Interim Report 1st Quarter 2015 Welcome to our Online Interim Report, which provides information on our business development in the 1st Quarter of 2015. BASF Group Business Review 1st Quarter 2015Interim Financial Statements BASF with good results in chemicals and crop protection businesses Sales slightly up, EBIT before special items nearly reaches high level of previous first quarter Outlook for 2015 confirmed: Slight sales increase expected, EBIT before special items likely to match level of 2014 Key Data Find out more about key data for the BASF Group in the 1st Quarter of 2015. Key Data BASF Innovations BASF’s FWC™ four-way conversion catalyst is a trailblazing technology for reducing pollution from gasoline-powered combustion engines. Read story Key figures 1st Quarter 2015 (January – March) Sales €20,067 million +2.8% Q1 2014: €19,512 million EBIT before special items €2,070 million −2.0% Q1 2014: €2,112 million EBIT €1,995 million −10.2% Q1 2014: €2,221 million Earnings per share €1.28 −19.5% Q1 2014: €1.59 At a glance Recommended links On the Capital Market Business Review Significant Events Regional Results Employees Statement of Income Balance Sheet Important financial events Click here for an overview of BASF’s financial events. Events Download Center Here you can download all report content as PDF or XLS files. Downloads Entire Interim Report 1st Quarter 2015 (541 kB) All tables from the Interim Report (738 kB)