The German pump manufacturer KSB has obtained the 2022 financial yr off to a powerful start with first quarter order intake growing by 27.1% to €763 million and gross sales revenue up 3.5% to €558 million.
Europe, KSB’s largest region, posted a 23.5% enhance so as consumption to €390.eight million, but gross sales income slipped 6.0% on a yr ago to €282.9 million. The largest proportion development was reported within the Americas region, the place KSB increased its order intake by 44.7 % to €145.eight million and gross sales income by 34.3% to €105.2 million. In the Asia/Pacific region, order intake was up 23.9% to €180.4 million and sales revenue grew 6.4% to €134.four million. The Middle East/Africa/Russia area saw a 21.9% improve so as consumption to €45.6 million and a 6.1% rise in gross sales revenue to €35.7 million.
“We continued the excellent company development of the earlier 12 months within the new yr too, regardless of the tough circumstances,” says KSB CEO Dr Stephan Timmermann. “Although เกจวัดแก๊สlpg -related downtimes in Germany and France, as well as in components of Asia, affected manufacturing, we were able to offset this, due to the flexibility of our employees.” KSB’s first quarter was additionally impacted by the army battle in Ukraine.
KSB remains assured about the remainder of the year, regardless of the troublesome environment.
“The challenges are various and complex,” says Timmermann. “These embrace the persistently high Covid-19 an infection figures and lockdowns in China, the impact of the Russian warfare against Ukraine and the associated sanctions, price increases and bottlenecks within the provide chains, in addition to the potential consequences of the cyber assault we averted in April, which led to momentary production stoppages. All of those parameters require flexibility and goal-oriented administration. Our ambition stays to realize a sustainable improve in profitability.”
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