2017
In € million

 

Acquisitions

 

Disposals

 

Total

Subsidiaries

 

(44)

 

891

 

846

Other

 

(11)

 

 

 

(11)

Total investments

 

(55)

 

891

 

836

Property, plant and equipment/Intangible assets

 

(822)

 

75

 

(746)

Total

 

(877)

 

966

 

89

2016
In € million

 

Acquisitions

 

Disposals

 

Total

Subsidiaries

 

(23)

 

144

 

120

Other

 

(2)

 

6

 

4

Total investments

 

(26)

 

150

 

124

Property, plant and equipment/Intangible assets

 

(981)

 

76

 

(904)

Total

 

(1,006)

 

226

 

(780)

In 2017

The acquisition of subsidiaries (€(44) million) is related mainly to the acquisition of European Carbon Fiber GmbH (€(16) million), Energain (€(13) million), and post-acquisition payments related to Cytec (€(17) million).

The disposal of subsidiaries (€891 million) is related mainly to the disposal of Acetow (€734 million), Emerging Biochemicals (€180 million), Cross Linkable Compound (€62 million) and Formulated Resin (€38 million). The balance is mainly composed of amounts paid for prior years disposals without impact on the 2017 income statement (Inovyn (€(79) million), BASF (€(22) million), and Indupa (€(19) million).

The acquisition of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets (€(822) million) relates to various projects:

  • Composite Materials: expansion of adhesive capacity in Wrexham (United Kingdom),
  • Peroxides: construction of a 60Kt H2O2 plant at Zhengiang (China),
  • Special Chem: new eH2O2 plant in Rosignano (Italy) and in Zhengiang (China),
  • Specialty Polymers: investment in Fluorelastomers and PVDF in Changshu (China),
  • Specialty Polymers: investment in Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) capacity (United States), 
  • Specialty Polymers: new production unit dedicated to Polyethersulfone (PESU) in Panoli (India).

In 2016

The acquisition of subsidiaries (€(23) million) related mainly to the acquisition of Primester (€(33) million) in 2016. The balance is related to prior year acquisitions: Cytec (€(44) million), release of the Chemlogics holdback (€74 million), and Erca Emery Surfactant (€(16) million).

The disposal of subsidiaries (€144 million) related mainly to the disposal of Inovyn (€335 million) and Indupa (€(157) million).

The acquisition of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets (€(981) million) related to various projects:

  • Composite Materials: expansion of adhesive capacity in Wrexham (United Kingdom),
  • Composite Materials: new resin infusion facility in Ostringen (Germany),
  • Peroxides: build-up of a megaplant H2O2 joint operation in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with Sadara (JV Dow-Aramco),
  • Peroxides: construction of a 60Kt H2O2 plant at Zhengiang (China),
  • Peroxides: H2O2 capacity expansion in Longview (United States),
  • Silica: build-up of new highly dispersible silica (HDS) plant in Gunsan (South Korea),
  • Special Chem: new eH2O2 plant in Rosignano (Italy),
  • Specialty Polymers: investment in Fluorelastomers and PVDF in Changshu (China),
  • Specialty Polymers: investment in Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) capacity (United States).