JENA (dpa-AFX) - The executive board of listed Jenoptik AG will present its business figures for the first half of the year in Jena on Wednesday. According to previous forecasts, the Thuringia-based technology group expects total sales of around one billion euros this year with increasing profitability. In 2022, consolidated sales stood at 980.7 million euros. The Jena-based manufacturer of lasers and automation and traffic safety technology employs more than 4400 people. In the first quarter Jenoptik had posted a 12.2 percent increase in sales to 234.1 million euros. Foreign business in particular, with a 74 percent share of quarterly sales, provided a boost./red/DP/zb