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Note 11 - Property, plant and equipment

Plant, property
and equipment
Land and Plant and Other under
property machinery equipment construction Total
  DKK million DKK million DKK million DKK million DKK million  
Cost at January 1, 2007 2,874  3,968  1,072  499  8,413 
Currency translation (62) (77) (26) (15) (180)
Acquisition of companies 38  16    - 55 
Additions during the year 51  132  54  492  729 
Disposals during the year (4) (26) (159)   - (189)
Transfer (to)/from other items 43  221  35  (299)   -  
Cost at December 31, 2007 2,940  4,234  977  677  8,828 
Depreciation and impairment losses at January 1, 2007 1,151  2,956  753     4,860 
Currency translation (18) (53) (19) (90)
Depreciation for the year 82  224  89  395 
Impairment losses for the year   -
Depreciation and impairment losses eliminated on disposals during the year (4) (22) (153)   (179)  
Depreciation and impairment losses at December 31, 2007 1,211  3,105  670    - 4,986 
Carrying amount at December 31, 2007 1,729  1,129  307  677  3,842   
Cost at January 1, 2006 2,900  3,816  1,072  381  8,169 
Currency translation (98) (98) (32) (8) (236)
Acquisition of companies 35  52    -  90 
Additions during the year 21  85  53  333  492 
Disposals during the year (3) (19) (70) (10) (102)
Transfer (to)/from other items 19  132  46  (197)   -   
Cost at December 31, 2006 2,874  3,968  1,072  499  8,413 
Depreciation and impairment losses at January 1, 2006 1,104  2,831  757     4,692 
Currency translation (30) (66) (23) (119)
Depreciation for the year 80  208  85  373 
Depreciation and impairment losses eliminated on disposals during the year (3) (17) (66)   (86)  
Depreciation and impairment losses at December 31, 2006 1,151  2,956  753    - 4,860 
  
Carrying amount at December 31, 2006 1,723  1,012  319  499  3,553   
 
Obligations to third parties relating to capital expenditure are DKK 72 million at December 31, 2007, compared with DKK 83 million at December 31, 2006.
Geographical distribution: 2007 2006
        DKK million DKK million  
Denmark 2,148  1,968 
Rest of Europe, Middle East and Africa 190  129 
North America 731  749 
Asia Pacific 726  666 
Latin America       47  41   
Carrying amount at December 31 3,842  3,553