Other Q3 2021 Sales in Other rose considerably compared with the third quarter of 2020. This was due primarily to sales growth in commodity trading. Income from operations (EBIT) before special items was considerably above the level of the prior-year quarter. This was mainly attributable to adjustments to provisions for variable compensation components (bonus) due to their divisional allocation in the third quarter of 2021. (XLSX:) XLS Financial data – Other (Million €) Q3 January–September 2021 2020 +/– 2021 2020 +/– Sales 976 484 102% 2,552 1,693 51% Income from operations before depreciation, amortization and special items 25 –199 . –702 –494 –42% Income from operations before depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) –4 –588 99% –798 –948 16% Depreciation and amortizationa 38 57 –33% 105 146 –28% Income from operations (EBIT) –42 –645 93% –903 –1,094 17% Special items –31 –408 92% –96 –478 80% EBIT before special items –11 –237 95% –807 –616 –31% of which costs for cross-divisional corporate research –76 –95 20% –223 –251 11% costs of corporate headquarters –65 –53 –23% –184 –164 –12% other businesses 40 21 90% 144 72 100% foreign currency results, hedging and other measurement effects –41 –15 . –72 –4 . miscellaneous income and expenses 131 –95 . –472 –269 –75% Assets (September 30)b 23,759 30,327 –22% 23,759 30,327 –22% Investments including acquisitionsc 48 38 26% 117 112 4% Research and development expenses 83 99 –16% 242 266 –9% a Depreciation and amortization of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets (including impairments and reversals of impairments) b Contains assets of businesses recognized under Other as well as reconciliation to assets of the BASF Group c Additions to property, plant and equipment and intangible assets back next