Million € |
2019 | 2018 | +/- |
| Sales to third parties | 9,532 | 11,694 | (18%) |
of which Petrochemicals |
6,670 | 8,561 | (22%) |
Intermediates |
2,862 | 3,133 | (9%) |
Intersegment transfers |
3,428 | 3,611 | (5%) |
| Sales including transfers | 12,960 | 15,305 | (15%) |
| Income from operations before depreciation, amortization and special items | 1,574 | 2,245 | (30%) |
| Income from operations before depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) | 1,545 | 2,234 | (31%) |
| EBITDA margin (%) | 16.2 | 19.1 | – |
| Depreciation and amortizationa | 923 | 661 | 40% |
| Income from operations (EBIT) | 622 | 1,573 | (60%) |
| Special items | (169) | (14) | . |
| EBIT before special items | 791 | 1,587 | (50%) |
| Return on Capital Employed (ROCE, %) | 6.8 | 17.7 | – |
| Assets | 8,978 | 8,947 | 0% |
| Investments including acquisitionsb | 1,108 | 962 | 15% |
| Research and development expenses | 108 | 114 | (5%) |
a Amortization of intangible assets and depreciation of property, plant and equipment (including impairments and reversals of impairments)
b Additions to intangible assets and property, plant and equipment
Million € |
2019 | 2018 | +/- |
| Sales to third parties | 11,466 | 13,270 | (14%) |
of which Performance Materials |
6,064 | 6,517 | (7%) |
Monomers |
5,402 | 6,753 | (20%) |
| Intersegment transfers | 849 | 962 | (12%) |
| Sales including transfers | 12,315 | 14,232 | (13%) |
| Income from operations before depreciation, amortization and special items | 1,719 | 3,020 | (43%) |
| Income from operations before depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) | 1,691 | 2,993 | (44%) |
| EBITDA margin (%) | 14,7 | 22,6 | – |
| Depreciation and amortizationa | 718 | 619 | 16% |
| Income from operations (EBIT) | 973 | 2,374 | (59%) |
| Special items | (30) | (26) | (15%) |
| EBIT before special items | 1,003 | 2,400 | (58%) |
| Return on Capital Employed (ROCE, %) | 10,7 | 26,1 | – |
| Assets | 8,782 | 9,005 | (2%) |
| Investments including acquisitionsb | 784 | 639 | 23% |
| Research and development expenses | 193 | 194 | (1%) |
a Amortization of intangible assets and depreciation of property, plant and equipment (including impairments and reversals of impairments)
b Additions to intangible assets and property, plant and equipment
Million € |
2019 | 2018 | +/- |
| Sales to third parties | 8,389 | 9,120 | (8%) |
of which Dispersions & Pigments |
5,178 | 5,292 | (2%) |
Performance Chemicals |
3,211 | 3,828 | (16%) |
| Intersegment transfers | 524 | 525 | (0%) |
| Sales including transfers | 8,913 | 9,645 | (8%) |
| Income from operations before depreciation, amortization and special items | 1,249 | 1,090 | 15% |
| Income from operations before depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) | 1,327 | 1,076 | 23% |
| EBITDA margin (%) | 15.8 | 11.8 | – |
| Depreciation and amortizationa | 438 | 423 | 4% |
| Income from operations (EBIT) | 889 | 653 | 36% |
| Special items | 69 | (15) | . |
| EBIT before special items | 820 | 668 | 23% |
| Return on Capital Employed (ROCE, %) | 12.5 | 8.7 | – |
| Assets | 6,903 | 7,464 | (8%) |
| Investments including acquisitionsb | 426 | 436 | (2%) |
| Research and development expenses | 192 | 224 | (14%) |
a Amortization of intangible assets and depreciation of property, plant and equipment (including impairments and reversals of impairments)
b Additions to intangible assets and property, plant and equipment
Million € |
2019 | 2018 | +/- |
| Sales to third parties | 13,142 | 11,199 | 17% |
of which Catalysts |
9,396 | 7,469 | 26% |
Coatings |
3,746 | 3,730 | 0% |
| Intersegment transfers | 212 | 192 | 10% |
| Sales including transfers | 13,354 | 11,391 | 17% |
| Income from operations before depreciation, amortization and special items | 1,173 | 995 | 18% |
| Income from operations before depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) | 1,120 | 953 | 18% |
| EBITDA margin (%) | 8.5 | 8.5 | – |
| Depreciation and amortizationa | 457 | 379 | 21% |
| Income from operations (EBIT) | 663 | 574 | 16% |
| Special items | (59) | (43) | (37%) |
| EBIT before special items | 722 | 617 | 17% |
| Return on Capital Employed (ROCE, %) | 5.7 | 5.3 | – |
| Assets | 11,773 | 11,062 | 6% |
| Investments including acquisitionsb | 565 | 531 | 6% |
| Research and development expenses | 214 | 217 | (1%) |
a Amortization of intangible assets and depreciation of property, plant and equipment (including impairments and reversals of impairments)
b Additions to intangible assets and property, plant and equipment
Million € |
2019 | 2018 | +/- |
| Sales to third parties | 6,075 | 5,940 | 2% |
of which Care Chemicals |
4,118 | 4,244 | (3%) |
Nutrition & Health |
1,957 | 1,696 | 15% |
| Intersegment transfers | 490 | 470 | 4% |
| Sales including transfers | 6,565 | 6,410 | 2% |
| Income from operations before depreciation, amortization and special items | 1,214 | 1,128 | 8% |
| Income from operations before depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) | 1,189 | 1,107 | 7% |
| EBITDA margin (%) | 19.6 | 18.6 | – |
| Depreciation and amortizationa | 545 | 392 | 39% |
| Income from operations (EBIT) | 644 | 715 | (10%) |
| Special items | (149) | (21) | . |
| EBIT before special items | 793 | 736 | 8% |
| Return on Capital Employed (ROCE, %) | 10.0 | 11.8 | – |
| Assets | 6,399 | 6,230 | 3% |
| Investments including acquisitionsb | 595 | 298 | 100% |
| Research and development expenses | 161 | 152 | 6% |
a Amortization of intangible assets and depreciation of property, plant and equipment (including impairments and reversals of impairments)
b Additions to intangible assets and property, plant and equipment
Million € |
2019 | 2018 | +/- |
| Sales to third parties | 7,814 | 6,156 | 27% |
| Intersegment transfers | 197 | 58 | 240% |
| Sales including transfers | 8,011 | 6,214 | 29% |
| Income from operations before depreciation, amortization and special items | 1,809 | 1,128 | 60% |
| Income from operations before depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) | 1,647 | 985 | 67% |
| EBITDA margin (%) | 21.1 | 16 | – |
| Depreciation and amortizationa | 719 | 394 | 82% |
| Income from operations (EBIT) | 928 | 591 | 57% |
| Special items | (167) | (143) | (17%) |
| EBIT before special items | 1,095 | 734 | 49% |
| Return on Capital Employed (ROCE, %) | 5.3 | 5.1 | – |
| Assets | 16,530 | 16,992 | (3%) |
| Investments including acquisitionsb | 320 | 7,110 | (95%) |
| Research and development expenses | 879 | 679 | 29% |
a Amortization of intangible assets and depreciation of property, plant and equipment (including impairments and reversals of impairments)
b Additions to intangible assets and property, plant and equipment
| Million € | 2019 | 2018 | +/- |
Sales |
2,898 |
2,841 |
2% |
| Income from operations before depreciation, amortization and special items |
(521) |
(335) |
(56%) |
Income from operations before depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) |
(483) |
(378) |
(28%) |
Depreciation and amortizationb |
184 |
128 |
44% |
Income from operations (EBIT) |
(667) |
(506) |
(32%) |
Special items |
21 |
(45) |
. |
EBIT before special items |
(688) |
(461) |
(49%) |
of which costs for cross-divisional corporate research |
(397) |
(414) |
4% |
costs of corporate headquarters |
(231) |
(249) |
7% |
other businesses |
73 |
25 |
192% |
foreign currency results, hedging and other measurement effects |
(89) |
324 |
. |
miscellaneous income and expenses |
(44) |
(147) |
70% |
Assetsc |
27,585 |
26,856 |
3% |
Investments including acquisitionsd |
299 |
759 |
(61%) |
Research and development expenses |
411 |
414 |
(1%) |
a Information on the composition of Other can be found in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
b Amortization of intangible assets and depreciation of property, plant and equipment (including impairments and reversals of impairments)
c Contains assets of businesses recognized under Other as well as reconciliation to assets of the BASF Group including the disposal groups for the oil and gas business and the construction chemicals business
d Additions to intangible assets and property, plant and equipment
| Million € | Sales Location of company |
Sales Location of customer |
Income from operations (EBIT) Location of company |
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2019 |
2018 |
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2018 |
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2019 |
2018 |
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Europe |
25,706 | 27,526 | (7%) | 23,827 | 25,589 | (7%) | 1,976 | 3,210 | (38%) |
of which Germany |
14,049 | 17,767 | (21%) | 6,123 | 6,687 | (8%) | 418 | 1,146 | (64%) |
North America |
16,420 | 15,900 | 3% | 15,948 | 15,388 | 4% | 692 | 794 | (13%) |
Asia Pacific |
13,384 | 13,454 | (1%) | 14,203 | 14,210 | (0%) | 1,082 | 1,793 | (40%) |
South America, Africa, Middle East |
3,806 | 3,340 | 14% | 5,338 | 5,033 | 6% | 302 | 177 | 71% |
BASF Group |
59,316 | 60,220 | (2%) | 59,316 | 60,220 | (2%) | 4,052 | 5,974 | (32%) |