note
usd million
usd million
profit for the year
1403
1 361
depreciation and amortisation
736
641
impairment/-reversal of impairment of non-current assets
89
-18
net foreign exchange gain
-29
-57
loss on disposal of property plant and equipment
28
15
share of profits of associates and joint ventures
-621
-847
interest expense
1117
1 060
net effect of discounting of trade receivables and payables
5
29
income tax expense
215
304
impairment/-reversal of impairment of inventories
3
-9
impairment of trade and other receivables
28
3
provision for legal claims
-
4
reversal of tax provision
-2
-
environmental provision
3
-
change in fair value of derivative financial instruments
287
157
result from disposal and deconsolidation of subsidiaries
including items recycled from other comprehensive income
-
-298
operating profit before changes in working capital
3243
2 307
increase in inventories
-431
-85
increase in trade and other receivables
-163
-37
increase/-decrease in trade and other payables
294
-80
cash flows from operations before income tax
2943
2 105
income taxes paid
-289
-155
cash flows from operating activities
2654
1 950
the consolidated statement of cash flows is to be read in conjunction with the notes to and forming part of the
consolidated financial statements set out on pages 16 to 112
consolidated statement of cash flows for 2017
note
usd million
usd million
proceeds from disposal of property plant and equipment
48
35
acquisition of property plant and equipment
-970
-834
acquisition of intangible assets
-20
-17
dividends from associates and joint ventures
806
336
loans given to joint ventures
-
-6
contribution to short-term and long-term investments
-
-2
proceeds from long-term investments
7
11
proceeds from disposal of available-for-sale investments
-
60
acquisition of promissory notes
-
-22
proceeds from promissory notes
10
29
repayment of short-term deposit
-
2
acquisition of subsidiaries
-4
-
proceeds from disposal of a subsidiary
-
298
change in restricted cash
-4
-
cash flows used in investing activities
-124
-180
proceeds from borrowings
8610
7 035
repayment of borrowings
-9832
-5 858
acquisition of non-controlling interest
-241
-827
proceeds from disposal of shares in subsidiaries
-
39
proceeds from offering
1000
-
restructuring fees and expenses related to offering
-64
-14
payments from settlement of derivative instruments
-182
-446
distributions to shareholder
-15
-318
dividends to shareholders
-373
-318
dividends to non-controlling shareholders of subsidiaries
-155
-130
cash flows used in financing activities
-2232
-1 704
net increase in cash and cash equivalents
298
66
cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the year excluding
effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
3
13
cash and cash equivalents at end of the year excluding