Non-controlling interests
| 
                                        2018 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2017 
                                     | 
                                 |||
| 
                                        Andre Pectin 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Other 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Total 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Total 
                                     | 
                                 |
| 
                                        % of non-controlling interest 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        71% 
                                     | 
                                    |||
| 
                                        Balance at 1 January 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        67 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        36 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        103 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        108 
                                     | 
                                 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                        Changes: 
                                     | 
                                    ||||
| 
                                        - Share of profit/charged to income statement 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        12 
                                     | 
                                 
| 
                                        - Acquisitions 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        (1) 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        (1) 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1 
                                     | 
                                 
| 
                                        - Capital payments 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        3 
                                     | 
                                 
| 
                                        - Dividend paid 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        (3) 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        (3) 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        (3) 
                                     | 
                                 
| 
                                        - Other consolidation changes 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        (67) 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        (67) 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        (9) 
                                     | 
                                 
| 
                                        - Exchange differences 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        (1) 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        (1) 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        (9) 
                                     | 
                                 
| 
                                        Total changes 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        (67) 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        (3) 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        (70) 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        (5) 
                                     | 
                                 
| 
                                        Balance at 31 December 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        33 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        33 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        103 
                                     | 
                                 
Other consolidation changes are related to the deconsolidation of Yantai Andre Pectin, in which DSM has a stake of 28.95%. See also Note 3 Change in the scope of the consolidation.
Not fully-owned subsidiaries on a 100% basis
| 
                                        2018 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2017 
                                     | 
                                 |
| 
                                        
                                          Assets
                                        
                                     | 
                                    ||
| 
                                        Intangible assets 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        34 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        54 
                                     | 
                                 
| 
                                        Property, plant and equipment 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        173 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        185 
                                     | 
                                 
| 
                                        Other non-current assets 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        27 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        29 
                                     | 
                                 
| 
                                        Inventories 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        27 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        51 
                                     | 
                                 
| 
                                        Receivables 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        60 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        109 
                                     | 
                                 
| 
                                        Cash and cash equivalents 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        20 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        28 
                                     | 
                                 
| 
                                        Total assets 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        341 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        456 
                                     | 
                                 
| 
                                        
                                          Liabilities
                                        
                                     | 
                                    ||
| 
                                        Provisions (non-current) 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        4 
                                     | 
                                 
| 
                                        Borrowings (non-current) 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        14 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        15 
                                     | 
                                 
| 
                                        Other non-current liabilities 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        20 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        23 
                                     | 
                                 
| 
                                        Borrowings and financial derivatives (current) 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        79 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        73 
                                     | 
                                 
| 
                                        Other current liabilities 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        90 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        104 
                                     | 
                                 
| 
                                        Total liabilities 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        205 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        219 
                                     | 
                                 
| 
                                        Net assets (100% basis) 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        136 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        237 
                                     | 
                                 
| 
                                        Net sales 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        243 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        274 
                                     | 
                                 
| 
                                        Profit for the year 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        7 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        22 
                                     | 
                                 
| 
                                        Operating cash flows 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        86 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        35 
                                     | 
                                 
| 
                                        Dividend paid to non-controlling interests 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        3 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        3 
                                     |