Business Review by Segment1 Overview (XLS:) XLS Segment overview (Million €) Sales Income from operations before depreciation and amortization(EBITDA) Income from operations (EBIT) before special items 2019 2018 2019 2018 2019 2018 a Additions to property, plant and equipment (of which from acquisitions: €3 million in 2019 and €1,425 million in 2018) and intangible assets (of which from acquisitions: minus €37 million in 2019 and €5,540 million in 2018) Chemicals 9,532 11,694 1,545 2,234 791 1,587 Materials 11,466 13,270 1,691 2,993 1,003 2,400 Industrial Solutions 8,389 9,120 1,327 1,076 820 668 Surface Technologies 13,142 11,199 1,120 953 722 617 Nutrition & Care 6,075 5,940 1,189 1,107 793 736 Agricultural Solutions 7,814 6,156 1,647 985 1,095 734 Other 2,898 2,841 (483) (378) (688) (461) BASF Group 59,316 60,220 8,036 8,970 4,536 6,281 Income from operations(EBIT) Assets Investments includingacquisitionsa 2019 2018 2019 2018 2019 2018 Chemicals 622 1,573 8,978 8,947 1,108 962 Materials 973 2,374 8,782 9,005 784 639 Industrial Solutions 889 653 6,903 7,464 426 436 Surface Technologies 663 574 11,773 11,062 565 531 Nutrition & Care 644 715 6,399 6,230 595 298 Agricultural Solutions 928 591 16,530 16,992 320 7,110 Other (667) (506) 27,585 26,856 299 759 BASF Group 4,052 5,974 86,950 86,556 4,097 10,735 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:) XLS Salesa (Million €) Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 2019 2018 2019 2018 2019 2018 2019 2018 a Quarterly results not audited Chemicals 2,548 2,945 2,180 2,792 2,429 3,129 2,375 2,828 Materials 2,931 3,460 2,961 3,506 2,894 3,321 2,680 2,983 Industrial Solutions 2,186 2,240 2,141 2,348 2,130 2,325 1,932 2,207 Surface Technologies 3,022 2,641 3,161 2,844 3,325 2,629 3,634 3,085 Nutrition & Care 1,561 1,568 1,495 1,439 1,519 1,469 1,500 1,464 Agricultural Solutions 2,649 1,728 1,796 1,501 1,561 1,243 1,808 1,684 Other 699 574 744 689 698 844 757 734 BASF Group 15,596 15,156 14,478 15,119 14,556 14,960 14,686 14,985 (XLS:) XLS Income from operations (EBIT) before special itemsa (Million €) Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 2019 2018 2019 2018 2019 2018 2019 2018 a Quarterly results not audited Chemicals 306 475 119 457 251 398 115 257 Materials 323 816 334 765 266 664 80 155 Industrial Solutions 264 230 243 213 205 164 108 61 Surface Technologies 151 159 129 143 206 115 236 200 Nutrition & Care 222 254 220 214 225 189 126 79 Agricultural Solutions 740 423 121 278 73 (5) 161 38 Other (284) (77) (182) (132) (161) (83) (61) (169) BASF Group 1,722 2,280 984 1,938 1,065 1,442 765 621 (XLS:) XLS Income from operations (EBIT)a (Million €) Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 2019 2018 2019 2018 2019 2018 2019 2018 a Quarterly results not audited Chemicals 302 470 (37) 450 248 398 109 255 Materials 321 811 319 757 262 659 71 147 Industrial Solutions 407 248 228 207 207 156 47 42 Surface Technologies 144 155 125 137 192 108 202 174 Nutrition & Care 124 248 207 212 224 186 89 69 Agricultural Solutions 772 417 29 259 43 (39) 84 (46) Other (319) (86) (375) (150) 169 (99) (142) (171) BASF Group 1,751 2,263 496 1,872 1,345 1,369 460 470 1 The segment data for 2018 has been restated to reflect the new segment structure. Figures do not include the construction chemicals activities presented as discontinued operations. More in this chapter: ChemicalsMaterialsIndustrial SolutionsSurface TechnologiesNutrition & CareAgricultural Solutions back next