Note 22: Cash flow
Operating activities in 2019 resulted in a cash inflow of €33 million (2018: cash inflow of €162 million).
Pension pre-funding concerns the payment of €161 million for the funding of the escrow account for Akzo Nobel (CPS) Pension Scheme in the UK.
In € millions |
2018 |
2019 |
|---|---|---|
Restructuring provisions |
(4) |
9 |
Environmental and sundry provisions |
(42) |
(24) |
Total |
(46) |
(15) |
In € millions |
2018 |
2019 |
|---|---|---|
Trade and other receivables |
(199) |
9 |
Inventories |
(49) |
9 |
Trade and other payables |
71 |
(262) |
Total |
(177) |
(244) |
The above amounts cannot be reconciled directly to the respective balance sheet positions. They reflect changes in balance sheet positions only to the extent they have a cash flow impact, such as utilization, or they reverse the non-cash impact as included in profit for the period. These amounts exclude non-cash movements such as unwind of discount, movements through other comprehensive income, acquisitions and divestments, and changes in exchange rates.
The change in equity during a period resulting from transactions and other events, other than those changes resulting from transactions with shareholders in their capacity as shareholders.