Factbook
Selected Key Figures Excluding Metals
The IFRS figures correspond to the amounts presented in the Consolidated Financial Statements. The adjusted figures exclude sales from precious and base metal services as well as precious and base metal sales in the Battery Materials and Environmental Catalyst and Metal Solutions divisions.
BASF Group
| 2024 | 2023 | ||||
| IFRS figure | Adjusted figure | IFRS figure | Adjusted figure | ||
| Sales | million € | 65,260 | 59,860 | 68,902 | 60,650 |
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Volumes |
% | 1.8 | 3.5 | –8.4 | –7.2 |
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Prices |
% | –5.2 | –2.8 | –10.0 | –7.9 |
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Currencies |
% | –1.8 | –1.9 | –2.5 | –2.5 |
|
Portfolio |
% | –0.1 | –0.1 | –0.2 | –0.3 |
| EBITDA before special items | million € | 7,858 | 7,858 | 7,671 | 7,671 |
| EBITDA margin before special items | % | 12.0 | 13.1 | 11.1 | 12.6 |
Surface Technologies1
| 2024 | 2023 | ||||
| IFRS figure | Adjusted figure | IFRS figure | Adjusted figure | ||
| Sales | million € | 11,849 | 6,603 | 16,204 | 7,952 |
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Volumes |
% | –7.9 | –4.2 | –9.6 | 0.2 |
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Prices |
% | –11.8 | 0.2 | –11.1 | 6.3 |
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Currencies |
% | –1.7 | –3.0 | –3.1 | –4.6 |
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Portfolio |
% | 0.0 | 0.0 | –0.1 | –0.4 |
| EBITDA before special items | million € | 1,099 | 1,099 | 1,520 | 1,520 |
| EBITDA margin before special items | % | 9.3 | 16.6 | 9.4 | 19.1 |
1 The former Catalysts division has been split into two business units Battery Materials and ECMS, which were established as independent divisions as of January 1, 2025. In addition, the chemical and refining catalysts business, which was previously reported as part of the Catalysts division, is part of the Performance Chemicals division since January 1, 2025. The figures for 2024 have been restated accordingly.