KBA Posts Pre-tax Profit in Third Quarter as Incoming Orders Spike

Big improvement in capacity utilization
The group order backlog on Sept. 30, 2010 was worth €564.1 million, a 26.3 percent gain on the prior-year figure of €446.5 million. At €208.2 million, the volume of unfilled orders in the sheetfed division will keep it busy for a good few months, while the backlog of orders for web and special presses climbed to €355.9 million, raising the level of plant utilization in this division, too.