euromicron AG announced consolidated earnings results for the first half ended June 30, 2018. Sales in the first half of 2018 amounted to EUR 150.6 million compared to EUR 153.6 million for the same period of the previous year. Adjusted for sales effects from operations that have since been sold or discontinued (EUR 4.5 million), sales in the continuing core business rose by EUR 1.5 million or around 1.0% in the first half of 2018. Operating EBITDA in the first half of 2018 amounted to EUR 0.8 million compared to EUR 0.7 million a year ago. The consolidated loss for the period as of June 30, 2018, amounts to EUR 6.9 million compared to EUR 5.4 million a year ago. Operating cash outflow (adjusted for factoring effects) amounted to EUR 3.2 million as of June 30, 2018 compared to EUR 11.1 million a year ago.