EANS-Information of Significance: Binder+Co Aktiengesellschaft / Binder+Co moves up another gear in H1 2012

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14.08.2012

Gleisdorf, August 14, 2012. In the first half of 2012, Binder+Co, the
international specialist for processing, environmental and packaging
technology, which has its headquarters in Gleisdorf/Austria, was able
to raise its order intake by 8.8% over the comparable period of 2011.
At EUR 37.46 million sales revenues were also up by 11.5%, while at
EUR 3.01 million, EBIT remained at the positive level of the
preceding year. Order backlog at the end of the first half-year
improved by 14.1%.

Karl Grabner, from the Binder+Co Management Board: “We have completed
a highly satisfactory first half of 2012 and as we assume that
positive demand is set to continue in the coming months, both sales
revenues and the result for the entire year should surpass the levels
of 2011. In addition, during the current year, business is picking up
at both Comec-Binder S.r.l. and Bublon GmbH, our two newest
subsidiaries.”

The tangible upward trend in Binder+Co order intake that commenced in
mid-2010 continued in the first half of 2012, although its pace was
somewhat more moderate than in the preceding year. All in all,
Binder+Co acquired new orders worth EUR 46.85 million, which
constituted a rise of 8.8% over the comparative period of 2011. On
the basis of the solid order intake at the beginning of the year,
sales revenues of EUR 37.46 million were obtained and the good figure
of EUR 33.59 million for 2011 was thus surpassed by 11.5%. EBIT also
remained stable at EUR 3.01 million (H1/2011: EUR 3.03 million), in
spite of initial losses at the Group’s two newest subsidiaries
comprised by Comec-Binder S.r.l. and Bublon GmbH, which specialize in
comminution technology and the marketing of an innovative technology
for the production of a pure and natural base composite for
construction materials with outstanding insulation and soundproofing
characteristics. Order backlog as at June 30, 2012 amounted to EUR
38.19 million, which was 14.1% higher than the value for June 30,
2011 and 32.5% up on the 2011 year-end figure.

Processing Technology makes sizeable gains In the first half of 2012,
Processing Technology again provided the largest share of sales
revenues with an increase of 18.6% to EUR 19.27 million. This Segment
supplies the construction materials, stone and earth industries with
machinery for the comminution, thermal treatment, screening and
sorting of bulk goods. Due to initial losses at the Group’s newest
subsidiaries (Comec-Binder S.r.l., taken over in July 2011 and Bublon
GmbH, founded in January 2012), which are both allotted to the
Processing Technology Segment, as compared to the preceding year the
EBIT contribution fell from EUR 1.72 million to EUR 1.41 million.
However, order intake improved markedly, rising to EUR 24.71 million
(H1/2011: EUR 13.92 million).

Environmental Technology sales revenues and EBIT both higher Sales
revenues in the Environmental Technology Segment, which focuses on
classification machines for glass and plastics recycling, totalled
EUR 12.72 million and were therefore 6.9% up on the level of the
preceding year. This facilitated an improvement in EBIT to EUR 1.33
million (H1/2011: EUR 1.10 million). New order volume also increased
to EUR 13.83 million (H1/2011: EUR 19.30 million) and not only
derived from single machine, spare part and service business, but
also systems sales.

Packaging Technology remains solid The Packaging Technology Segment
manufactures high-performance open mouth bagging machinery for free
flowing bulks such as fertilizers, plastic granulate, seeds, foods,
feedstuffs and salts, and is managed by the independent subsidiary
Statec Binder GmbH. In the first half of 2012, its sales revenues
remained stable at the level of the preceding year and amounted to
EUR 5.47 million. However, EBIT was raised to EUR 0.27 million
(H1/2011: EUR 0.21 million). Order intake also developed
satisfactorily. Although at EUR 8.31 million it was lower than the
EUR 9.86 million of 2011, during the second quarter business in the
spare part and services sector, which offers sizeable margins,
remained constant at a high level.

Good order backlog provides a positive outlook Order backlog as at
June 30, 2012 stood at EUR 38.19 million, which was 14.1% up on the
comparable value of the previous year (June 30, 2011: EUR 33.46
million). The Binder+Co management assumes that this stable demand
trend will continue in the coming months and therefore sales revenues
and the result for 2012 will exceed those of the preceding year.

Workforce enlarged The positive business trend resulted in an
increase in employee numbers. As at June 30, 2012, the workforce
totalled 327, which was 1.6% up on the year-end figure for 2011.

Sizeable investments at the Gleisdorf location The new and rebuilding
projects commenced at the Gleisdorf location in 2011 continued during
H1/2012 with investment amounting to EUR 4.03 million.

Binder+Co share price gains almost a third Having commenced the year
at a level of EUR 21.32, by June 30, 2012 the price of the Binder
share, which is traded on the mid market of the Vienna Stock
Exchange, had risen by 31.3% to EUR 28.00.

The Binder+Co Group Binder+Co AG is a specialist in the field of
processing, environmental and packaging technology and the world
market leader in the screening and glass recycling segments. The
company was listed on the Vienna Stock Exchange at the end of 2006
and is now part of the Third Market in the mid market segment. The
Binder+Co Group consists of Binder+Co AG, the two fully owned
subsidiaries Comec-Binder S.r.l. and Bublon GmbH, and the Statec
Binder GmbH joint venture. In 2010, Binder+Co was awarded the
Austrian National Innovation Prize for its successful implementation
of inventive capacity and in 2011 received the Best Open Innovator
Award of the Zeppelin University Friedrichshafen as the top SME in
the D-A-CH region.

Further inquiry note:
Karl Grabner, Member of the Management Board
Phone: +43/3112/800-363

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issuer: Binder+Co Aktiengesellschaft
Grazerstraße 19-25
A-8200 Gleisdorf
phone: +43 3112 800-363
FAX: +43 3112 800-320
mail: karl.grabner@binder-co.at
WWW: www.binder-co.com
sector: Machine Manufacturing
ISIN: AT000BINDER3
indexes: mid market
stockmarkets: Third Market: Wien
language: English