Corporate results Makino reports strong gains in latest complete fiscal year

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Japanese machine tool supplier Makino said its global sales totalled $1.5 billion for the fiscal year ending on 31 March, a 9% increase over the previous year.

Speaking at the company’s press conference in Kirchheim unter Teck, Germany, Makino Europe President and CEO P. Anders Ingemarsson announced that the manufacturer’s operating income of $100 million in the past fiscal year was 33% higher than the previous period.

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The overall increase in sales was reflected differently in various markets around the world, according to the company. Sales measured in US dollars rose 2.5% in Asia, were up 20% in the US and gained 12% in Europe (or 20% when measured in euros). Orders received in America and Europe bucked the worldwide trend and took the volume in both markets to record highs with significant contributions from the booming aerospace business, the company explained.

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