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Nutrition & Care

The Nutrition & Care segment, consisting of the Care Chemicals and Nutrition & Health divisions, serves the growing needs of food and feed producers as well as the pharmaceutical, cosmetics, detergents and cleaning industries. We offer solutions for the increasingly sophisticated demands of fast-moving consumer goods as well as for technical applications, crop protection and nutrition. We strive to expand our position as a leading provider of ingredients for consumer goods in the areas of nutrition, home and personal care. Our goal is to drive organic growth. We focus on growth markets, sustainability trends and digital business models in consumer markets.

Divisions

Care Chemicals
Ingredients for the cosmetics, detergents and cleaner industries, agrochemical and technical applications
Nutrition & Health
Products for the food and feed industries, the flavor and fragrance industry and the pharmaceutical industry
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Two new active ingredients from one process

Probiolift™ and Postbiolift™ are two new biotic ingredients from BASF’s personal care business area that support healthy skin aging. Unlike other biotics existing on the cosmetic market, the newly developed ingredients are the first to use a bacterium that is found naturally in the skin: Lactobacillus crispatus. One gram of Probiolift™ contains over 1 million useful bacteria. The result is a product that improves skin elasticity and reduces the appearance of wrinkles around the eyes. BASF uses an energy-efficient and more sustainable fermentation process and produces both active ingredients using an innovative process without waste.

For more information on ProbioliftTM and PostbioliftTM, see basf.com/probiolift

Sales 2023

Factors influencing sales

EBITDA before special items

Segment data Nutrition & Care

Million € 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019
Sales to third parties 6,858 8,066 6,442 6,019 6,075
Share of total BASF sales (%) 10.0 9.2 8.2 10.2 10.2
of which Care Chemicals 4,721 5,619 4,439 3,989 4,118
Nutrition & Health 2,137 2,447 2,003 2,030 1,957
Income from operations before depreciation, amortization and special items 565 1,067 909 1,190 1,214
EBITDA margin before special items (%) 8.2 13.2 14.2 19.8 20.0
Income from operations before depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) 578 1,055 967 1,152 1,189
EBITDA margin (%) 8.4 13.1 15.0 19.1 19.6
Income from operations (EBIT) before special items 107 618 497 773 793
Income from operations (EBIT) 119 605 554 688 644
Segment cash flow 503 –99
Return on capital employed (ROCE) (%) 1.5 7.5 8.2 10.6 10.0
Last UpdateMay 27, 2024