| EUR million |
2010 |
20091) |
| Earnings before taxes |
113.6 |
64.8 |
| Net of income taxes paid/received |
-45.0 |
-26.0 |
| Depreciation of non-current assets |
66.5 |
61.2 |
| Increase/(Decrease) in long-term provisions |
-16.0 |
-9.1 |
| Interest income |
-1.5 |
-1.0 |
| Interest expense |
27.5 |
32.5 |
| Other non-cash expenses and income (balance) |
-49.4 |
-14.0 |
| Operational cash flow |
95.7 |
108.4 |
| Increase/(decrease) in inventories |
-13.8 |
33.5 |
| (Increase)/decrease in trade receivables |
-5.7 |
-2.5 |
| Increase/(decrease) in other assets |
0.4 |
1.6 |
| (Increase)/decrease in short-term provisions |
-1.5 |
-6.8 |
| (Increase)/decrease in trade payables |
14.7 |
-16.2 |
| (Increase)/decrease in other payables |
25.2 |
-9.4 |
| Gains (Losses) on disposal of assets |
1.0 |
0.9 |
| Changes from consolidation |
-1.4 |
3.4 |
| Cash flow from operating activities |
114.6 |
112.9 |
| Proceeds from disposal of intangible assets |
0.1 |
0.0 |
| Purchases of capitalized development costs |
-4.7 |
-2.8 |
| Purchases of other intangible assets |
-3.5 |
-5.0 |
| Proceeds from disposal of property. plant and equipment |
1.4 |
2.4 |
| Purchases of property, plant and equipment |
-78.4 |
 -60.1 |
| Proceeds from disposal of financial assets |
0.0 |
0.1 |
| Purchases of financial assets |
-0.1 |
-5.6 |
| Acquisition of consolidated companies less cash and cash equivalents acquired |
-12.3 |
-19.2 |
| Cash flow from investment activities |
-97.5 |
-90.2 |
| Free Cashflow |
17.1 |
22.7 |
| Proceeds from bank loans raised |
59.1 |
58.8 |
| Repayment of borrowings |
-42.3 |
-28.7 |
| Increase/(decrease) in finance lease liabilities |
-0.5 |
-1.8 |
| (Increase)/decrease in other financial liabilities |
4.7 |
-3.5 |
| Interest received |
1.2 |
0.8 |
| Interest paid |
-19.3 |
-18.6 |
| Dividends paid to equity holders of Süd-Chemie AG |
-13.0 |
-13.0 |
| Dividends paid to non-controlling interest |
-6.4 |
-4.7 |
| Net cash (used in)/from financing activities |
-16.5 |
-10.7 |
| Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |
0.6 |
12.0 |
| Effect of changes in foreign exchange rates and scope of consolidation |
-0.3 |
0.2 |
| Cash and cash equivalents as of 1 January |
23.4 |
11.2 |
| Cash and cash equivalents as of 31 December |
23.7 |
23.4 |
