Key business figures at a glance
Our activities are grouped in three clusters: Nutrition, Materials and Innovation Center. We report separately on Corporate Activities. Results presented in this section (and elsewhere in this Report) relate to consolidated activities only (therefore non-consolidated partnerships are excluded).
x € million |
|
2020 |
|
2019 |
|
|
|
|
|
Nutrition |
|
6,365 |
|
6,028 |
Materials |
|
1,518 |
|
1,744 |
Innovation Center |
|
184 |
|
184 |
Corporate Activities |
|
39 |
|
42 |
Total continuing operations |
|
8,106 |
|
7,998 |
|
|
|
|
|
Discontinued operations |
|
932 |
|
1,012 |
Total |
|
9,038 |
|
9,010 |
x € million |
|
2020 |
|
2019 |
|
|
|
|
|
Nutrition |
|
919 |
|
881 |
Materials |
|
168 |
|
270 |
Innovation Center |
|
(17) |
|
(12) |
Corporate Activities |
|
(141) |
|
(150) |
Total continuing operations |
|
929 |
|
989 |
|
|
|
|
|
Discontinued operations |
|
82 |
|
86 |
Total |
|
1,011 |
|
1,075 |
x € million |
|
2020 |
|
2019 |
|
|
|
|
|
Nutrition |
|
1,338 |
|
1,250 |
Materials |
|
272 |
|
372 |
Innovation Center |
|
21 |
|
26 |
Corporate Activities |
|
(97) |
|
(97) |
Total continuing operations |
|
1,534 |
|
1,551 |
|
|
|
|
|
Discontinued operations |
|
116 |
|
133 |
Total |
|
1,650 |
|
1,684 |
x € million |
|
2020 |
|
2019 |
|
|
|
|
|
Nutrition |
|
8,308 |
|
6,731 |
Materials |
|
953 |
|
1,060 |
Innovation Center |
|
436 |
|
599 |
Corporate Activities |
|
- |
|
38 |
Total continuing operations |
|
9,697 |
|
8,428 |
|
|
|
|
|
Discontinued operations |
|
863 |
|
883 |
Total |
|
10,560 |
|
9,311 |
in % |
|
2020 |
|
2019 |
|
|
|
|
|
Nutrition |
|
21.0 |
|
20.7 |
Materials |
|
17.9 |
|
21.3 |
Total continuing operations |
|
18.9 |
|
19.4 |
|
|
|
|
|
Discontinued operations |
|
12.4 |
|
13.1 |
Total |
|
18.3 |
|
18.7 |
in % |
|
2020 |
|
2019 |
|
|
|
|
|
Nutrition |
|
12.6 |
|
13.9 |
Materials |
|
16.4 |
|
25.0 |
Total continuing operations |
|
10.4 |
|
12.3 |
|
|
|
|
|
Discontinued operations |
|
9.2 |
|
9.6 |
Total |
|
10.3 |
|
12.0 |
x € million |
|
2020 |
|
2019 |
|
|
|
|
|
Nutrition |
|
441 |
|
420 |
Materials |
|
63 |
|
84 |
Innovation Center |
|
35 |
|
30 |
Corporate Activities |
|
34 |
|
30 |
Total continuing operations |
|
573 |
|
564 |
|
|
|
|
|
Discontinued operations |
|
49 |
|
59 |
Total, accounting based |
|
622 |
|
623 |
|
|
|
|
|
Non-cash items |
|
(13) |
|
4 |
Customer funding |
|
(24) |
|
(18) |
Total, cash-based |
|
585 |
|
609 |
|
|
|
|
|
In % of net sales |
|
6.5 |
|
6.8 |
headcount |
|
2020 |
|
2019 |
|
|
|
|
|
Nutrition |
|
15,838 |
|
14,599 |
Materials |
|
2,857 |
|
2,951 |
Innovation Center |
|
579 |
|
683 |
Corporate Activities |
|
2,039 |
|
2,087 |
Total continuing operations |
|
21,313 |
|
20,320 |
|
|
|
|
|
Discontinued operations |
|
1,814 |
|
1,854 |
Total |
|
23,127 |
|
22,174 |
|
|
x € million |
|
as % of net sales |
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|
|
2020 |
|
2019 |
|
2020 |
|
2019 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nutrition |
|
234 |
|
218 |
|
3.7 |
|
3.6 |
Materials |
|
73 |
|
73 |
|
4.8 |
|
4.2 |
Innovation Center |
|
60 |
|
57 |
|
32.6 |
|
31.0 |
Corporate Activities |
|
11 |
|
13 |
|
28.2 |
|
31.0 |
Total continuing operations |
|
378 |
|
361 |
|
4.7 |
|
4.5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Discontinued operations |
|
60 |
|
55 |
|
6.4 |
|
5.4 |
Total |
|
438 |
|
416 |
|
4.8 |
|
4.6 |
