- Revenue in Decorative Paints declined 5 percent, mainly due to lower volumes in Europe, price/mix and currencies. Volumes were lower in Europe and South East Asia, but higher in Latin America and China.
- Revenue in Performance Coatings declined 3 percent compared with the previous year. The slowdown in Europe impacted all businesses.
- Revenue in Specialty Chemicals was 11 percent lower due to divestments and lower volumes, mainly in construction related products and the pulp bleaching and plastics industries.
|
1st quarter |
|
| ||||
|
in € millions |
2012 |
2013 |
Δ% | |||
|
Decorative Paints |
974 |
925 |
(5) | |||
|
Performance Coatings |
1,369 |
1,331 |
(3) | |||
|
Specialty Chemicals |
1,399 |
1,244 |
(11) | |||
|
Other activities/eliminations |
(35) |
(35) |
| |||
|
Total |
3,707 |
3,465 |
(7) | |||
Revenue development Q1 2013
|
in % versus Q1 2012 |
Volume |
Price/mix |
Divestments |
Exchange |
Total | |||||
|
Decorative Paints |
(1) |
(1) |
– |
(3) |
(5) | |||||
|
Performance Coatings |
(3) |
1 |
– |
(1) |
(3) | |||||
|
Specialty Chemicals |
(4) |
(2) |
(5) |
– |
(11) | |||||
|
Total |
(3) |
(1) |
(2) |
(1) |
(7) |
|
Volume development per quarter |
Q1 12 |
Q2 12 |
Q3 12 |
Q4 12 |
Q1 13 | |||||
|
Decorative Paints |
– |
(3) |
(6) |
2 |
(1) | |||||
|
Performance Coatings |
(1) |
(2) |
– |
(2) |
(3) | |||||
|
Specialty Chemicals |
(1) |
(2) |
(2) |
(1) |
(4) | |||||
|
Total |
(2) |
(3) |
(3) |
(1) |
(3) |
|
Price/mix development per quarter |
Q1 12 |
Q2 12 |
Q3 12 |
Q4 12 |
Q1 13 | |||||
|
Decorative Paints |
5 |
3 |
1 |
– |
(1) | |||||
|
Performance Coatings |
8 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
1 | |||||
|
Specialty Chemicals |
1 |
2 |
(1) |
1 |
(2) | |||||
|
Total |
5 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
(1) |