Eastman Says Dept of Energy Reinstated $375M Award, Posts Higher 3Q Profit

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Eastman Chemical said the Department of Energy reinstated a $375 million award to advance its waste and recycling investment plan.

The investment will contribute towards a plan that aims to debottleneck Eastman's methanolysis facility in Tennessee, repurpose underutilized recycling assets and prepare for a second U.S. methanolysis facility.

The total reinstated investment figure excludes about $35 million Eastman has received related to investment in design and engineering under a previous agreement.

The award comes as the specialty materials and chemical manufacturing company in the third quarter posted a profit of $252 million, or $2.19 a share, compared with $69 million, or 60 cents a share, last year.

On an adjusted basis, per-share earnings were $1.84, compared with $1.14 the prior year. Analysts polled by FactSet expected $1.93.

Revenue rose to $2.39 billion, compared with $2.2 billion a year ago. Wall Street analysts expected $2.41 billion.

Chief Executive Mark Costa said input costs continued to rise and Eastman implemented higher sequential price increases in its specialties in the third quarter. The company is on track to implement about $500 million of selling price increases in 2026 compared with its expectations before the Middle East conflict, he said.

Costa added that its business was impacted by seasonal declines in some key end markets as well as soft demand in automotive and consumer durables.

 
 

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