17 – Inventories Index141516171819202122232425 (XLSX:) Download Inventories In EUR mn 2021 2020 Crude oil 673 427 Natural gas 204 122 Other raw materials 537 466 Work in progress 146 74 Finished petroleum products 645 540 Other finished products1 945 723 Inventories 3,150 2,352 1 The balance of other finished products is mainly attributable to the finished products of Borealis Group, i.e. polyolefins and base chemicals. (XLSX:) Download Purchases (net of inventory variation) In EUR mn 2021 2020 Costs of goods and materials 16,610 8,992 Inventory changes1 3,615 540 Write-downs to net realizable value and write-offs of inventories 41 134 Reversal of inventories write-downs (9) (68) Purchases (net of inventory variation) 20,257 9,598 1 Mainly related to the petrochemical products The reversal of inventories write-downs in 2020 were related to the gas business resulting from increased prices. 16 – Equity-accounted investments18 – Financial assets
