In the ordinary course of business, Chemours enters into contractual arrangements to reduce its exposure to foreign currency risks. The Company has established a financial risk management program, which includes distinct risk management instruments: (i) foreign currency forward contracts, which are used to minimize the volatility in the Company’s earnings related to foreign exchange gains and losses resulting from remeasuring its monetary assets and liabilities that are denominated in non-functional currencies; (ii) foreign currency forward contracts, which are used to mitigate the risks associated with fluctuations in the euro against the U.S. dollar for forecasted U.S. dollar-denominated inventory purchases in certain of the Company’s international subsidiaries that use the euro as their functional currency; (iii) interest rate swaps, which are used to mitigate the volatility in the Company’s cash payments for interest due to fluctuations in variable interest rates, as is applicable to the portion of the Company’s senior secured term loan facility denominated in U.S. dollars; and, (iv) euro-denominated debt, which is used to reduce the volatility in stockholders’ equity caused by changes in foreign currency exchange rates of the euro with respect to the U.S. dollar for certain of its international subsidiaries that use the euro as their functional currency. The Company’s financial risk management program reflects varying levels of exposure coverage and time horizons based on an assessment of risk. The program operates within Chemours’ financial risk management policies and guidelines, and the Company does not enter into derivative financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes.

Net Monetary Assets and Liabilities Hedge – Foreign Currency Forward Contracts

At March 31, 2023, the Company had 14 foreign currency forward contracts outstanding with an aggregate gross notional U.S. dollar equivalent of $261, and an average maturity of one month. At December 31, 2022, the Company had 9 foreign currency forward contracts outstanding with an aggregate gross notional U.S. dollar equivalent of $180, and an average maturity of one month. Chemours recognized net losses of $5 each for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, in other income (expense), net.

At March 31, 2023, the Company had 124 foreign currency forward contracts outstanding under its cash flow hedge program with an aggregate notional U.S. dollar equivalent of $168, and an average maturity of four months. At December 31, 2022, the Company had 153 foreign currency forward contracts outstanding under its cash flow hedge program with an aggregate notional U.S. dollar equivalent of $180, and an average maturity of four months. Chemours recognized pre-tax losses of $1 and pre-tax gains of $5 for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, within accumulated other comprehensive loss. For the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, $6 and $3 of gain was reclassified to the cost of goods sold from accumulated other comprehensive loss, respectively.

The Company expects to reclassify approximately $3 of net pre-tax loss, based on current foreign currency exchange rates, from accumulated other comprehensive loss to the cost of goods sold over the next 12 months.

In September 2022, the Company terminated all of its outstanding interest rate swaps, which resulted in a cash settlement of $8. Chemours recognized a pre-tax gain of $5 for the three months ended March 31, 2022 within accumulated other comprehensive loss. For the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, $4 of gain and $1 of loss were reclassified to interest expense, net from accumulated other comprehensive loss, respectively.

The Company recognized pre-tax losses of $14 and pre-tax gains of $26 for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, on its net investment hedge within accumulated other comprehensive loss. No amounts were reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss for the Company’s net investment hedges during the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022.

The following table sets forth the fair value of the Company’s derivative assets and liabilities at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022.


		Fair Value Using Level 2 Inputs
	Balance Sheet Location	March 31, 2023		December 31, 2022
Asset derivatives:
Foreign currency forward contracts not designated as a hedging instrument	Accounts and notes receivable, net (Note 7)	$	—	$	—
Foreign currency forward contracts designated as a cash flow hedge	Accounts and notes receivable, net (Note 7)		—		2
Total asset derivatives		$	—	$	2

Liability derivatives:
Foreign currency forward contracts not designated as a hedging instrument	Other accrued liabilities (Note 13)	$	1	$	1
Foreign currency forward contracts designated as a cash flow hedge	Other accrued liabilities (Note 13)		3		4
Total liability derivatives		$	4	$	5

The Company’s foreign currency forward contracts are classified as Level 2 financial instruments within the fair value hierarchy as the valuation inputs are based on quoted prices and market observable data of similar instruments. For derivative assets and liabilities, standard industry models are used to calculate the fair value of the various financial instruments based on significant observable market inputs, such as foreign exchange rates and implied volatilities obtained from various market sources. Market inputs are obtained from well-established and recognized vendors of market data, and are subjected to tolerance and/or quality checks.

The following table sets forth the pre-tax changes in fair value of the Company’s financial instruments for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022.


	Gain (Loss) Recognized In
									Accumulated
									Other
	Cost of		Interest			Other Income			Comprehensive
Three Months Ended March 31,	Goods Sold		Expense, Net			(Expense), Net			Loss
2023
Foreign currency forward contracts not designated as a hedging instrument	$	—	$	—		$	(5	)	$	—
Foreign currency forward contracts designated as a cash flow hedge		6		—			—			(1	)
Interest rate swaps designated as a cash flow hedge		—		4			—			—
Euro-denominated debt designated as a net investment hedge		—		—			—			(14	)

2022
Foreign currency forward contracts not designated as a hedging instrument	$	—	$	—		$	(5	)	$	—
Foreign currency forward contracts designated as a cash flow hedge		3		—			—			5
Interest rate swaps designated as a cash flow hedge		—		(1	)		—			5
Euro-denominated debt designated as a net investment hedge		—		—			—			26