The forecast has been increased as a result of the very good order and earnings development in the first ten months 2011 thanks in particular to the high demand from the semiconductor industry in the Lasers & Optical Systems segment as well as from the automotive industry in the Metrology segment. Jenoptik expects a continuation of the positive development in the operating business in the current 4th quarter, although the development of business in the Lasers & Optical Systems segment is anticipated to continue returning to normal.
Tomorrow, on November 9, 2011, the Jena-based optoelectronics group will publish detailed figures for the first nine months 2011.