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Financial income and expenses
Financial income consists of interest income on funds invested (including, where applicable, financial assets available for sale),
dividend income, gains on the sale of financial assets available for sale, and gains on hedging instruments recognized in profit
or loss. Dividend income is recognized when the right to receive payment has been established. Results from the sale of financial
instruments are recognized when the risks and benefits associated with ownership of the instruments have been transferred to
the buyer and the Group no longer has control of the instrument. Financial expenses consist of interest expenses on loans, the
effect of the resolution of present value calculations for provisions, impairment of financial assets and those losses on hedging
instruments recognized in profit or loss. Borrowing expenses are recognized in profit or loss, except where they are directly
attributable to the acquisition, construction or production of assets that take considerable time to complete for their intended
use or sale, in which case they are included in the cost of those assets. No borrowing expenses have been capitalized during
the past two years. Exchange gains and losses are recognized net.
Financial instruments
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loan receivables and accounts receivables. The classification is dependent on the purpose for which the financial asset was
acquired. Management establishes the classification of financial assets at initial recognition.
(a) Financial assets recognized at fair value through profit or loss
Financial assets recognized at fair value through profit or loss are financial assets held for trading. A financial asset is classified
under this category if it is acquired for the primary purpose of being sold shortly thereafter. Derivatives are classified as
being held for trading unless they are designated as hedges. Assets in this category are classified as current assets if they are
expected to be settled within 12 months, otherwise they are classified as non-current assets.
(b) Loan receivables and accounts receivables
Loan receivables and accounts receivables are non-derivative financial assets with fixed or determinable payments that are
not quoted in an active market. These are included in current assets, with the exception of items with a maturity of more than
12 months after the end of the reporting period, which are classified as non-current assets. The Group’s loan receivables and
accounts receivables consist of accounts receivables and other receivables, as well as cash and cash equivalents in the balance
sheet.
A financial asset or financial liability is recognized in the balance sheet when the Company enters a contract for the instrument
(i.e. on the relevant business day).
A financial liability is recognized when the counterparty has performed and a contractual duty to pay arises, even if no invoice
is received.
A financial asset is derecognized when the rights to cash flow in the contract mature or the rights are transferred in a transaction
that transfers essentially all risks and remunerations from ownership to the assets transferred. This also applies to parts
of financial assets.
A financial liability is removed from the balance sheet when the duty in the contract is performed or otherwise extinguished.
This also applies to parts of financial liabilities. Loans and receivables are non-derivative financial assets with fixed or
determinable payments that are not quoted on an active market. They arise when the Group provides money, goods or services
directly to a debtor (usually a customer) with no intention of trading the receivable. These are recorded as current assets when
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Loan receivables and accounts receivables are recognized after the acquisition date at amortized cost using the effective
interest rate method. Financial instruments are initially recognized at fair value plus transaction costs, which applies to all
financial assets that are not recognized at fair value through profit or loss, for which attributable transaction costs are instead
recognized in the income statement.
Derivatives
Derivative instruments are recognized in the balance sheet on the date of contract and at fair value, both initially and upon
subsequent revaluation. The method of recognizing gain or loss arising from revaluation depends on whether the derivative
is identified as a hedging instrument, and, in such event, the nature of the item being hedged. The Group identifies certain
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(a) hedging of fair value regarding a recognized asset or liability or a firm commitment (fair-value hedging),
(b) hedging of a particular risk associated with a recognized asset or liability or a highly probable forecast transaction
(cash flow hedging).
When the transaction is undertaken, the Group documents the relationship between the hedging instrument and the hedged item,
as well as the hedge’s role in the Group’s risk management objectives and strategy. The Group also documents its assessment,
both when it enters into hedging contracts and on an ongoing basis, as to whether the derivative instruments used in hedging
transactions are effective in terms of counteracting changes in fair value or cash flow that are attributable to the hedged items.
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listed standardized derivatives and sales and purchase contracts that do not meet the exemption criteria for being recognized as
a derivative (that is, that are not deemed to be for own use). According to IAS 39, only contracts not designed for physical delivery
may be measured at market price. AAK’s business model permits (enables) the net settlement of purchase and sales contracts
entered into for physical delivery. Derivatives that are not used as hedging instruments for which hedge accounting is applied are
recognized at fair value in the income statement.
Hedge accounting
Hedging of fair value
Changes in fair value of a derivative that has been formally identified for hedging of fair value and meets the conditions for
hedge accounting are recognized on the same line in the income statement as any change in fair value attributable to the
hedged risk for the hedged asset or liability. The Group applies hedging of fair value for raw materials and foreign currency in