Segment Reporting

H1 (Million €)

 

Sales

EBITDA before special itemsa

EBITDAa

Income from operations (EBIT) before special itemsb

 

2020

2019

+/–

2020

2019

+/–

2020

2019

+/–

2020

2019

+/–

a

For an explanation of this indicator, see the BASF Report 2019, Results of Operations

b

For an explanation of this indicator, see the BASF Report 2019, Value-Based Management

Chemicals

4,141

4,728

(12%)

607

791

(23%)

596

771

(23%)

172

425

(60%)

Materials

5,017

5,892

(15%)

562

999

(44%)

459

986

(53%)

129

657

(80%)

Industrial Solutions

3,917

4,327

(9%)

623

720

(13%)

560

853

(34%)

436

507

(14%)

Surface Technologies

7,427

6,183

20%

304

495

(39%)

290

487

(40%)

69

280

(75%)

Nutrition & Care

3,137

3,056

3%

719

645

11%

711

626

14%

510

442

15%

Agricultural Solutions

4,585

4,445

3%

1,288

1,208

7%

1,242

1,148

8%

929

861

8%

Other

1,209

1,443

(16%)

(295)

(331)

11%

(360)

(555)

35%

(379)

(427)

11%

BASF Group

29,433

30,074

(2%)

3,808

4,527

(16%)

3,498

4,316

(19%)

1,866

2,745

(32%)

H1 (Million €)

 

Income from operations (EBIT)

Research and development expenses

Assets

Investments including acquisitionsc

 

2020

2019

+/–

2020

2019

+/–

2020

2019

+/–

2020

2019

+/–

c

Additions to property, plant and equipment and intangible assets

Chemicals

152

265

(43%)

49

53

(8%)

8,642

9,058

(5%)

513

572

(10%)

Materials

17

640

(97%)

86

95

(9%)

9,831

9,174

7%

1,506

321

369%

Industrial Solutions

373

635

(41%)

88

96

(8%)

6,983

7,193

(3%)

135

182

(26%)

Surface Technologies

41

269

(85%)

103

102

1%

11,700

11,378

3%

220

228

(4%)

Nutrition & Care

499

331

51%

74

73

1%

6,584

6,386

3%

206

209

(1%)

Agricultural Solutions

882

801

10%

407

398

2%

16,736

17,348

(4%)

136

116

17%

Other

(449)

(655)

31%

167

204

(18%)

29,893

27,860

7%

74

147

(50%)

BASF Group

1,515

2,286

(34%)

974

1,021

(5%)

90,369

88,397

2%

2,790

1,775

57%

Other in H1d (Million €)

 

2020

2019

+/–

d

For more information on Other, see Note 4

Sales

1,209

1,443

(16%)

Income from operations (EBIT) before special items

(379)

(427)

11%

of which costs for cross-divisional corporate research

(156)

(197)

21%

costs of corporate headquarters

(111)

(124)

10%

other businesses

51

85

(40%)

foreign currency results, hedging and other measurement effects

3

(38)

.

miscellaneous income and expenses

(166)

(153)

(8%)

Special items

(70)

(228)

69%

Income from operations (EBIT)

(449)

(655)

31%