The economic effects of the corona pandemic had a much stronger impact on the BASF Group in the second quarter of 2020 than in the first quarter of this year.
2020年第二季度，新冠肺炎对巴斯夫集团的经济影响比今年第一季度要大得多。
The heart of the BASF Group is BASF SE with its headquarters in Ludwigshafen am Rhein. Source BASF SE.
巴斯夫集团的核心:总部位于莱茵河畔路德维希港的BASF SE
Customer industries were affected to varying degrees: BASF was particularly negatively impacted by the collapse in demand from the automotive industry, while demand from the detergent and cleaner industry and the food industry was stable. BASF was able to continue production at all important sites worldwide.
第二季度,不同客户行业受到新冠疫情影响程度不同:汽车行业需求崩溃,BASF受到特别影响;而洗涤剂,清洁行业及食品行业需求持续稳定,BASF得以在全球重要地点进行继续生产.
"The corona pandemic is still a huge challenge for all of us,” said Dr. Martin Brudermüller, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of BASF, who presented the second-quarter figures together with Chief Financial Officer Dr. Hans Ulrich Engel. Brudermüller also sees opportunities: "This situation is a catalyst for change and a chance to do many things differently. At BASF, we have quickly adapted to new processes. Everyone is very open to virtual communication, internally and with our customers.”
“对我们所有人来说,新冠肺炎仍然是一个巨大的挑战。”与巴斯夫首席财务官Hans Ulrich Engel博士一起提交了第二季度数据的巴斯夫执行董事主席Martin Brudermüller博士如是说,然而Brudermüller博士也看到了机遇:“现在这种情势也是变革的催化剂,让我们有机会去做不同的事情,在巴斯夫,我们迅速适应了新的流程,大家对虚拟交流,不管是内部交流还是与客户交流,都持有开放态度,
Given the continued high level of uncertainty and low visibility surrounding economic developments, BASF still does not make any concrete statements on the development of sales and earnings for the full year 2020. For the third quarter, BASF does not expect EBIT before special items to improve significantly compared with the second quarter of 2020, in part due to the generally lower demand in August and the seasonality of the Agricultural Solutions business.
基于新冠疫情的持久高度不确定性及经济发展的低可预见性,巴斯夫并未对2020全年销售及营收发展做具体说明.鉴于八月份市场需求的总体降低,及农产品解决方案业务的季节性限制,巴斯夫预计,第三季度特殊项目前息税前利润与第二季度相比,不会有显著提升.
Sales in the second quarter decreased by 12 percent to EUR 12.7 billion. This was primarily attributable to lower sales volumes of minus 11 percent. Prices decreased by 1 percent, mainly due to lower prices for upstream chemicals. Considerably higher prices in the Surface Technologies segment and slightly higher prices in the Agricultural Solutions segment could only partially offset this. Prices in the Surface Technologies segment were supported by higher prices for precious metals in the Catalysts division. Portfolio effects contributed plus 1 percent and were mainly related to the acquisition of Solvay’s polyamide business. Currency effects amounted to minus 1 percent. The devaluation of the Brazilian real and the Argentinian peso were the main reasons here.
鉴于第二季度销量下降了11%,巴斯夫第二季度销售业绩也降低12%到127亿欧元.尽管表面处理技术业务价格有相当程度的提高,农产品解决方案业务价格也稍有提高,这两方面只能部分冲抵上游化学品价格下降带来的整体产品下降,目前,整体产品价格下降了1%.表面处理技术业务的价格增长源于催化剂业务中贵金属价格的上涨.随着对Solvay的聚酰胺业务的收购,巴斯夫产品效应组合协助将价格提升了1%,然而随着巴西雷亚尔和阿根廷比索的货币贬值,又将价格降低了1%.
Income from operations (EBIT) before special items came in at EUR 226 million, 77 percent below the level of the second quarter of 2019.
特殊项目前息税前利润(EBIT)为2.26亿欧元，比2019年第二季度低77%。
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