29. Risk management

Capital risk

OMV’s financial steering framework is built upon the principles of operational efficiency, capital efficiency, financing efficiency, and sustainable portfolio management. With the focus on strengthening OMV’s balance sheet, delivering a positive free cash flow, and growing its profitability, the financial steering framework represents sustainable, risk-monitored, and future-oriented value creation for OMV and its stakeholders.

OMV manages its capital structure to safeguard its capital base in order to preserve investor, creditor, and capital market confidence, as well as to provide a sustainable financial foundation for the future operational development of the Group. OMV’s financing strategy focuses on cash flow and financial stability. The principal targets are a positive free cash flow after dividends and a strong investment-grade credit rating on the basis of a healthy balance sheet and a long-term leverage ratio of below 30%.

Capital Management – key performance measures

In EUR mn (unless otherwise stated)

 

 

 

2024

2023

Bonds

6,570

6,073

Lease liabilities

1,767

1,587

Other interest-bearing debts

1,070

1,470

Debt

9,407

9,130

Cash and cash equivalents

6,182

7,011

Net debt1

3,225

2,120

Equity

24,617

25,369

Leverage ratio2 in %

12

8

1

Including items that were reclassified to assets or liabilities held for sale

2

The leverage ratio is defined as (net debt including leases)/(equity + net debt including leases).

Liquidity risk

For the purpose of assessing liquidity risk, yearly budgeted operating and financial cash flows of the Group are monitored and analyzed on a monthly basis. Thus, every month the Group generates a forecasted net change in liquidity, which is then compared to the total month end balances of money market deposits and loans, as well as to maturities of the current portfolio and the available liquidity reserves of the same month. This analysis provides the basis for financing decisions and capital commitments.

To ensure that the OMV Group remains solvent at all times and retains the necessary financial flexibility, liquidity reserves in the form of committed credit lines and short term uncommitted money market lines are maintained. As of December 31, 2024, the average weighted maturity of the Group’s debt portfolio (excluding lease liabilities) was 4.5 years (as of December 31, 2023: 4.3 years).

The OMV Group’s operational liquidity management is mainly handled via cash pooling systems, which enable optimum use of existing cash and liquidity reserves to the benefit of every individual member of the cash pooling system and the Group as a whole.

High volatility in commodity prices can potentially lead to peak liquidity demands in order to satisfy margin calls for exchange traded activities at short notice. In order to monitor and actively manage the OMV Group’s exposure to margin calls and the associated liquidity risk, the targeted measures implemented in 2023 remain in effect. Trading units of the Group are required to perform regular stress tests to evaluate the effect of predefined, extreme commodity prices on credit exposures and margin requirements. Additionally, preference is given to over-the-counter transactions vs. exchange traded instruments when entering new transactions.

Details of the OMV Group’s financial liabilities are provided in Note 26 – Liabilities.

Financial guarantee contracts

Borealis AG has an oustanding guarantee, which it provided for the funding of Borouge 4 LLC under the Italian Export Credit Agency agreement.

In addition, Borealis and its joint venture partner TotalEnergies granted a guarantee for a Revolving Credit Facility (RCF) used by Bayport Polymers LLC (Baystar) as a liquidity instrument to conduct its ordinary cause of business.

In 2022, Bayport Polymers LLC partially re-paid its loan to the Group. This repayment was facilitated through issuance of two tranches of senior notes in the amount of EUR 337 mn and EUR 289 mn, which mature in 2027 and 2032, respectively. These senior notes, totaling EUR 626 mn, are fully guaranteed by Borealis AG.

Furthermore, in 2022, Borealis provided a parental guarantee for a lease of railcars.

For further details see the Credit Risk Management section.

Market risk

Accounting policy

Derivative financial instruments are used to hedge market risks resulting from changes in currency exchange rates, commodity prices, and interest rates and for trading purposes. Derivative instruments are recognized at fair value. Unrealized gains and losses are recognized as income or expenses, except where hedge accounting according to IFRS 9 is applied.

Those derivatives qualifying and designated as hedges are either 1) a fair value hedge when hedging exposure to changes in the fair value of a recognized asset or liability, 2) a cash flow hedge when hedging exposure to variability in cash flows that is attributable to a particular risk associated with a recognized asset or liability or a highly probable forecast transaction, or 3) a net investment hedge when hedging the foreign exchange risk in a net investment in a foreign operation.

For cash flow hedges, the effective part of the changes in fair value is recognized in other comprehensive income, while the ineffective part is recognized immediately in the income statement. Where the hedging of cash flows results in the recognition of a non-financial asset or liability, the carrying value of that item will be adjusted for the accumulated gains or losses recognized directly in OCI.

Hedges of net investments in foreign operations are accounted for in a similar way to cash flow hedges. Any gain or loss on the hedging instrument relating to the effective portion of the hedge is recognized in OCI and accumulated in the reserve for currency translation differences. The gain or loss relating to the ineffective portion is recognized immediately in profit or loss. Gains and losses accumulated in equity are reclassified to profit or loss when the foreign operation is disposed of or sold.

Contracts to buy or sell non-financial items that can be settled net in cash or another financial instrument are accounted for as financial instruments and measured at fair value. Associated gains or losses are recognized in profit or loss. However, contracts that are entered into and continue to be held for the purpose of the receipt or delivery of non-financial items in accordance with the Group’s expected purchase, sale, or usage requirements are not accounted for as derivative financial instruments, but as executory contracts.

OMV has contracted several long-term power purchase agreements, which were entered into and continue to be held for own use. They are therefore accounted for as executory contracts.

Significant judgment: classification of contracts for the purchase or sale of natural gas as “own use” contract

The classification of contracts for the purchase or sale of natural gas as “own use” contracts, which are outside the scope of IFRS 9, requires significant judgment. OMV systematically analyzes the gas supply and sales contracts to determine whether they fulfill the conditions for application of the own use exemption. Contracts are classified as “own use” contracts if it can be demonstrated that they are entered into and continue to be held for the purpose of physical delivery or receipt of the natural gas in accordance with the Group’s expected purchase, sale, or usage requirements and that the Group does not have any practice of settling similar contracts on a net basis. In addition, this analysis consists of demonstrating that the “own use” contracts do not include any written options such as volume flexibilities that go beyond the needs of the ordinary business and therefore are financial options according to IFRS 9. Only contracts fulfilling these criteria are treated as “own use” contracts outside the scope of IFRS 9 and are accounted for as executory contracts.

For the purpose of mitigating market price risks, the Group enters into derivative financial instruments such as OTC swaps, options, futures, and forwards.

Swaps do not involve an investment at the time the contracts are concluded; settlement normally takes place at the end of the quarter or month. The premiums on purchased options are payable when the contract is concluded; where options are exercised, payment of the difference between the strike price and average market price for the period takes place at contract expiration.

Commodity price risk management refers to analysis, assessment, reporting, and hedging of market price risk exposure arising from non-trading and trading activities, covering production (oil, gas, power, and feedstock prices), refining (refinery margin, inventories up to a defined threshold), oil and gas marketing activities (marketing margin, inventories up to a defined threshold), and producing power (spark spreads) in addition to proprietary trading positions.

Limited proprietary trading activities may be performed for the purpose of creating market access within the oil, power, and gas markets up to a defined threshold.

Hedges are generally placed in the legal entities where the underlying exposure exists. When certain conditions are met, the Group may elect to apply IFRS 9 hedge accounting principles in order to recognize the offsetting effects on profit or loss of changes in the fair value of the hedging instruments at the same time as the hedged items.

Derivatives are mostly used for economic hedging purposes and not as speculative investments. However, where derivatives are not designated as hedging instruments (i.e., hedge accounting is not applied), they are valued at fair value through profit or loss for accounting purposes.

The following tables show the fair values of derivative financial instruments together with their notional amounts. The notional amount, recorded gross, is the amount of a derivative’s underlying asset, reference rate, or index and is the basis upon which changes in the value of derivatives are measured. The notional amounts indicate the volume of the transactions outstanding at year-end and are not indicative of either the market risk or the credit risk.

Nominal and fair value of open derivative financial instruments

In EUR mn

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2024

2023

 

Nominal

Fair value
assets

Fair value liabilities

Nominal

Fair value
assets

Fair value liabilities

Commodity price risk

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oil incl. oil products

1,609

21

–1

1,120

27

–8

Gas

15

–1

31

Power

393

16

–48

411

13

–59

Commodity hedges
(designated in hedge relationship)
1

2,017

38

–50

1,562

39

–67

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oil incl. oil products

11,232

2

–24

10,614

2

–40

Gas

17,450

133

–231

16,104

714

–386

Power

1,058

86

–68

262

47

–29

Other2

176

44

–7

190

98

–3

Commodity hedges

29,915

265

–330

27,171

861

–458

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency risk

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

USD

180

–10

159

3

–0

SEK

138

1

–1

123

7

Foreign currency hedges
(designated in hedge relationship)
1

317

1

–11

282

10

–0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

USD

1,471

1

–10

702

5

–11

NOK

800

2

–3

817

23

–0

SEK

14

0

35

0

–0

Other

80

0

–0

153

1

–0

Foreign currency hedges

2,366

3

–13

1,707

29

–11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate risk

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate hedges
(designated in hedge relationship)1

100

3

1

Including ineffective part of hedges designated in a hedging relationship

2

Includes derivatives for European Emission Allowances

The Group’s hedging reserve disclosed in the Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity relates to the following hedging instruments:

Cash flow hedging – impact of hedge accounting

In EUR mn

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forecast purchases

Forecast sales

Foreign currency, firm commit­ments

Foreign currency

Interest rate

Total

Thereof cost of hedging reserve

 

Commodity price risk

Foreign currency risk

Interest rate risk

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2024

Cash flow hedge reserve
as of January 1 (net of tax)

–21

9

7

2

–2

Gains (+)/losses (–) of the period recognized in OCI

–26

–15

–21

–17

0

–79

–7

Amounts reclassified to the income statement

44

14

21

–2

–3

74

7

Amounts reclassified to the balance sheet

–3

–3

Tax effects

–4

0

5

1

2

Cash flow hedge reserve
as of December 31 (net of tax)

–9

8

–7

–8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2023

Cash flow hedge reserve
as of January 1 (net of tax)

245

8

3

7

264

Gains (+)/losses (–) of the period recognized in OCI

–326

–24

5

–2

–347

Amounts reclassified to the income statement

–62

24

1

–4

–40

Amounts reclassified to the balance sheet

42

42

Tax effects

80

–0

–1

1

80

Cash flow hedge reserve
as of December 31 (net of tax)

–21

9

7

2

–2

Reserve for unrealized exchange gains (+)/losses (–) for net investment hedge1

In EUR mn

 

 

 

Foreign currency risk

 

2024

2023

Reserve as of January 1 (net of tax)

–9

–13

Valuation of the USD loans

–5

6

Tax effects

1

–1

Reserve as of December 31 (net of tax)

–13

–9

1

Included in currency translation differences within other comprehensive income

At December 31, 2024, and December 31, 2023, the Group held the following items designated in a fair value hedge relationship:

Impact of fair value hedge accounting on the income statement and statement of financial position

In EUR mn

 

 

 

 

Hedged item

Carrying amount of the liability

Cumulative amount of fair value hedge adjustment included in the carrying amount of the hedged item

Effective gains (+)/
losses (–) of the period recognized in the income statement

Line item in the statement of financial position

 

 

 

 

 

 

2024

Non-financial liability

40

–7

1

Other liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

2023

Non-financial liability

28

–8

1

Other liabilities

At December 31, 2024, and December 31, 2023, the Group held the following cash flow, fair value, and net investment hedging relationships. The table shows the profile of the timing (maturity) of the nominal amount of the hedging instruments:

Impact of hedge accounting on the statement of financial position

In EUR mn

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forecast purchases

Forecast
sales

Recognized liability

Net investment hedge

Foreign currency

Interest hedges

 

 

Commodity price risk

Foreign currency risk

Interest rate risk

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2024

Nominal value

1,976

41

68

317

2,403

Below one year

1,427

41

29

317

1,814

More than one year

549

39

588

Fair value – assets

37

 

0

n.a.

1

39

Fair value – liabilities

49

 

1

n.a.

11

60

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2023

Nominal value

1,447

85

29

109

282

100

2,052

Below one year

1,251

85

29

44

282

100

1,792

More than one year

196

64

260

Fair value – assets

39

 

n.a.

10

3

52

Fair value – liabilities

66

 

1

n.a.

0

67

The fair value assets and liabilities shown above are presented in the line items Other financial assets and Other financial liabilities in OMV’s Consolidated Statement of Financial Position.

Commodity price risk

European Emission Allowances

All of OMV’s business segments are exposed to fluctuations in the price of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG emissions) under the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). European Emission Allowance purchases are always executed in due time and it is OMV’s highest priority to fulfill all legal obligations under the ETS. OMV monitors price risks from emission allowances and manages them using derivative instruments (forwards) traded bilaterally on the secondary market (known as over-the-counter or OTC transactions).

Electricity prices

OMV’s business segments are exposed to fluctuations in electricity prices and, hence, closely monitor related price risks. OMV’s business segments hedge parts of the forecasted electricity purchases using derivative instruments and power purchase agreements (PPAs) in order to smooth out the effects of potentially extreme market price movements.

Chemicals

For petrochemical production, some of the forecasted cracker feedstock purchases and finished product sales are hedged through refined oil product swaps. Cash flow hedge accounting is applied to those derivatives, except for the derivatives that are used to limit the price risk on the inventory held for immediate consumption. Contracts not designated as cash flow hedges are classified as fair value through profit or loss and stated at fair value.

Borealis hedges its forecasted electricity purchases using electricity swaps. For these derivatives, cash flow hedge accounting is applied.

Fuels & Feedstock

Fuels & Feedstock is exposed to market price risks arising from trading and non-trading activities, covering production, refining and marketing activities associated with crude oil and oil products in addition to limited proprietary trading positions aiming to create market access within oil and oil product markets.

In Fuels & Feedstock, derivative instruments are used for both hedging selected product sales and reducing exposure to price risks on inventory fluctuations. Crude oil and product swaps are used to hedge the refining margin (crack spread), which is the difference between crude oil prices and bulk product prices.

Furthermore, exchange-traded oil futures as well as OTC contracts (contracts for difference and swaps) are used to hedge short-term purchase and sales market price risks.

Energy

Operational commodity price risk management in Energy includes hedging of market price risk exposure arising from non-trading and trading activities of gas marketing (hedge of the price risk on inventory fluctuations and the differences in terms and conditions of purchases and sales), as well as limited proprietary trading positions for the purpose of creating market access within the gas markets.

No hedge accounting was applied applied for any of these derivative instruments.

Hedge accounting of commodity hedges in Chemicals and Fuels & Feedstock

In the Chemicals and Fuels & Feedstock business segments, OMV is particularly exposed to volatile refining margins and inventory risks. In order to mitigate these risks, appropriate commodity hedging activities are taken, for which hedge accounting may be applied.

When hedge accounting is applied, for “Forecast purchases” and the “Hedge of a recognized liability” the hedge ineffectiveness is included in the line item Purchases (net of inventory variation) in OMV’s Consolidated Income Statement. The hedge ineffectiveness and recycling of “Forecast sales” for hedges where a risk component of the non-financial item is designated as the hedged item in the hedging relationship, is shown in line item ‘Sales revenues’ in OMV’s Consolidated Income Statement.

In Chemicals, cash flow hedge accounting is applied to forecast electricity purchases and forecast natural gas purchases, in addition to hedges conducted for future sales and purchases of the crackers which have been designated in a cash flow hedge relationship.

In Fuels & Feedstock, stock hedges may be used to mitigate price exposure whenever actual priced stock levels deviate from target levels. Forecast sales for oil products and forecast purchase transactions for crude oil and oil products are designated as the hedged item in such cases. In general, brent crude oil is typically the main risk for stock prices, however in some cases oil products priced by Platts/Argus may be used for hedging. The hedging relationship is established with a hedge ratio of 1:1 ratio, matching commodity derivatives to the hedged risks. Ineffectiveness can arise from timing and pricing differences between derivatives and actual transactions. As of December 31, 2024 there was no active hedge relationship for stock hedges.

In case of refinery margin hedges, crude oil and products can generally be hedged separately to protect future margins. These hedging mandates and activities are documented and defined within the Annual Plan. As of December 31, 2024 there was no active hedge relationship for refinery margin hedges.

Furthermore in 2024 as well as in 2023, physical oil product exchange contracts were concluded between the OMV Group and the national stockholding company in Germany. In order to reduce the risk of market price fluctuations between the withdrawal and return of products, derivative swap deals (sell fix, buy floating at the time of withdrawal and buy fix, sell floating at the time of return) were concluded and designated in a fair value hedge relationship (hedge of a recognized liability).

Foreign exchange risk management

OMV operates in many countries and currencies, therefore industry-specific activities and the corresponding foreign exchange rate risks need to be analyzed precisely. The USD represents OMV’s biggest risk exposure, due to movement of the USD against the EUR and also against OMV Group’s other main currencies (RON, NOK, NZD, and SEK). Movements of these currencies against the EUR are also significant sources of risk. Other currencies have only a limited impact on cash flow and the operating result. The transaction risk to foreign currency cash flows is monitored on an ongoing basis. The Group’s long and short net position is reviewed on a semiannual basis as a minimum and the sensitivity is calculated. This analysis provides the basis for the management of transaction risks on currencies. Since OMV produces commodities that are mainly traded in USD, the OMV Group has an economic USD long position.

FX options, forwards, and swaps may be used to hedge foreign exchange rate risks on outstanding receivables and payables. The market value of these instruments will move in the opposite direction to the value of the underlying receivable or liability if the relevant foreign exchange rate changes. When certain conditions are met, the Group may elect to apply IFRS 9 hedge accounting principles in order to recognize the offsetting effects on profit or loss of changes in the fair value of the hedging instruments at the same time as the hedged items. Certain hedges, that refer to a forecasted currency position are therefore classified as cash flow hedges and stated at fair value through other comprehensive income.

Translation risk is also monitored on an ongoing basis at Group level and the risk position is evaluated. Translation risk arises on the consolidation of subsidiaries, associated companies and joint ventures with functional currencies different from EUR. The largest exposure results from changes in RON, USD, NOK, and SEK denominated assets against the EUR.

Foreign exchange translation differences relating to these net investments are recognized in other comprehensive income.

Borealis has hedged part of its investment in a joint venture that has USD as its functional currency by designating certain external loans in USD as hedges of the Group’s investments in its foreign operations. The hedged risk in the net investment hedge is the risk of a weakening USD against the EUR that would result in a reduction in the carrying amount of the Group’s net investment in the joint venture in USD. The EUR/USD impact on the measurement of the loans is recognized in other comprehensive income.

To assess hedge effectiveness, the Group determines the economic relationship between the hedging instrument and the hedged item by comparing changes in the carrying amount of the debt that is attributable to a change in the spot rate with changes in the net investment in the foreign operation due to movements in the spot rate (the dollar-offset method). The Group’s policy is to hedge the net investment only to the extent of the debt principal.

There is an economic relationship between the hedged item and the hedging instrument, as the net investment creates a translation risk that will match the foreign exchange risk on the USD borrowing. The Group has established a hedge ratio of 1:1, as the underlying risk of the hedging instrument is identical to the hedged risk component.

Interest rate management

OMV’s debt portfolio as of December 31, 2024 had only limited exposure to changes in interest rates, with almost all liabilities having fixed interest rates. Any future financing activities will be exposed to the prevailing market conditions at the time and this could potentially lead to higher interest expenses.

To facilitate the management of interest rate risk, OMV’s existing liabilities are analyzed in terms of fixed and floating rate borrowings, currencies and maturities. Appropriate ratios for the various categories are established and, where necessary, derivative instruments are used to hedge fluctuations outside predetermined ranges.

Interest rate swaps can be used to convert fixed rate debt into floating rate debt and vice versa.

The hedge ineffectiveness and recycling of interest rate swaps are both shown in the line item ”interest expenses” in OMV’s Consolidated Income Statement.

Sensitivity analysis

For open hedging contracts, sensitivity analysis is performed to determine the effect of market price fluctuations (+/–10%) on market value. The sensitivity of the OMV Group’s overall earnings differs from the sensitivity shown below, since the contracts concluded are used to hedge operational exposure.

The effect of market price fluctuations on the income statement or other comprehensive income depends on the type of derivative used and whether hedge accounting is applied. Market price sensitivity for derivatives to which cash flow hedge accounting is applied is shown in the sensitivity table for other comprehensive income. Sensitivity to market price fluctuations for all other open derivatives is shown in the sensitivity tables for profit before tax.

Sensitivity analysis for open commodity derivatives affecting profit before tax

In EUR mn

 

 

 

 

 

2024

2023

 

Market price
+10%

Market price
–10%

Market price
+10%

Market price
–10%

Oil incl. oil products

–22

22

–4

4

Oil incl. oil products – designated in a hedge relationship1

4

–4

3

–3

Gas

–58

58

–34

34

Power

–9

9

2

–2

Other2

21

–21

28

–28

Total

–64

64

–4

4

1

Includes hedging instruments designated in a fair value hedge relationship related to product swaps with the national stockholding company in Germany. For further details see section Hedge Accounting of commodity hedges in Chemicals and Fuels & Feedstock section.

2

Includes derivatives for European Emission Allowances

Sensitivity analysis for open commodity derivatives affecting other comprehensive income before tax

In EUR mn

 

 

 

 

 

2024

2023

 

Market price
+10%

Market price
–10%

Market price
+10%

Market price
–10%

Oil incl. oil products

–16

16

–34

34

Gas

1

–1

2

–2

Power

29

–29

31

–31

Commodity hedges
(designated in a hedge relationship)

14

–14

–1

1

For financial instruments, sensitivity analysis is performed for changes in foreign exchange rates of currencies material to the Group. On Group level, the EUR–RON sensitivity not only includes the net RON exposure versus the EUR but also the net RON exposure versus the USD, since the USD–RON exposure can be split into EUR–RON and EUR–USD exposure. The same is true for the EUR–NOK, EUR–SEK, and EUR–NZD exposure.

Sensitivity analysis for financial instruments affecting profit before tax1

In EUR mn

 

 

 

 

 

2024

2023

 

10% appre­ciation of the EUR

10% depre­ciation of the EUR

10% appre­ciation of the EUR

10% depre­ciation of the EUR

EUR–RON

–18

18

–12

12

EUR–USD

–6

6

–23

23

EUR–NZD

–34

34

–17

17

EUR–NOK

5

–5

7

–7

EUR–SEK

–2

2

–4

4

1

Refers only to financial instruments and is not the same as the Group’s overall foreign exchange rate sensitivity in terms of operating result.

Sensitivity analysis for financial instruments affecting other comprehensive income before tax1

In EUR mn

 

 

 

 

 

2024

2023

 

10% appre­ciation of the EUR

10% depre­ciation of the EUR

10% appre­ciation of the EUR

10% depre­ciation of the EUR

EUR–USD

25

–25

28

–28

EUR–SEK

–14

14

–12

12

1

Including sensitivity of the net investment hedge

OMV regularly analyzes the impact of interest rate changes on interest income and expenses from floating rate deposits and borrowings. Currently, the effects of changes in interest rates are not considered to be a material risk.

Credit risk management

The main counterparty credit risks are assessed and monitored at Group and segment level using predetermined criteria and limits for all counterparties, banks, and security providers. On the basis of a risk assessment, counterparties, banks, and security providers are assigned a credit limit, an internal risk class, and a specific limit validity. The risk assessments are reviewed annually as a minimum or on an ad hoc basis. The credit risk processes are governed by guidelines at OMV Group level stipulating the Group-wide minimum requirements. The main counterparties with contracts involving derivative financial instruments have investment-grade credit ratings. OMV uses commercial trade insurance for parts of its receivables in some business areas to mitigate credit risk. Due to the high economic uncertainty resulting from the current geopolitical situation, special attention is paid to early warning signals like changes in payment behavior.

Credit risk is the risk that the OMV Group’s counterparties will not meet their obligation under a financial instrument or customer contract, leading to a financial loss.

Credit risk exists in relation to the financial guarantee contracts issued by Borealis to Bayport Polymers LLC and Borouge 4 LLC, which are accounted for using the equity method, where the guaranteed amount as of December 31, 2024 amounted to EUR 1,735 mn plus interest (2023: EUR 1,234 mn plus interest). Details on guarantees provided by Borealis AG are further described thereafter.

Borealis AG granted a guarantee for the funding of Borouge 4 LLC under the Italian Export Credit Agency agreement. The total guarantee amounts to EUR 1,228 mn plus interest (2023: EUR 1,155 mn plus interest). Based on the already drawn financing by Borouge 4 LLC the guaranteed amount as of December 31, 2024 totaled EUR 1,009 mn plus interest (2023: EUR 536 mn plus interest).

The guarantee granted to Bayport Polymers LLC of EUR 626 mn plus interest (2023: EUR 588 mn plus interest) terminates earliest upon payment and/or termination of the obligation in 2027 and 2032, respectively and could be called at any time.

In addition, a guarantee for a Revolving Credit Facility (RCF) used by Bayport Polymers LLC as a liquidity instrument to conduct its ordinary course of business was granted by Borealis in 2023, and was utilized in the amount of EUR 82 mn plus interest at year-end (2023: EUR 90 mn). The total guaranteed amount as of December 31, 2024 amounted to EUR 96 mn plus interest (2023: EUR 90 mn plus interest).

Furthermore, a parental guarantee for a lease of railcars by Bayport Polymers LLC with maximum exposure of EUR 19 mn (2023: EUR 20 mn) remains in effect.

In general, a payment under the guarantee agreement is triggered by the non-performance by the guaranteed party of the obligation covered by the guarantee. Therefore, a financial liability initially measured at fair value was recognized.

Maximum credit exposure1

In EUR mn

 

 

 

2024

2023

Trade receivables

2,842

3,455

Investments

135

85

Bonds

91

285

Derivatives

307

942

Loans

1,286

910

Other sundry financial assets

1,370

1,612

Cash and cash equivalents

6,182

6,920

Financial guarantee contracts2

1,735

1,234

Total maximum credit exposure

13,950

15,442

1

Excluding items reclassified to held for sale

2

Maximum exposure of financial guarantee contracts based on drawdowns of financing facilities as of December 31 excluding interest accrued.

GHG
Greenhouse gas
IFRS
International Financial Reporting Standards
OCI
Other comprehensive income
Sales revenues
Sales excluding petroleum excise tax

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