7 – Income from Integral Companies Accounted for Using the Equity Method Income from integral companies accounted for using the equity method improved from €34 million in the first half of 2020 to €321 million in the first half of 2021. Of the €287 million increase, €226 million related to the shareholding in BASF-YPC Company Ltd., Nanjing, China, primarily due to higher prices and increased volumes as well as the scheduled turnarounds of the production plants in the first half of 2020. back next