In the period from January to March 2026, sales (external sales revenue) in the EMEA region amounted to EUR 114.2 million and was therefore below the previous year’s figure (Q1 2025: EUR 117.5 million) by 2.9%. Currency effects had a dampening effect of -0.8%.
In the Industry Applications segment, sales in the EMEA region amounted to EUR 33.2 million in the period from January to March 2026 (Q1 2025: EUR 32.1 million) and thus were 3.2% higher year over year. For Mobility & New Energy, revenue reached EUR 81.0 million (Q1 2025: EUR 85.4 million) and thus remained 5.1% below the same quarter of the previous year. Higher volumes in Industry Applications were compensated by lower volumes in Mobility & New Energy. Prices in both segments rose slightly year over year. The EMEA region’s share in Group sales for Q1 2026 was 55% (Q1 2025: 53%).
Adjusted EBIT for the EMEA region in the current reporting period rose substantially year over year (Q1 2026: EUR 3.7 million; Q1 2025: EUR -1.9 million). The adjusted EBIT margin amounted to 3.0% (Q1 2025: -1.6%). The source of this improvement in Q1 2026 was in particular the elimination of last year’s additional expenses from the implementation of an ERP system at the Maintal site, which began at the start of 2025. At that time, these mainly comprised costs for special freight and shifts as well as for IT and consulting services. This was due to system-related delays in the logistics of goods removal and processing.
Investments in the EMEA region in Q1 2026 amounted to EUR 2.6 million (Q1 2025: EUR 3.2 million). They primarily related to the site in Germany.
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