ales of €16.8 billion (plus 7 percent), mainly due to volumes growth
EBIT before special items of €1.6 billion (minus 6 percent), primarily as a result of lower earnings in the Chemicals and Materials segments; EBIT before special items improves in all downstream segments
Outlook 2020:
High uncertainty about future economic developments in 2020
Concrete statements on the development of sales and earnings in 2020 cannot be made at present
BASF Group’s sales in the first quarter of 2020 increased by 7 percent compared with the prior-year quarter to €16.8 billion. This was mainly driven by a 4 percent increase in volumes.
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