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. (XLS:) Download Key data Chemicals1 (million €) 2017 2016 Change in % 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. Sales 16,331 12,905 27 Thereof Petrochemicals 6,389 5,035 27 Monomers 6,963 5,189 34 Intermediates 2,979 2,681 11 EBITDA 5,374 3,114 73 Income from operations (EBIT) 4,208 1,953 115 EBIT before special items 4,233 2,032 108 More in this chapter: Segment ProfileProducts and InvestmentsBusiness Review back next