Slight decline in Voith Group H1 FY'13 sales

Not least due to a stable global hydro power market in the first half of fiscal 2012/13, Voith Hydro can look forward to the next six months with cautious optimism. In the period under review, Voith Hydro increased its sales by 2 percent to EUR 659 million (previous year: EUR 645 million). Orders received were at EUR 656 million (previous year: EUR 489 million).

The Voith Industrial Services Group Division experienced a significant increase in sales and orders received in the first half of fiscal 2012/13: EUR 573 million compared to EUR 506 million in the previous year – a plus of 13 percent.

Voith Paper looks back on a difficult first half of fiscal 2012/13: sales and orders received are in decline. Sales shrank by 9 percent to EUR 757 million (previous year: EUR 831 million). In the period under review, Voith Paper received orders worth EUR 672 million – a decrease of 14 percent (previous year: EUR 785 million).

Business at Voith Turbo saw a slight decline compared to the previous year. Sales were at EUR 722 million – a 4 percent drop (previous year: EUR 751 million). Orders received during the first half of 2012/13 were at EUR 724 million (previous year: EUR 781 million) – a reduction of 7 percent.

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