Global
Factbook
Business Review by Segment
Segment overview
| Million € | Sales | EBITDA before special items |
EBITDA | EBIT before special items |
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| 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | |
| Chemicals | 10,369 |
14,895 |
1,167 |
2,774 |
1,167 |
2,771 |
361 |
1,956 |
| Materials | 14,149 |
18,443 |
1,650 |
2,686 |
1,523 |
2,660 |
826 |
1,840 |
| Industrial Solutions | 8,010 |
9,992 |
965 |
1,437 |
1,010 |
1,443 |
625 |
1,091 |
| Surface Technologies | 16,204 |
21,283 |
1,520 |
1,464 |
1,351 |
1,264 |
938 |
902 |
| Nutrition & Care | 6,858 |
8,066 |
565 |
1,067 |
578 |
1,055 |
107 |
618 |
| Agricultural Solutions | 10,092 |
10,280 |
2,270 |
1,928 |
2,177 |
1,922 |
1,563 |
1,220 |
| Other | 3,220 |
4,368 |
−466 |
−594 |
−626 |
−368 |
−614 |
−749 |
| BASF Group | 68,902 |
87,327 |
7,671 |
10,762 |
7,180 |
10,748 |
3,806 |
6,878 |
Segment overview
| Million € | EBIT | Assets | Investments including acquisitions1 | Research and development expenses | ||||
| 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | |
| Chemicals | 364 |
1,758 |
11,468 |
10,481 |
2,706 |
1,701 |
83 |
93 |
| Materials | 378 |
1,776 |
9,716 |
10,864 |
1,083 |
880 |
185 |
201 |
| Industrial Solutions | 660 |
1,097 |
5,576 |
6,318 |
285 |
322 |
150 |
172 |
| Surface Technologies | 366 |
612 |
12,657 |
14,899 |
621 |
740 |
304 |
335 |
| Nutrition & Care | 119 |
605 |
7,496 |
8,038 |
765 |
642 |
150 |
172 |
| Agricultural Solutions | 1,131 |
1,221 |
16,089 |
17,071 |
353 |
414 |
900 |
944 |
| Other | −778 |
−523 |
14,3932 |
16,8032 |
195 |
268 |
356 |
381 |
| BASF Group | 2,240 |
6,548 |
77,395 |
84,472 |
6,006 |
4,967 |
2,130 |
2,298 |
1 Additions to property, plant and equipment
2 Includes assets of businesses recognized under Other and reconciliation to assets of the BASF Group