摘要
Order intake amounted to 404.1 million CHF; this was 40% lower than the very strong gure for the rst half of 2011. However, in the rst half of 2012 Rieter received more orders than in the second half of 2011. Sales of 487.3 million CHF in the reporting period were 9% lower than in the same period of the previous year, as expected. The operating pro t before interest and taxes declined from 70.6
The first half of 2012 was characterized by widely diverging trends in the geographical markets of relevance for Rieter. Global economic uncertainties affected the markets for short-staple fiber machinery and components in China and Turkey; in India, demand remained weak also due to industry-specific reasons. Yarn inventories, which were still very large last summer, continued to decline.
