6 – Income from companies accounted for using the equity method

The decline in income from companies accounted for using the equity method in the first half of 2018 was primarily due to lower margins at BASF-YPC Company Ltd., Nanjing, China.

The Oil & Gas segment also contributed significantly to the decrease, especially the companies OAO Severneftegazprom, Krasnoselkup, Russia, and W&G Infrastruktur Finanzierungs-GmbH, Kassel, Germany.