DSM Integrated Annual Report 2021

21 Current liabilities

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

 

 

 

Trade payables

 

 

 

 

Received in advance

 

10

 

11

Trade accounts payable

 

1,550

 

1,200

Notes and cheques due

 

4

 

2

Owing to associates and joint ventures

 

7

 

5

Total Trade payables

 

1,571

 

1,218

 

 

 

 

 

Income tax payable

 

77

 

45

 

 

 

 

 

Other current liabilities

 

 

 

 

Other taxes and social security contributions

 

60

 

47

Interest

 

20

 

22

Pensions

 

2

 

2

Investment creditors

 

145

 

98

Employee-related liabilities

 

302

 

266

Payables associates and joint ventures relating to cash facility

 

1

 

2

Acquisition/divestment related liabilities

 

10

 

71

Total Other current liabilities

 

540

 

508

 

 

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

 

2,188

 

1,771

Included in trade accounts payable are amounts due to suppliers which could be part of a supply chain finance arrangement between the supplier and a third-party bank. DSM suppliers have the option to enter into such supply chain finance arrangements with third party banks, which provides them with the option of earlier payment based on terms linked to DSM’s investment grade credit rating. If a supplier chooses to participate in such an arrangement, this does not impact the classification of the trade payable for DSM as these supply chain finance arrangements are concluded between the banks and the suppliers and do not alter the payment conditions between the supplier and DSM. Therefore, these amounts remain classified as trade payables.