11 – Noncurrent Assets (XLSX:) XLS Development of intangible assets and property, plant and equipment H1 (Million €) Intangible assets Property, plant and equipment 2021 2020 2021 2020 Cost As of January 1 17,241 17,555 66,015 65,508 Additions 28 805 1,348 1,985 Disposals –107 –31 –672 –418 Transfers 4 –55 –4 35 Currency effects 297 –120 909 –477 As of June 30 17,463 18,154 67,596 66,633 Accumulated depreciation and amortization As of January 1 4,096 3,030 46,368 43,716 Additions 306 340 1,442 1,643 Disposals –81 –19 –595 –372 Transfers 9 –57 –3 –2 Currency effects 65 –14 574 –235 As of June 30 4,395 3,280 47,786 44,750 Net carrying amount as of June 30 13,068 14,874 19,810 21,883 Additions to property, plant and equipment in the first half of 2021 were mainly due to investment projects such as the establishment of a new Verbund site in Zhanjiang, China, and the construction and expansion of the ethylene oxide and polyethylene oxide production plants in Antwerp, Belgium, and in Ludwigshafen, Germany. Furthermore, they included construction and expansion projects as well as modernization measures, primarily at the sites in Ludwigshafen, Germany; Antwerp, Belgium; Shanghai, China; Geismar, Louisiana; and Freeport, Texas. Disposals of property, plant and equipment in the first half of 2021 resulted primarily from the sale of a production site in Kankakee, Illinois, and the disposal of the share in the condensate splitter in Port Arthur, Texas. For more information, see Note 3 In addition to scheduled depreciation, accumulated depreciation on property, plant and equipment included, in particular, impairments in connection with a plant closure in Freeport, Texas. Currency effects in the first half of 2021 resulted largely from appreciation of the U.S. dollar against the euro. (XLSX:) XLS Development of investments accounted for using the equity method H1 (Million €) Integral Non-integral Total 2021 2020 2021 2020 2021 2020 As of January 1 1,878 1,885 10,874 13,123 12,752 15,008 Proportional income after taxes and other adjustments to income and expenses 321 34 73 –941 394 –907 Proportional changes of other comprehensive income 40 –30 29 –132 69 –162 Total comprehensive income 361 4 102 –1,073 463 –1,069 Changes in the scope of consolidation − − − − − − Additions 12 − − − 12 − Disposals –6 –5 − –11 –6 –16 Transfers –116 –123 –488 –57 –604 –180 Net carrying amount as of June 30 2,129 1,761 10,488 11,982 12,617 13,743 Proportional income after taxes and other adjustments to income and expenses improved by a total of €1,301 million, due mainly to the improved results of Wintershall Dea GmbH, Kassel/Hamburg, Germany; BASF-YPC Company Ltd., Nanjing, China; and Heesung Catalysts, Seoul, South Korea. Proportional changes of other comprehensive income included income and expense recognized directly in equity and related primarily to currency effects of the shareholdings in Wintershall Dea GmbH and BASF-YPC Company Ltd. Additions to integral investments accounted for using the equity method related to the shareholding in Southeast Texas Pipelines LLC, Wilmington, Delaware. Disposals in the first half of 2021 included the capital decrease at Yara Freeport LLC, Wilmington, Delaware. Transfers in the first half of 2021 amounted to –€604 million and mainly included dividend distributions, particularly from Wintershall Dea GmbH, BASF-YPC Company Ltd., and Heesung Catalysts Corporation. (XLSX:) XLS Other financial assets (Million €) June 30, 2021 Dec. 31, 2020 June 30, 2020 Other shareholdings 478 533 506 Long-term securities 55 49 122 Other financial assets 533 582 628 back next