KION has reported an increase in customer demand in Q2 2025, “despite ongoing considerable macroeconomic and geopolitical uncertainties”.

This, KION says, kept financial results in line with expectations with the order intake for H1 reported as EUR6.21 billion (USD7.2 billion), a considerable increase on the H1 2024 order intake of EUR5.08 billion (USD 5.9 billion).

Revenue for H1 was EUR4.14 billion (USD4.8 billion), a drop of 4.2% year-on-year (y-o-y) while Q2 revenues were EUR2.02 billion (USD2.34 billion),a fall of 5.9% y-o-y.

KION Group CEO, Rob Smith, says: “With a record order intake in Supply Chain Solutions in the second quarter of 2025 and all key performance indicators in line with our outlook in the first half of this financial year, we are well on track to reach our targets”.

KION has not adjusted its forecast for 2025, but qualifies this.

“This assessment of the projected performance of the group and its operating segments is contingent on there being no significant disruption to KION’s supply chains as a result of trade barriers, especially tariffs and restrictions on access to critical commodities,” it states.