Jul 02, 2010. /Lesprom Network/. Vaahto Group’s turnover for September 1, 2009, to May 31, 2010, was Euro 26.2 million, compared with Euro 56.6 million for the corresponding period in the previous fiscal year, with an operating loss of Euro 5.7 million, Vaahto Group said in a statement received by Lesprom Network. The turnover saw a decrease of 54% from that of the reference period, undermining the result. Vaahto Group’s order book started increasing in the third quarter of the fiscal year, to total Euro 13 million at its end. Although the Group’s profitability is expected to increase toward the end of the fiscal year, the full-year result will still be clearly negative. The Pulp & Paper Machinery division’s turnover for September 1, 2009, to May 31, 2010, was Euro 16.7 million, with an operating loss of Euro 5.2 million. The turnover decreased by 55% from that of the reference period, and the division’s result was unprofitable. Vaahto Group enhances production processes in the paper, board, pulp, and process industries by developing and manufacturing equipment and services.