Down turned out economic and regulating for group ABB



The Helvetian ABB, group that develops to technologies for the energy and the automation, has concluded the second trimester of this year with a profit clearly of 443 million euros on revenues pairs to 8,68 billion euros, with bendings respective of the -30% and the -5% on the correspondent period of 2015. The operating profit is piled to 647 million euros (- 33%).

In the first semester of the 2016 company it has recorded revenues pairs to 16,58 billion euros, decreasing of the -6% regarding 17,72 billion euros in the first six months last year. The operating profit has been pairs to 1,43 billion euros (- 21%) and the profit clearly to 971 million euros (- 20%).

In according to trimester of this year ABB it has obtained new orders for 8,32 billion euros, with a contraction of the -8% on the same period of 2015. In entire the first semester of the 2016 new orders they have been pairs to 17,57 billion euros, with a -9% on the first half of 2015, and the value of the pocketbook orders of the group on 30 June has been attested to 25,34 billion euros regarding 26,03 billion euros on June 30, 2015.

ABB in Italy has archived item the first semester with orders that are attesting to 1.12 billion euros (- 9% on the first semester a 2016) and turnover of 1.13 billion euros (- 13%). In the second solo trimester of this year the orders have been pairs to 575 million euros (- 9% on according to trimester the 2015) and turnover to 551 million euros (- 14%). "In this moment of difficulty of the oil section - the managing director of ABB Italy has remembered, Mario Corsi - we have adjudicated an important store clerk in the Oil&Gas field by Sonatrach for the update of the system of control and safety of the treatment system natural gas of Hamra in Algeria that will guarantee the optimization of the process in agreement to the most recent standards than safety. This order confirmation our attention to the topic of the automation that, together with the energetic section, our markets represent key is in Italy that abroad. Regarding the innovation and the digitalisation - it has added Run - we continue in our strategic focalization on the Internet of Things, that we are applying is in our factories that in support to our customers of the utilities, the industry and infrastructures, heading for the implementation of new producing and advance services that favor the increment of the productivity".