Venator Business Overview and Cost Savings Initiatives
Overview
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VENATOR
Venator Materials plc ("Venator" or the "Company") is a leading global producer of TiO2, and also manufactures and sells higher value-
added functional additives, color pigments and timber treatment chemicals
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#1 market position in TiO2 in Europe and #1 or #2 position in certain key performance additives
Leader in higher value specialty TiO2
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Operates 12 facilities globally
TiO2 market's long-term fundamentals are strong and performance additives are higher value specialty products
TiO2 is an important material used as a pigment in a vast range of consumer and industrial applications; it doesn't currently have a
commercially viable substitute
Performance additives are used in a broad range of growing end markets
The global TiO2 market has seen rapid deterioration in performance since H2-2022 due to unprecedented macro-economic challenges
including weak demand, de-stocking of high inventory levels, high raw material costs and record high energy prices (especially in Europe)
The market is already seeing signs of recovery in early 2023 but Venator's increase in sales volumes has been more than offset by
lower selling prices and higher costs
Stronger, independent TiO2 companies now accounting for a majority of global production
Within this group, Venator remains the leading producer in Europe
Venator expects variable contribution margins to recover to historical averages by 2024
Venator has undertaken a comprehensive strategic review and is proactively pursuing a plan to position the Company for profitability and
future growth, including a rationalisation of its manufacturing footprint to address legacy issues
The Company has reached an agreement with the overwhelming majority of its lenders and noteholders on the terms of a comprehensive
recapitalization plan which includes an equitization of nearly all of the company's funded debt
The recapitalization plan will be implemented through a prepackaged Chapter 11 process in the United States and will be financed by a
debtor-in-possession ("DIP") financing facility, which includes a commitment for $275 million in new-money financing from the
Company's supporting creditors
In the following pages, we have laid out in detail the Company's view of the market and its outlook for a stronger business going forwardView entire presentation