BASF Report 2022

Business Review by Segment

Segment overview (Million €)

 

Sales

Income from operations before depreciation and amortization (EBITDA)

Income from operations (EBIT) before special items

 

2022

2021

2022

2021

2022

2021

Chemicals

14,895

13,579

2,771

3,882b

1,956

3,092b

Materials

18,443

15,214

2,660

3,162

1,840

2,418

Industrial Solutions

9,992

8,876

1,443

1,344

1,091

1,006

Surface Technologies

21,283

22,659

1,264

1,243

902

800

Nutrition & Care

8,066

6,442

1,055

967

618

497

Agricultural Solutions

10,280

8,162

1,922

1,358

1,220

715

Other

4,368

3,666

–368

–602b

–749

–761b

BASF Group

87,327

78,598

10,748

11,355

6,878

7,768

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from operations (EBIT)

Assets

Investments including acquisitionsa

 

2022

2021

2022

2021

2022

2021

Chemicals

1,758

3,115b

10,481

10,482b

1,701

1,157

Materials

1,776

2,345

10,864

11,286

880

709

Industrial Solutions

1,097

965

6,318

6,302

322

361

Surface Technologies

612

761

14,899

13,769

740

1,469

Nutrition & Care

605

554

8,038

7,231

642

654

Agricultural Solutions

1,221

696

17,071

15,305

414

347

Other

–523

–759b

16,803

23,007b

268

183

BASF Group

6,548

7,677

84,472

87,383

4,967

4,881

a

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

b

BASF’s ethylene value chain was reorganized internally as of January 1, 2022. In this connection, the polyolefins and styrenics businesses of the joint venture BASF-YPC Company Ltd., Nanjing, China, which were previously reported under Other, were allocated to the Petrochemicals division. The prior-year figures have been adjusted. This reduced income from integral companies accounted for using the equity method, EBITDA before special items, EBITDA, EBIT and EBIT before special items in Other by €28 million in the first quarter of 2021 and increased these indicators in the Petrochemicals division accordingly (rounding differences are possible). The effect was €28 million in both the second and third quarters of 2021 and €34 million in the fourth quarter of 2021. The effect in full-year 2021 was €118 million. The operating assets were also reallocated as part of the reorganization and increased the Chemicals segment’s assets by €114 million as of December 31, 2021.

Contributions to EBITDA by segment in 2022

Contributions to EBITDA by segment (bar chart)

Contributions to assets by segment in 2022

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

 

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

 

2022

2021

2022

2021

2022

2021

2022

2021

Chemicals

4,004

2,736

4,349

3,419

3,793

3,693

2,749

3,731

Materials

4,821

3,447

4,862

3,743

4,715

3,973

4,045

4,052

Industrial Solutions

2,493

2,108

2,643

2,359

2,687

2,205

2,169

2,204

Surface Technologies

5,457

5,947

5,446

5,892

5,333

5,631

5,047

5,189

Nutrition & Care

1,971

1,533

2,074

1,584

2,123

1,598

1,898

1,727

Agricultural Solutions

3,397

2,846

2,459

1,963

2,142

1,593

2,282

1,760

Other

940

783

1,142

793

1,153

976

1,133

1,113

BASF Group

23,083

19,400

22,974

19,753

21,946

19,669

19,323

19,776

a

Quarterly results not audited

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

 

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

 

2022

2021

2022

2021

2022

2021

2022

2021

Chemicals

858

586b

853

1,018b

323

878b

–79

610b

Materials

751

672

668

792

277

631

144

323

Industrial Solutions

348

266

323

307

299

262

120

171

Surface Technologies

267

360

227

289

239

119

170

32

Nutrition & Care

244

218

213

138

180

104

–19

37

Agricultural Solutions

868

807

223

75

7

–90

122

–77

Other

–518

–589b

–168

–263b

22

–39b

–85

131b

BASF Group

2,818

2,321

2,339

2,355

1,348

1,865

373

1,227

a

Quarterly results not audited

b

BASF’s ethylene value chain was reorganized internally as of January 1, 2022. In this connection, the polyolefins and styrenics businesses of the joint venture BASF-YPC Company Ltd., Nanjing, China, which were previously reported under Other, were allocated to the Petrochemicals division. The prior-year figures have been adjusted. This reduced income from integral companies accounted for using the equity method, EBITDA before special items, EBITDA, EBIT and EBIT before special items in Other by €28 million in the first quarter of 2021 and increased these indicators in the Petrochemicals division accordingly (rounding differences are possible). The effect was €28 million in both the second and third quarters of 2021 and €34 million in the fourth quarter of 2021. The effect in full-year 2021 was €118 million. The operating assets were also reallocated as part of the reorganization and increased the Chemicals segment’s assets by €114 million as of December 31, 2021.

Contributions to total sales by segment in 2022

Contributions to total sales by segment (bar chart)

Contributions to EBIT before special items by segment in 2022

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

 

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

 

2022

2021

2022

2021

2022

2021

2022

2021

Chemicals

857

633b

851

1,010b

322

877b

–272

595b

Materials

749

648

650

762

272

620

105

315

Industrial Solutions

343

259

310

340

309

229

135

136

Surface Technologies

260

356

81

289

197

104

75

12

Nutrition & Care

246

215

209

194

178

105

–28

40

Agricultural Solutions

863

804

210

35

–1

–44

149

–99

Other

–534

–604b

40

–315b

17

–68b

–46

228b

BASF Group

2,785

2,311

2,350

2,316

1,294

1,822

119

1,227

a

Quarterly results not audited

b

BASF’s ethylene value chain was reorganized internally as of January 1, 2022. In this connection, the polyolefins and styrenics businesses of the joint venture BASF-YPC Company Ltd., Nanjing, China, which were previously reported under Other, were allocated to the Petrochemicals division. The prior-year figures have been adjusted. This reduced income from integral companies accounted for using the equity method, EBITDA before special items, EBITDA, EBIT and EBIT before special items in Other by €28 million in the first quarter of 2021 and increased these indicators in the Petrochemicals division accordingly (rounding differences are possible). The effect was €28 million in both the second and third quarters of 2021 and €34 million in the fourth quarter of 2021. The effect in full-year 2021 was €118 million. The operating assets were also reallocated as part of the reorganization and increased the Chemicals segment’s assets by €114 million as of December 31, 2021.

Contributions to EBIT by segment in 2022

Contributions to EBIT by segment (bar chart)

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