| 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 | 1 | - | 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 | 3 | - | 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 | ||||