KBA on Target With Nine-Month Figures

Sheetfed orders up thanks to drupa
In the meantime KBA is also feeling the effects of the economy-related weak demand in key markets that affect the entire engineering industry. Thanks to the industry’s leading trade fair drupa in May sheetfed order intake after nine months at €517.8m exceeded last year’s figure by nearly 10%. Sales of sheetfed presses came to €395.4m, close to the figure in 2011. The positive effect of drupa on sales will be more noticeable in the fourth quarter. High development and launch costs for new press generations in all formats, continuing pricing pressures and below-target sales caused the sheetfed division to post a loss of €21.4m.