| EUR million |
2007 |
2006 |
| Earnings before taxes from continuing operations |
75.5 |
70.4 |
| Earnings before taxes from discontinued operations |
-1.0 |
9.8 |
| Earnings before taxes |
74.5 |
80.2 |
| Income taxes paid |
-26.8 |
-13.5 |
| Depreciation of non-current assets |
41.9 |
39.3 |
| Reversal of impairment losses on tangible assets |
-0.5 |
 |
| Increase/(Decrease) in long-term provisions |
-9.4 |
-20.0 |
| Interest income |
-2.6 |
-9.8 |
| Interest expense |
25.9 |
21.8 |
| Interest received |
1.8 |
1.2 |
| Interest paid |
-21.2 |
-15.2 |
| Other non-cash expenses and income (balance) |
-2.5 |
-0.4 |
| Gross cash flow |
81.1 |
83.6 |
| Increase/decrease in inventories |
-23.2 |
-12.0 |
| Increase/decrease in trade receivables |
47.3 |
-7.5 |
| Increase/decrease in other assets |
-1.0 |
-12.4 |
| Increase/decrease in short-term provisions |
7.4 |
0.3 |
| Increase/decrease in trade payables |
14.8 |
10.4 |
| Increase/decrease in other payables |
0.8 |
4.7 |
| Gains (Losses) on disposal of assets |
0.5 |
2.2 |
| Changes from first-time consolidation |
0.5 |
-10.9 |
| Changes from deconsolidation |
0.0 |
-12.0 |
| Cash flow from operating activities |
128.2 |
46.4 |
| Proceeds from disposal of intangible assets |
0.4 |
0.0 |
| Purchases of intangible assets |
-14.5 |
-9.1 |
| Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment |
2.3 |
1.8 |
| Purchases of property, plant and equipment |
-97.1 |
-60.0 |
| Proceeds from disposal of financial assets |
2.0 |
3.5 |
| Purchases of financial assets |
-7.6 |
-6.6 |
| Proceeds from disposal of consolidated companies |
3.6 |
22.2 |
| Acquisition of consolidated companies |
-3.5 |
-19.5 |
| Cash flow used in investing activities |
-114.4 |
-67.7 |
| Free cash flow |
13.8 |
-21.3 |
| Repayment of bank loans due to disposal of consolidated companies |
|
-1.1 |
| Increase in financial liabilities due to acquisition of consolidated companies
|
0.8 |
9.4 |
| Proceeds from bank loan raised |
59.0 |
50.4 |
| Repayment of borrowings |
-55.1 |
-33.6 |
| Increase in finance lease liabilities |
-0.7 |
0.0 |
| Increase in financial liabilities |
1.5 |
4.1 |
| Capital payment by minority shareholders |
3.1 |
|
| Dividends paid to equity holders of Süd-Chemie AG |
-13.0 |
-11.8 |
| Dividends paid to minority interests |
-5.5 |
-6.5 |
| Net cash (used in)/from financing activities |
-9.9 |
10.9 |
| Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |
3.9 |
-10.4 |
| Effect of changes in foreign exchange rates, scope of consolidation
and valuations |
0.1 |
-2.3 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period |
5.6 |
18.3 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |
9.6 |
5.6 |
