Business Review by Segment

Overview

Segment overview (Million €)

 

Sales

Income from operations before depreciation and amortization
(EBITDA)

Income from operations (EBIT) before special items

 

2020

2019

2020

2019

2020

2019

Chemicals

8,071

9,532

1,237

1,545

445

791

Materials

10,736

11,466

1,556

1,691

835

1,003

Industrial Solutions

7,644

8,389

1,099

1,327

822

820

Surface Technologies

16,659

13,142

900

1,120

484

722

Nutrition & Care

6,019

6,075

1,152

1,189

773

793

Agricultural Solutions

7,660

7,814

1,582

1,647

970

1,095

Other

2,360

2,898

–1,032

–334

–769

–581

BASF Group

59,149

59,316

6,494

8,185

3,560

4,643

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from operations (EBIT)

Assets

Investments including acquisitionsa

 

2020

2019

2020

2019

2020

2019

Chemicals

–192

622

7,896

8,978

871

1,108

Materials

–109

973

9,118

8,782

1,957

784

Industrial Solutions

630

889

6,402

6,903

331

426

Surface Technologies

–587

663

11,691

11,773

585

565

Nutrition & Care

688

644

6,214

6,399

510

595

Agricultural Solutions

582

928

14,840

16,530

459

320

Other

–1,203

–518

24,131

27,585

156

299

BASF Group

–191

4,201

80,292

86,950

4,869

4,097

a

Additions to property, plant and equipment (of which from acquisitions: €559 million in 2020 and €3 million in 2019) and intangible assets (of which from acquisitions: €691 million in 2020 and –€37 million in 2019)

Contributions by segment

Contributions to total sales by segment
Contributions to total sales by segment (bar chart)
Contributions to EBITDA by segment
Contributions to EBITDA by segment (bar chart)
Contributions to EBIT before special items by segment
Contributions to EBIT before special items by segment (bar chart)

Development by quarter

Salesa (Million €)

 

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

 

2020

2019

2020

2019

2020

2019

2020

2019

Chemicals

2,350

2,548

1,791

2,180

1,783

2,429

2,147

2,375

Materials

2,874

2,931

2,143

2,961

2,657

2,894

3,062

2,680

Industrial Solutions

2,098

2,186

1,819

2,141

1,844

2,130

1,883

1,932

Surface Technologies

4,328

3,022

3,099

3,161

4,142

3,325

5,090

3,634

Nutrition & Care

1,582

1,561

1,555

1,495

1,427

1,519

1,455

1,500

Agricultural Solutions

2,819

2,649

1,766

1,796

1,474

1,561

1,601

1,808

Other

702

699

507

744

484

698

667

757

BASF Group

16,753

15,596

12,680

14,478

13,811

14,556

15,905

14,686

a

Quarterly results not audited

Income from operations (EBIT) before special itemsa (Million €)

 

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

 

2020

2019

2020

2019

2020

2019

2020

2019

Chemicals

174

306

–2

119

46

251

227

115

Materials

209

323

–80

334

217

266

489

80

Industrial Solutions

273

264

163

243

186

205

200

108

Surface Technologies

220

151

–151

129

200

206

215

236

Nutrition & Care

254

222

256

220

143

225

120

126

Agricultural Solutions

809

740

120

121

26

73

15

161

Other

–299

–256

–80

–171

–237

–170

–153

16

BASF Group

1,640

1,750

226

995

581

1,056

1,113

842

a

Quarterly results not audited

Income from operations (EBIT)a (Million €)

 

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

 

2020

2019

2020

2019

2020

2019

2020

2019

Chemicals

170

302

–18

–37

–504

248

160

109

Materials

119

321

–102

319

–546

262

420

71

Industrial Solutions

240

407

133

228

78

207

179

47

Surface Technologies

217

144

–176

125

–803

192

175

202

Nutrition & Care

244

124

255

207

86

224

103

89

Agricultural Solutions

787

772

95

29

–304

43

4

84

Other

–321

–291

–128

–364

–645

160

–109

–23

BASF Group

1,456

1,779

59

507

–2,638

1,336

932

579

a

Quarterly results not audited