingency. In certain instances, such as environmental projects, we are responsible for managing the cleanup and remediation of an environmental site. There exists the possibility of recovering a portion of these costs from other parties. We account for gain contingencies in accordance with the provisions of ASC 450 “Contingencies” and, therefore, do not record gain contingencies and recognize income until it is earned and realizable.