BASF Report 2021

Business Review by Segment

Segment overview (Million €)

 

Sales

Income from operations before depreciation and amortization (EBITDA)

Income from operations (EBIT) before special items

 

2021

2020

2021

2020

2021

2020

Chemicals

13,579

8,071

3,764

1,237

2,974

445

Materials

15,214

10,736

3,162

1,556

2,418

835

Industrial Solutions

8,876

7,644

1,344

1,099

1,006

822

Surface Technologies

22,659

16,659

1,243

900

800

484

Nutrition & Care

6,442

6,019

967

1,152

497

773

Agricultural Solutions

8,162

7,660

1,358

1,582

715

970

Other

3,666

2,360

–484

–1,032

–643

–769

BASF Group

78,598

59,149

11,355

6,494

7,768

3,560

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from operations (EBIT)

Assets

Investments including acquisitionsa

 

2021

2020

2021

2020

2021

2020

Chemicals

2,997

–192

10,369

7,896

1,157

871

Materials

2,345

–109

11,286

9,118

709

1,957

Industrial Solutions

965

630

6,302

6,402

361

331

Surface Technologies

761

–587

13,769

11,691

1,469

585

Nutrition & Care

554

688

7,231

6,214

654

510

Agricultural Solutions

696

582

15,305

14,840

347

459

Other

–641

–1,203

23,121

24,131

183

156

BASF Group

7,677

–191

87,383

80,292

4,881

4,869

a

Additions to property, plant and equipment (of which from acquisitions: €332 million in 2021 and €559 million in 2020) and intangible assets (of which from acquisitions: €392 million in 2021 and €691 million in 2020)

Contributions to EBITDA by segment

Contributions to EBITDA by segment (bar chart)

Contributions to assets by segment

Contributions to assets by segment (bar chart)
Salesa (Million €)

 

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

 

2021

2020

2021

2020

2021

2020

2021

2020

Chemicals

2,736

2,350

3,419

1,791

3,693

1,783

3,731

2,147

Materials

3,447

2,874

3,743

2,143

3,973

2,657

4,052

3,062

Industrial Solutions

2,108

2,098

2,359

1,819

2,205

1,844

2,204

1,883

Surface Technologies

5,947

4,328

5,892

3,099

5,631

4,142

5,189

5,090

Nutrition & Care

1,533

1,582

1,584

1,555

1,598

1,427

1,727

1,455

Agricultural Solutions

2,846

2,819

1,963

1,766

1,593

1,474

1,760

1,601

Other

783

702

793

507

976

484

1,113

667

BASF Group

19,400

16,753

19,753

12,680

19,669

13,811

19,776

15,905

a

Quarterly results not audited

Income from operations (EBIT) before special itemsa (Million €)

 

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

 

2021

2020

2021

2020

2021

2020

2021

2020

Chemicals

558

174

990

–2

850

46

576

227

Materials

672

209

792

–80

631

217

323

489

Industrial Solutions

266

273

307

163

262

186

171

200

Surface Technologies

360

220

289

–151

119

200

32

215

Nutrition & Care

218

254

138

256

104

143

37

120

Agricultural Solutions

807

809

75

120

–90

26

–77

15

Other

–560

–299

–236

–80

–11

–237

165

–153

BASF Group

2,321

1,640

2,355

226

1,865

581

1,227

1,113

a

Quarterly results not audited

Contributions to total sales by segment

Contributions to total sales by segment (bar chart)

Contributions to EBITDA by segment

Contributions to EBIT before special items by segment (bar chart)
Income from operations (EBIT)a (Million €)

 

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

 

2021

2020

2021

2020

2021

2020

2021

2020

Chemicals

605

170

981

–18

850

–504

561

160

Materials

648

119

762

–102

620

–546

315

420

Industrial Solutions

259

240

340

133

229

78

136

179

Surface Technologies

356

217

289

–176

104

–803

12

175

Nutrition & Care

215

244

194

255

105

86

40

103

Agricultural Solutions

804

787

35

95

–44

–304

–99

4

Other

–576

–321

–285

–128

–42

–645

262

–109

BASF Group

2,311

1,456

2,316

59

1,822

–2,638

1,227

932

a

Quarterly results not audited

Contributions to EBIT by segment

Contributions to EBIT by segment (bar chart)