GEA sees recovery in customer industries

The recovery in GEA Group's customer industries gathered momentum in the course of the year.

The order intake rose by 12% to €4,578 million ($6,201.78 million).

In Q4, order intake amounted to €1,248 million, 24% up over prior year.

This level is on par with the average of 2008, the year still largely unaffected by the crisis.

Following order intake with a delay, sales matched the prior-year volume at €4,418 million, as predicted in earlier guidances.