Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

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Consolidated statements of cash flows

for the years ended 31 December 2017 and 2016

  

Notes1

  

2017
in CHF m

  

2016
in CHF m

1

The form an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

Net cash generated from operating activities

  

 

 

  

428

  

 

  

646

Cash flows from investing activities:

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

Investments in property, plant and equipment

  

 

–248

  

 

  

–297

  

 

Investments in financial assets, associates and joint ventures

  

 

  

–10

  

 

  

–8

  

 

Investments in intangible assets

  

 

–31

  

 

  

–39

  

 

Changes in current financial assets and short-term deposits

  

 

  

238

  

 

  

–116

  

 

Sale of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets

  

 

  

6

  

 

  

43

  

 

Business combinations

  

 

58

  

 

  

–421

  

 

Proceeds from equity repayment of associates and financial assets

  

 

  

35

  

 

  

69

  

 

Proceeds/payments associated to disposals of activities not qualifying as discontinued operations

  

 

17

  

 

  

–3

  

 

Net cash provided by/used in investing activities

  

 

  

 

  

65

  

 

  

–772

Cash flows from financing activities:

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

Purchase of treasury shares

  

 

  

—

  

 

  

–15

  

 

Sale of treasury shares

  

 

  

82

  

 

  

22

  

 

Distribution from the reserves to the shareholders of Clariant Ltd

  

 

–148

  

 

  

–129

  

 

Dividends paid to non-controlling interests

  

 

  

–29

  

 

  

–17

  

 

Proceeds/payments associated to transactions with non-controlling interests

  

 

—

  

 

  

29

  

 

Proceeds from financial debts

  

 

  

78

  

 

  

794

  

 

Repayments of financial debts

  

 

  

–718

  

 

  

–188

  

 

Interest paid

  

 

  

–109

  

 

  

–97

  

 

Interest received

  

 

  

18

  

 

  

12

  

 

Net cash provided by/used in financing activities

  

 

  

 

  

–826

  

 

  

411

Currency translation effect on cash and cash equivalents

  

 

  

 

  

–9

  

 

  

–31

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

  

 

  

 

  

–342

  

 

  

254

Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period

  

 

 

  

1 043

  

 

  

789

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period

  

 

 

  

701

  

 

  

1 043

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