Financial Statements - Solvay

Consolidated balance sheet
(22) Intangible assets
EUR Million
Development
costs
Patents and
trademarks
Other intangible
assets
Gross carrying amount
At 31 December 2006 70 931 111 1 112
Capital expenditures 14 4 3 21
Disposals -2 -2 -4 -8
Changes in consolidation scope 0 9 0 10
Currency translation differences -3 -16 -8 -28
Other 0 -61 75 14
At 31 December 2007 79 864 178 1 121
Capital expenditures 14 76 3 93
Disposals -3 -3 -9 -14
Changes in consolidation scope 0 58 1 59
Currency translation differences 1 -8 2 -6
Transfer to assets held for sale -3 0 0 -3
Other 4 15 -34 -16
At 31 December 2008
Accumulated amortization
93 1 000 141 1 234
At 31 December 2006 -39 -278 -74 -391
Recurring depreciation -8 -46 -5 -59
Impairments 0 -22 -3 -25
Reversal of impairments 0 0 0 0
Disposals and closures 1 2 4 7
Changes in consolidation scope 0 0 0 0
Currency translation differences 2 6 6 13
Other 0 37 -41 -4
At 31 December 2007 -44 -301 -114 -459
Recurring depreciation -6 -58 -8 -72
Impairments 0 -7 0 -7
Reversal of impairments 0 20 0 20
Disposals and closures 2 3 8 13
Changes in consolidation scope 0 -22 -1 -23
Currency translation differences -1 0 0 -1
Transfer to assets held for sale 2 0 0 2
Other -3 5 18 20
At 31 December 2008
Net carrying amount
-50 -359 -98 -507
At 31 December 2006 31 653 37 721
At 31 December 2007 35 563 64 662
At 31 December 2008 42 641 43 726
Total
Financial
85
Solvay Global Annual Report 2008
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