KBA Sees Successful drupa Boosts Its Business in the Second Half-Year

This projection is based on an anticipated high level of plant utilization in the second half-year and a positive impact on earnings from ongoing cost-cutting activities. At the end of May the KBA group payroll totaled 6,256, or 121 fewer than in the previous year. Excluding 328 apprentices the group payroll has already fallen below 6,000 and will be reduced by several hundred more over the next few years as a number of measures such as phased retirement reach completion.