Regions

Q3 2021

Sales at companies located in Europe rose by 40% compared with the third quarter of 2020. This was mainly due to significantly higher price levels in the Chemicals and Materials segments. Considerable volumes increases across almost all segments contributed to the sales growth. Negative portfolio effects, particularly in the Industrial Solutions segment following the sale of the global pigments business, had an offsetting effect. Income from operations (EBIT) increased by €2,100 million to €543 million. This was mainly due to considerable earnings increases in the Materials, Surface Technologies and Chemicals segments as well as in Other. The segments’ earnings had been weighed down in the prior-year quarter by high impairments.

In North America, sales rose by 53% in euros and by 54% in local currency terms compared with the prior-year quarter. This was primarily driven by higher prices especially in the Surface Technologies and Chemicals segments. Higher sales volumes, especially in the Surface Technologies, Industrial Solutions and Chemicals segments, supported sales performance. Sales were lowered by portfolio effects, particularly in the Industrial Solutions segment following the sale of the global pigments business, as well as by negative currency effects. EBIT rose by €1,308 million to €262 million. This resulted largely from significant earnings growth in the Chemicals segment. EBIT also increased considerably in all the other segments as well as in Other. All segments’ earnings had been burdened in the prior-year quarter by impairments, among other factors.

Compared with the third quarter of 2020, sales in the Asia Pacific region rose by 40% in euros and by 37% in local currency terms. This was due mainly to higher price levels in all segments, ­especially in Surface Technologies, Chemicals and Materials. Currency effects had a slightly positive impact on sales. Overall higher volumes also drove sales. Mainly the higher sales volumes in the Materials and Industrial Solutions segments more than compensated for the decline in volumes in Surface Technologies. At €839 million, EBIT increased by €1,016 million compared with the third quarter of 2020, which had been burdened mainly from impairments. The development was largely attributable to the considerable EBIT growth in the Chemicals segment. Earnings in Surface Technologies, Materials and Industrial Solutions also rose significantly.

In the region South America, Africa, Middle East, sales rose by 28% in euros and by 27% in local currency terms compared with the third quarter of 2020. This was primarily due to higher prices, ­especially in the Surface Technologies and Chemicals segments. A considerable increase in sales volumes, particularly in the Agricultural Solutions segment, contributed to sales growth. Slightly positive currency effects also supported sales performance. EBIT rose by €36 million to €178 million which was largely attributable to earnings growth in the Agricultural Solutions segment.

Regions (Million €)

 

Sales by location of company

Sales by location of customer

Income from operations Location of company

Q3

2021

2020

+/–

2021

2020

+/–

2021

2020

+/–

Europe

7,651

5,458

40%

7,343

5,313

38%

543

–1,557

.

of which Germany

3,159

2,368

33%

1,677

1,285

31%

43

–1,341

.

North America

5,313

3,474

53%

5,127

3,245

58%

262

–1,046

.

Asia Pacific

5,238

3,731

40%

5,412

3,804

42%

839

–177

.

South America, Africa, Middle East

1,467

1,148

28%

1,787

1,449

23%

178

142

25%

BASF Group

19,669

13,811

42%

19,669

13,811

42%

1,822

–2,638

.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

January–September

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Europe

23,853

18,059

32%

22,905

17,213

33%

2,265

–852

.

of which Germany

9,545

7,790

23%

5,394

4,035

34%

688

–1,325

.

North America

16,842

12,253

37%

16,196

11,707

38%

1,415

–735

.

Asia Pacific

14,980

10,469

43%

15,450

10,866

42%

2,368

289

.

South America, Africa, Middle East

3,147

2,463

28%

4,271

3,458

24%

401

175

129%

BASF Group

58,822

43,244

36%

58,822

43,244

36%

6,449

–1,123

.