Heidelberg Reports Positive Operating Result for First Time in Two Years

At a total of EUR 2.757 billion, incoming orders were up around 16 percent on the previous year's figure of EUR 2.371 billion. Some EUR 140 million of this increase were linked to exchange rate movements. Trade show success at ExpoPrint in Brazil and Ipex in the United Kingdom led to above-average incoming orders in the first quarter. Consequently, incoming orders were slightly higher in the first half-year than in the second. They exceeded the previous year's figure in all regions but grew more strongly on emerging markets than in industrialized countries.