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
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
Factors influencing sales
EBITDA before special items
| 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 |