Other Q2 2020 Sales in Other declined considerably compared with the prior-year quarter. This primarily reflected the decrease in commodity trading and in the remaining activities of the paper and water chemicals business. Income from operations before special items was considerably above the figure for the prior-year quarter. (XLS:) XLS Financial data – Other (Million €) Q2 H1 2020 2019 +/– 2020 2019 +/– a The 2019 figures have been restated to reflect the reclassification of income from non-integral companies accounted for using the equity method to net income from shareholdings. For more information, see Note 1. b Depreciation and amortization of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets (including impairments and reversals of impairments) c Contains assets of businesses recognized under Other as well as reconciliation to assets of the BASF Group d Additions to property, plant and equipment and intangible assets Sales 507 744 (32%) 1,209 1,443 (16%) Income from operations before depreciation, amortization and special itemsa (41) (121) 66% (295) (331) 11% Income from operations before depreciation and amortization (EBITDA)a (89) (310) 71% (360) (555) 35% Depreciation and amortizationb 39 54 (28%) 89 100 -0.11 Income from operations (EBIT)a (128) (364) 65% (449) (655) 31% Special itemsa (48) (193) 75% (70) (228) 69% EBIT before special itemsa (80) (171) 53% (379) (427) 11% of which costs for cross-divisional corporate research (81) (99) 18% (156) (197) 21% costs of corporate headquarters (57) (66) 14% (111) (124) 10% other businesses 24 48 (50%) 51 85 (40%) foreign currency results, hedging and other measurement effects (49) (12) . 3 (38) . miscellaneous income and expenses 83 (42) . (166) (153) (8%) Assets (June 30)c 29,893 27,860 7% 29,893 27,860 7% Investments including acquisitionsd 34 49 (31%) 74 147 (50%) Research and development expenses 87 103 (16%) 167 204 (18%) back next