4.Scope of Consolidation

Changes in the Scope of Consolidation

As of June 30, 2022, the scope of consolidation comprised Covestro AG and 60 (December 31, 2021: 66) consolidated companies.

Covestro Invest GmbH, Leverkusen (Germany), was consolidated for the first time effective April 1, 2022. This company was previously classified as an immaterial subsidiary. The purpose of Covestro Invest GmbH is to acquire, hold and manage the company’s investments, provide services for third parties, especially within the scope of intragroup management of investments, in each case insofar as these does not constitute activities requiring authorization under the German Banking Act (Kreditwesengesetz), and the assumption of personal liability and management functions for commercial partnerships.

The decrease in the number of consolidated companies in the first half of 2022 is attributable to intragroup mergers of consolidated companies, which were transferred in connection with the acquisition of the Resins & Functional Materials (RFM) business from Koninklijke DSM N.V., Heerlen (Netherlands). As of June 1, 2022, Covestro Coating Resins B.V., Zwolle (Netherlands), Covestro Desotech B.V., Hoek van Holland (Netherlands), and Covestro Resins B.V., Zwolle (Netherlands) were merged into Covestro (Netherlands) B.V., Geleen (Netherlands), and Covestro Coating Resins, Inc., Wilmington, Massachusetts (USA), and Covestro Desotech Inc., Elgin, Illinois (USA), were merged into Covestro LLC, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (USA). In addition, Covestro Coating Resins Spain S.L., Barcelona (Spain) was merged into Covestro, S.L., Barcelona (Spain), while Covestro Resins (ROA) Ltd., Taipei City (Taiwan, Greater China), was merged into Covestro (Taiwan) Ltd., Kaohsiung City (Taiwan, Greater China).

Acquisitions and Divestitures

No reportable acquisitions or divestitures were made in the first half of 2022.