Business review by segment Overview (XLS:) Download Segment overview (million €) Sales Income from operations before depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) Income from operations (EBIT) before special items 2017 2016 2017 2016 2017 2016 1 On January 1, 2017, the Monomers and Dispersions & Pigments divisions’ activities for the electronics industry were merged into the global Electronic Materials business unit and allocated to the Dispersions & Pigments division. For better comparability, the affected figures for 2016 have been adjusted accordingly. 2 Additions to property, plant and equipment (thereof from acquisitions: €8 million in 2017 and €155 million in 2016) and intangible assets (thereof from acquisitions: €235 million in 2017 and €2,789 million in 2016) Chemicals1 16,331 12,905 5,374 3,114 4,233 2,032 Performance Products1 16,217 15,558 2,427 2,577 1,416 1,777 Functional Materials & Solutions 20,745 18,732 2,251 2,906 1,617 1,946 Agricultural Solutions 5,696 5,569 1,282 1,305 1,033 1,087 Oil & Gas 3,244 2,768 2,069 1,596 793 517 Other 2,242 2,018 (679) (972) (764) (1,050) 64,475 57,550 12,724 10,526 8,328 6,309 Income from operations (EBIT) Assets Investments includingacquisitions2 2017 2016 2017 2016 2017 2016 Chemicals1 4,208 1,953 13,233 13,124 1,149 1,185 Performance Products1 1,510 1,678 14,432 14,911 800 892 Functional Materials & Solutions 1,545 2,199 17,364 17,359 1,056 3,679 Agricultural Solutions 1,015 1,037 8,096 8,899 185 266 Oil & Gas 1,043 499 11,967 12,829 988 1,115 Other (799) (1,091) 13,676 9,374 186 121 8,522 6,275 78,768 76,496 4,364 7,258 Contributions by segment Contributions to total sales by segment Contributions to EBITDA by segment Contributions to EBIT before special items by segment Contributions to EBIT by segment Development by quarter (XLS:) Download Sales1 (million €) 1st quarter 2nd quarter 3rd quarter 4th quarter 2017 2016 2017 2016 2017 2016 2017 2016 1 Quarterly results not audited 2 On January 1, 2017, the Monomers and Dispersions & Pigments divisions’ activities for the electronics industry were merged into the global Electronic Materials business unit and allocated to the Dispersions & Pigments division. For better comparability, the affected figures for 2016 have been adjusted accordingly. Chemicals2 4,105 3,019 4,045 3,236 4,023 3,227 4,158 3,423 Performance Products2 4,260 3,913 4,142 3,983 3,983 3,921 3,832 3,741 Functional Materials & Solutions 5,198 4,408 5,261 4,703 4,975 4,660 5,311 4,961 Agricultural Solutions 1,855 1,780 1,526 1,459 987 1,049 1,328 1,281 Oil & Gas 829 611 814 617 739 618 862 922 Other 610 477 476 485 548 538 608 518 16,857 14,208 16,264 14,483 15,255 14,013 16,099 14,846 (XLS:) Download Income from operations (EBIT) before special items1 (million €) 1st quarter 2nd quarter 3rd quarter 4th quarter 2017 2016 2017 2016 2017 2016 2017 2016 1 Quarterly results not audited 2 On January 1, 2017, the Monomers and Dispersions & Pigments divisions’ activities for the electronics industry were merged into the global Electronic Materials business unit and allocated to the Dispersions & Pigments division. For better comparability, the affected figures for 2016 have been adjusted accordingly. Chemicals2 958 457 1,120 458 1,102 488 1,053 629 Performance Products2 515 555 405 512 385 473 111 237 Functional Materials & Solutions 531 456 422 535 397 497 267 458 Agricultural Solutions 533 591 272 320 21 97 207 79 Oil & Gas 170 66 183 94 180 194 260 163 Other (250) (219) (151) (212) (325) (233) (38) (386) 2,457 1,906 2,251 1,707 1,760 1,516 1,860 1,180 (XLS:) Download Income from operations (EBIT)1 (million €) 1st quarter 2nd quarter 3rd quarter 4th quarter 2017 2016 2017 2016 2017 2016 2017 2016 1 Quarterly results not audited 2 On January 1, 2017, the Monomers and Dispersions & Pigments divisions’ activities for the electronics industry were merged into the global Electronic Materials business unit and allocated to the Dispersions & Pigments division. For better comparability, the affected figures for 2016 have been adjusted accordingly. Chemicals2 974 460 1,119 458 1,089 490 1,026 545 Performance Products2 499 543 363 495 567 467 81 173 Functional Materials & Solutions 521 452 427 531 357 492 240 724 Agricultural Solutions 531 590 270 288 20 93 194 66 Oil & Gas 169 66 183 93 255 178 436 162 Other (243) (245) (181) (147) (330) (256) (45) (443) 2,451 1,866 2,181 1,718 1,958 1,464 1,932 1,227 More in this chapter: ChemicalsPerformance ProductsFunctional Materials & SolutionsAgricultural SolutionsOil & Gas back next