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(26) Inventories
EUR million at December 31 2006 2007
Finished goods 680 689
Raw materials and supplies 458 532
Work in progress 121 61
Other inventories 3 4
Total brut 1 262 1 286
Write-downs -41 -31
Net total 1 221 1 255
(27) Trade receivables, financial receivables and other non-current assets
In 2007, trade receivables represented 69 days’ sales. The carrying value of the trade receivables is a good
approximation of the fair value at balance sheet closing date.
There is no significant concentration of credit risk at Group level to the extent that the receivables risk is spread over
a large number of customers and markets.
The ageing of trade and financial receivables and other non-current assets is as follows:
90
2006 EUR Million Total With
writedown
Not past
due
Of which receivables without write-down
Less
than 30
days
past due
Between
30 & 60
days
past due
Between
60 & 90
days
past due
More than
90 days
past due
Trade receivables 1 671 16 1 365 154 52 47 37
Other receivables 405 29 324 7 33 0 13
Financial receivables and
other non-current assets 176 0 169 1 0 0 5
Total 2 252 45 1 858 162 85 47 55
2007 EUR Million Total With
writedown
Not past
due
Of which receivables without write-down
Less
than 30
days
past due
Between
30 & 60
days
past due
Between
60 & 90
days
past due
More than
90 days
past due
Trade receivables 1 711 12 1 470 158 39 14 17
Other receivables 566 8 521 8 13 1 15
Financial receivables and
other non-current assets 252 0 237 6 0 0 9
Total 2 529 20 2 228 171 52 15 42
Financial receivables and other non-current assets consist essentially of financial receivables, pension fund surpluses
and other amounts receivable after more than one year.
The other current receivables consist essentially of other receivables, deferred charges and accrued income.
Other receivables have increased with the sale of the Caprolactone activities (receivable of EUR 189 million).
Solvay Global Annual Report 2007