Chemicals

Segment Chemicals (Photo)

The Chemicals segment comprises our business with basic chemicals and intermediates. Its portfolio ranges from solvents and plasticizers to high-volume monomers and glues as well as raw materials for detergents, plastics, textile fibers, paints and coatings, crop protection and medicines. In addition to supplying customers in the chemical industry and numerous other sectors, we also ensure that other BASF SEgments are supplied with chemicals for producing downstream products.

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Key data Chemicals1 (million €)

 

 

2017

2016

Change in %

1

On January 1, 2017, the Monomers and Dispersions & Pigments divisions’ activities for the electronics industry were merged into the global Electronic Materials business unit and allocated to the Dispersions & Pigments division. For better comparability, the affected figures for 2016 have been adjusted accordingly.

Sales

 

16,331

12,905

27

Thereof Petrochemicals

 

6,389

5,035

27

Monomers

 

6,963

5,189

34

Intermediates

 

2,979

2,681

11

EBITDA

 

5,374

3,114

73

Income from operations (EBIT)

 

4,208

1,953

115

EBIT before special items

 

4,233

2,032

108

More in this chapter:

  • Segment Profile
  • Products and Investments
  • Business Review