12 – Current Assets (XLSX:) XLS Current assets (Million €) June 30, 2021 December 31, 2020 June 30, 2020 Raw materials and factory supplies 3,716 3,105 3,463 Work in progress, finished goods and merchandise 7,355 6,784 7,237 Advance payments and services in progress 84 121 97 Inventories 11,155 10,010 10,797 Accounts receivable, trade 12,600 9,466 9,403 Loans and interest receivables 207 123 186 Derivatives with positive fair values 531 414 554 Receivables from bank acceptance drafts 443 288 225 Prepaid expenses 312 257 329 Tax refund claims 1,406 1,158 1,519 Precious metal trading items 2,447 1,604 1,131 Other 941 829 817 Other receivables and miscellaneous assets 6,287 4,673 4,761 Marketable securities 208 207 350 Cash and cash equivalents 2,869 4,330 5,212 Assets of disposal groups – 1,182 4,690 Other current assets 9,364 10,392 15,013 Current assets 33,119 29,868 35,213 Work in progress, finished goods and merchandise are combined into one item due to production conditions in the chemical industry. Services in progress mainly relate to services not invoiced as of the balance sheet date. The increase in trade accounts receivable over December 31, 2020, was primarily attributable to seasonal sales volumes growth in the Agricultural Solutions segment, to higher demand and to increased raw materials prices. back next