Segment Reporting (XLSX:) XLS H1 (Million €) Sales EBITDA before special itemsa EBITDAa Income from operations (EBIT) before special itemsb 2021 2020 +/– 2021 2020 +/– 2021 2020 +/– 2021 2020 +/– Chemicals 6,155 4,141 49% 1,905 607 214% 1,946 596 227% 1,548 172 . Materials 7,190 5,017 43% 1,848 562 229% 1,814 459 295% 1,464 129 . Industrial Solutions 4,467 3,917 14% 738 623 18% 767 560 37% 573 436 31% Surface Technologies 11,839 7,427 59% 869 304 186% 866 290 199% 649 69 . Nutrition & Care 3,117 3,137 –1% 555 719 –23% 608 711 –14% 356 510 –30% Agricultural Solutions 4,809 4,585 5% 1,210 1,288 –6% 1,168 1,242 –6% 882 929 –5% Other 1,576 1,209 30% –727 –295 . –794 –360 . –796 –379 . BASF Group 39,153 29,433 33% 6,398 3,808 68% 6,375 3,498 82% 4,676 1,866 151% a For an explanation of this indicator, see the BASF Report 2020, Results of Operations b For an explanation of this indicator, see the BASF Report 2020, Value-Based Management (XLSX:) XLS H1 (Million €) Income from operations (EBIT) Research and development expenses Assets Investments including acquisitionsc 2021 2020 +/– 2021 2020 +/– 2021 2020 +/– 2021 2020 +/– Chemicals 1,586 152 . 51 49 4% 8,971 8,642 4% 371 513 –28% Materials 1,410 17 . 94 86 9% 10,245 9,831 4% 255 1,506 –83% Industrial Solutions 599 373 61% 90 88 2% 5,881 6,983 –16% 132 135 –2% Surface Technologies 645 41 . 135 103 31% 13,190 11,700 13% 198 220 –10% Nutrition & Care 409 499 –18% 83 74 12% 6,611 6,584 0% 218 206 6% Agricultural Solutions 839 882 –5% 444 407 9% 15,922 16,736 –5% 133 136 –2% Other –861 –449 –92% 159 167 –5% 22,118 29,893 –26% 69 74 –7% BASF Group 4,627 1,515 205% 1,056 974 8% 82,938 90,369 –8% 1,376 2,790 –51% c Additions to property, plant and equipment and intangible assets (XLSX:) XLS Other in H1d (Million €) 2021 2020 +/– Sales 1,576 1,209 30% Income from operations (EBIT) before special items –796 –379 . of which costs for cross-divisional corporate research –147 –156 6% costs of corporate headquarters –119 –111 –7% other businesses 104 51 104% foreign currency results, hedging and other measurement effects –31 11 . miscellaneous income and expenses –603 –174 . Special items –65 –70 7% Income from operations (EBIT) –861 –449 –92% d For more information on Other, see Note 4 back next