Chemicals
The Chemicals segment comprises our business with basic chemicals and intermediates. Its portfolio ranges from solvents and plasticizers to high-volume monomers and glues as well as raw materials for detergents, plastics, textile fibers, paints and coatings, crop protection and medicines. In addition to supplying customers in the chemical industry and numerous other sectors, we also ensure that other BASF segments are supplied with chemicals for producing downstream products.
Key data Chemicals (million €) |
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|
|
2016 |
2015 |
Change in % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sales |
|
13,461 |
14,670 |
(8) |
Thereof Petrochemicals |
|
5,035 |
5,728 |
(12) |
Monomers |
|
5,745 |
6,093 |
(6) |
Intermediates |
|
2,681 |
2,849 |
(6) |
EBITDA |
|
3,169 |
3,090 |
3 |
Income from operations (EBIT) |
|
1,983 |
2,131 |
(7) |
EBIT before special items |
|
2,064 |
2,156 |
(4) |