Covestro Group Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
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            2nd quarter 2021  | 
            
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            2nd quarter 2022  | 
            
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            1st half   | 
            
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            1st half   | 
        
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            € million  | 
            
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            € million  | 
            
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            € million  | 
            
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            € million  | 
        
Income after income taxes  | 
            
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            450  | 
            
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            198  | 
            
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            845  | 
            
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            615  | 
        
Income taxes  | 
            
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            139  | 
            
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            65  | 
            
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            271  | 
            
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            209  | 
        
Financial result  | 
            
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            18  | 
            
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            44  | 
            
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            47  | 
            
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            72  | 
        
Income taxes paid  | 
            
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            (126)  | 
            
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            (262)  | 
            
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            (176)  | 
            
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            (360)  | 
        
Depreciation, amortization and impairment losses and impairment loss reversals  | 
            
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            210  | 
            
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            240  | 
            
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            397  | 
            
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            457  | 
        
Change in pension provisions  | 
            
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            12  | 
            
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            10  | 
            
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            21  | 
            
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            12  | 
        
(Gains)/losses on retirements of noncurrent assets  | 
            
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            (8)  | 
            
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            –  | 
            
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            (8)  | 
            
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            –  | 
        
Decrease/(increase) in inventories  | 
            
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            (298)  | 
            
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            (341)  | 
            
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            (528)  | 
            
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            (651)  | 
        
Decrease/(increase) in trade accounts receivable  | 
            
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            (191)  | 
            
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            (23)  | 
            
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            (446)  | 
            
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            (335)  | 
        
(Decrease)/increase in trade accounts payable  | 
            
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            255  | 
            
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            296  | 
            
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            394  | 
            
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            291  | 
        
Changes in other working capital, other noncash items  | 
            
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            92  | 
            
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            (499)  | 
            
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            164  | 
            
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            (425)  | 
        
Cash flows from operating activities  | 
            
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            553  | 
            
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            (272)  | 
            
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            981  | 
            
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            (115)  | 
        
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Cash outflows for additions to property, plant, equipment and intangible assets  | 
            
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            (179)  | 
            
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            (190)  | 
            
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            (289)  | 
            
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            (330)  | 
        
Cash inflows from sales of property, plant, equipment and other assets  | 
            
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            10  | 
            
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            2  | 
            
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            10  | 
            
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            3  | 
        
Cash inflows from divestments less divested cash  | 
            
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            –  | 
            
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            5  | 
            
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            –  | 
            
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            6  | 
        
Cash outflows for noncurrent financial assets  | 
            
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            (22)  | 
            
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            (5)  | 
            
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            (22)  | 
            
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            (7)  | 
        
Cash inflows from noncurrent financial assets  | 
            
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            2  | 
            
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            –  | 
            
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            2  | 
            
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            1  | 
        
Cash outflows for acquisitions less acquired cash  | 
            
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            (1,469)  | 
            
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            –  | 
            
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            (1,469)  | 
            
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            –  | 
        
Interest and dividends received  | 
            
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            11  | 
            
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            19  | 
            
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            17  | 
            
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            33  | 
        
Cash inflows from other current financial assets  | 
            
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            175  | 
            
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            402  | 
            
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            606  | 
            
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            448  | 
        
Cash flows from investing activities  | 
            
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            (1,472)  | 
            
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            233  | 
            
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            (1,145)  | 
            
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            154  | 
        
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Reacquisition of treasury shares  | 
            
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            –  | 
            
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            (102)  | 
            
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            –  | 
            
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            (150)  | 
        
Dividend payments and withholding tax on dividends  | 
            
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            (257)  | 
            
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            (653)  | 
            
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            (257)  | 
            
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            (653)  | 
        
Issuances of debt  | 
            
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            1  | 
            
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            565  | 
            
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            2  | 
            
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            579  | 
        
Retirements of debt  | 
            
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            (63)  | 
            
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            (52)  | 
            
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            (98)  | 
            
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            (90)  | 
        
Interest paid  | 
            
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            (22)  | 
            
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            (34)  | 
            
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            (42)  | 
            
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            (63)  | 
        
Cash outflows for the purchase of additional interests in subsidiaries  | 
            
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            –  | 
            
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            –  | 
            
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            –  | 
            
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            (4)  | 
        
Cash flows from financing activities  | 
            
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            (341)  | 
            
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            (276)  | 
            
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            (395)  | 
            
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            (381)  | 
        
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Change in cash and cash equivalents due to business activities  | 
            
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            (1,260)  | 
            
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            (315)  | 
            
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            (559)  | 
            
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            (342)  | 
        
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Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period  | 
            
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            2,106  | 
            
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            623  | 
            
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            1,404  | 
            
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            649  | 
        
Change in cash and cash equivalents due to exchange rate movements  | 
            
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            10  | 
            
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            7  | 
            
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            11  | 
            
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            8  | 
        
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period  | 
            
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            856  | 
            
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            315  | 
            
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            856  | 
            
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            315  |