Heidelberg Publishes figures for Second Quarter, First Six Months of 2012/2013

The order situation at Heidelberg was around or above the previous year's level in the individual regions at the half-year mark and was thus in line with expectations. The 40 percent year-on-year increase in the North America region was particularly pleasing. In the Asia/Pacific region and in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), the half-year figures also surpassed those of 2011/2012. In Eastern Europe, incoming orders remained at the previous year's level while the order intake in South America fell slightly below the prior year. It was a similar story for net sales in the first half-year: Compared with the previous year, net sales rose considerably in Eastern Europe, North America, and Asia/Pacific, but remained stable in the EMEA region and fell short of the prior-year figure in South America.