Other
2nd Quarter 2017
Sales in Other were slightly below the level of the prior second quarter, mainly as a result of decreased sales volumes in raw materials trading. Income from operations before special items rose considerably, primarily through valuation effects for our long-term incentive program.
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2nd Quarter |
1st Half |
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2017 |
2016 |
Change % |
2017 |
2016 |
Change % |
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Sales |
|
476 |
485 |
(2) |
1,086 |
962 |
13 |
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Income from operations before depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) |
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(153) |
(119) |
(29) |
(369) |
(330) |
(12) |
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Amortization and depreciation1 |
|
28 |
28 |
– |
55 |
62 |
(11) |
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Income from operations (EBIT) |
|
(181) |
(147) |
(23) |
(424) |
(392) |
(8) |
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Special items |
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(30) |
65 |
. |
(23) |
39 |
. |
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EBIT before special items |
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(151) |
(212) |
29 |
(401) |
(431) |
7 |
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Thereof Costs for cross-divisional corporate research |
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(93) |
(88) |
(6) |
(174) |
(187) |
7 |
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Costs of corporate headquarters |
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(58) |
(56) |
(4) |
(110) |
(111) |
1 |
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Other businesses |
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(12) |
33 |
. |
(7) |
51 |
. |
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Foreign currency results, hedging and other measurement effects |
|
142 |
(116) |
. |
111 |
(48) |
. |
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Miscellaneous income and expenses |
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(130) |
15 |
. |
(221) |
(136) |
(63) |
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Assets (June 30)2 |
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10,208 |
9,963 |
2 |
10,208 |
9,963 |
2 |
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Investments including acquisitions3 |
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30 |
19 |
58 |
61 |
35 |
74 |
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Research and development expenses |
|
92 |
90 |
2 |
177 |
190 |
(7) |
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