6 – Other Operating Income and Expenses

Other operating income (Million €)

 

H1

 

2022

2021

Income from the adjustment and release of provisions recognized in other operating expenses

18

40

Revenue from miscellaneous other activities

84

68

Income from hedging transactions and the measurement of LTI programs

150

4

Income from foreign currency transactions and the translation of financial statements in foreign currencies

44

37

Gains on divestitures and the disposal of noncurrent assets

254

148

Reversals of impairment losses on noncurrent assets

3

Income from the reversal of valuation allowances for business-related receivables

31

18

Gains/losses from precious metal trading

161

262

Other

167

262

Other operating income

912

839

Other operating expenses (Million €)

 

H1

 

2022

2021

Restructuring and integration measures

219

171

Environmental protection and safety measures, costs of demolition and removal, and project costs not subject to mandatory capitalization

201

151

Depreciation, amortization and impairments of noncurrent assets and of the disposal group

109

41

Costs from miscellaneous revenue-generating activities

76

62

Expenses from hedging transactions and the measurement of LTI programs

30

48

Losses from foreign currency transactions and the translation of financial statements in foreign currencies

152

66

Losses from divestitures and the disposal of noncurrent assets

21

5

Expenses from the addition of valuation allowances on business-related receivables

40

28

Expenses for derecognition of obsolete inventory

113

102

Other

308

315

Other operating expenses

1,269

989

The increase in income from hedging transactions and the measurement of LTI programs was attributable to income from virtual power purchase agreements and from hedges for natural gas and raw materials in North America. In addition, income arose from the release of provisions for the long-term incentive (LTI) programs.

The gains on divestitures and the disposal of noncurrent assets in the first half of 2022 was mainly due to the sale of 25.2% of the Hollandse Kust Zuid (HKZ) offshore wind farm.

Other income decreased, primarily as a result of lower income from tax refunds.

The increase in expenses for restructuring and integration measures in the first half of 2022 was attributable to the discontinuation of activities in Russia and Belarus, with the exception of business to support food production, and to restructuring activities to improve competitiveness in various operating divisions.

By contrast, the expenses for the integration of the battery materials business, which was acquired in China in 2021, were significantly lower than the expenses for the integration of Solvay’s global polyamide business in the prior-year period.

The increase in depreciation, amortization and impairments of noncurrent assets and of the disposal group in the first half of 2022 was due largely to impairments in connection with the agreed divestiture of the De Meern site in the Netherlands.