Heidelberg Reports Incoming Orders Up 43 Percent

At EUR 316 million, incoming orders in the Europe, Middle East and Africa region were 39 percent up on the previous year's figure of EUR 227 million. They actually doubled in the U.K. thanks to the company's successful showing at IPEX. German customers also rediscovered their willingness to invest. At EUR 84 million, incoming orders in the Eastern Europe region were up 59 percent on the previous year's figure of EUR 53 million. In the Latin America region, they more than doubled to EUR 44 million (previous year: EUR 19 million). This is a result of the positive development on the Brazilian market, which received a further boost from the orders placed at ExpoPrint Latin America 2010 in Sao Paulo. After adjustment for exchange rate movements, incoming orders in the North America region were merely up 7 percent at EUR 80 million (previous year: EUR 66 million). Especially high was the increase in the Asia/Pacific region. Incoming orders here totaled EUR 262 million, the highest level for five years and 42 percent up on the previous year's figure of EUR 185 million. The continued positive development in China played a key role in this, but significant increases were also recorded on many smaller markets such as India.