Earningsinthechemicalsbusiness–whichcomprisestheChemicals,PerformanceProductsandFunctionalMaterialsSolutionssegments–weresignificantlyhigherthaninthepreviousyear.EBITbeforespecialitemsinthisbusinesswas€7.3billion,upby26%versustheprior-yearfigure.

2018年，投资要聚焦4lZS价值和成长TTaK的核心资产ChJ9看好估值仍1Lqc低位的地产uBwe金融和建筑imdc块中的价值HIHd筹股，以及jAWP值回落后与vLDU绩逐步匹配ize9符合国家战qr4w的优质成长vSSD。