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<strong>Solvay</strong> Global Annual Report 2008<br />

Notes to the fi nancial statements<br />

The notes below are cross-referenced to the summary consolidated fi nancial statements.<br />

Consolidated income statement<br />

(1) <strong>Financial</strong> data by Business Segment<br />

The Sectors form the basis for the reporting by primary segments.<br />

The Pharmaceuticals, Chemicals and Plastics Sectors are extensively described in the general section of this report.<br />

The Corporate & Business Support (CBS) sector consists of the staff and installations of the various Group headquarters<br />

which are not specifi cally attributable to the other three sectors, along with certain sites where industrial operations have<br />

been discontinued.<br />

Information per primary segment for 2007 is presented below:<br />

2007 EUR Million<br />

Income statement items<br />

Pharmaceuticals Chemicals Plastics Corporate<br />

& Business<br />

Support<br />

Consolidated<br />

Sales 2 591 3 315 4 462 0 10 367<br />

- Inter-segment sales1 0 -284 -512 0 -795<br />

External sales 2 591 3 031 3 950 0 9 572<br />

Gross margin 1 847 636 847 0 3 330<br />

REBIT 457 345 441 -51 1 192<br />

Non-recurring items -71 2 -15 115 31<br />

EBIT 386 346 426 64 1 223<br />

Pharmaceuticals Chemicals Plastics Corporate Total from<br />

& Business continuing<br />

Cash fl ow items<br />

Support operations<br />

EBIT 386 346 426 64 1 223<br />

Recurrent depreciation and amortization 102 163 194 11 470<br />

Impairments 37 85 0 0 123<br />

Changes in provisions<br />

and other non-cash items<br />

-141 -143 7 -129 -406<br />

Changes in working capital -66 -199 -58 4 -319<br />

Cash fl ow from operating activities before taxes 318 253 570 -51 1 090<br />

Capital expenditures 73 315 334 55 777<br />

Balance sheet and other items<br />

Pharmaceuticals Chemicals Plastics Corporate<br />

& Business<br />

Support<br />

Consolidated<br />

Investments2 2 385 1 940 1 915 109 6 349<br />

Working capital3 297 627 619 -57 1 485<br />

Provisions 368 818 265 863 2 315<br />

Headcount at Jan. 1 of following year 9 178 8 395 8 977 1 790 28 340<br />

1 Inter-segment transfer prices are based on market prices.<br />

2 Non-current assets with the exception of deferred tax assets and other long-term receivables.<br />

3 Short-term assets and liabilities and other non-current assets and liabilities, with the exception of dividends payable.<br />

In 2007, the Group had no discontinued operations as defi ned by IFRS 5.

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