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Milestones

2025BOBST receive an EcoVadis Silver medal for its sustainability performance, ranking in the top 20% of companies evaluated.
BOBST, together with industry-leading partners Brückner and Mitsui Chemicals, announce at K2025 the industry’s first mono-material, recyclable retort packaging solution featuring high barrier performance based on opaque metallization for the food and beverage market.
smartGRAVURE : BOBST launched smartGRAVURE, enabling fully digital gravure printing with higher productivity and shorter runs.
EXPERT K5 metallizer : BOBST introduced the EXPERT K5, the world’s first autonomous metallizer, improving efficiency, quality and sustainability.
Celebration of the 85th year of the Autoplaten® press technology that revolutionized the die-cutting and carton processing.
Celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Bobst India production site in Pune.
2024Opening of a new 8 000 m2 assembly hall in Pune (India).
Acquisition of Coefficient (Consulting Services), a Belgium provider of consulting services for the printing and packaging industry. 
Strategic partnership with PACKITOO, a French company specialized in developing digital solutions in the packaging industry. 
Opening of a Competence Center for the labels and flexible packaging industries in Alpharetta (GA), USA. 
Opening of a new R&D and manufacturing site in Republic of Korea (Bobst Korea) for the corrugated board industry, expanding our product portfolio from entry-level to JUMBO. 
Celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Bobst Latinoamérica do Sul production site in Brazil. 
2023Acquisition of 70% of the equity of Dücker Robotics srl in Momo near Novara (Italy), a specialized supplier of robotic systems.
BOBST and Partners won the Recyclable Packaging (Pre-Commercialized) category for oneBARRIER FibreCycle at the Packaging Europe Sustainability Awards, Amsterdam (the Netherlands).
BOBST received the Top Company to Watch Award at the Digital Packaging Summit 2023 in Florida (USA), for its All-in-One platforms, that simplify label production in a sustainable and productive way.
2022BOBST joined the Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi), reflecting its commitment to urgent climate action.
BOBST oneBARRIER PrimeCycle AlOx high barrier PE mono material packaging substrate certified with a recyclability level of 98%.
14th Golden Cylinder Award for technical innovation with BOBST's new Advanced Register Control for Precision Printing and ECG in Gravure.
Launch of BOBST Connect, giving users a full overview and control of their packaging production.
JBF SA launched on July 25, 2022, a public tender offer for all publicly held shares of Bobst Group SA and BOBST shares were delisted from the Swiss Stock Exchange on December 30, 2022.
2021Integration of Mouvent into Bobst Ibérica, Barcelona (Spain).
Acquisition of 51% of Jetpack SAS, Paris (France) supplier of printing and converting solutions for the film and label industries.
Acquisition of Cerutti Services: Cerutti Service Srl, Casale Monferrato (Italy) to consolidate technology and market leadership in the global gravure printing market.
Acquisition of 51% of Cm Service Italia Srl, Lonato del Garda (Italy) specialist in refurbished machines for corrugated board industry.
2020

Presentation of the Group's vision for the packaging and labeling industry "Transforming the future of the packaging sector", focused on Connectivity, Digitalization, Automation and Sustainability.

Launch of the digitalization programs:

- BOBST Connect – software solutions for digitalizing and connecting the whole packaging production chain

- TooLink – automated management of die-cutter tools

- oneINSPECTION – quality control solutions for the whole packaging value chain.

Modernization and expansion of Bobst Italia (San Giorgio Monferrato) and Bobst Lyon – with centralization of all French activities in Bron.
Modernization and opening of Bobst Latinoamerica do Sul (Brazil) and Bobst North America sites.
Acquisition of 51% share in CITO-SYSTEM GmbH, Schwaig bei Nürnberg (Germany).
Acquisition of 70% share in Yancheng Hongjing Machinery Technology Co., Ltd, Dongtai (China).
Full acquisition of Mouvent AG.

 

2019Launch of a web portal offering customers fast, simple and convenient online ordering of parts and service.
Development with leading partners of new high barrier mono-materials laminates as environmentally friendly alternatives to traditional plastic.
Development of two ECG (extended color gamut) flexographic printing processes incorporating digital control of color matching: IoD (Ink-on-Demand) – a system that eliminates ink trays and chambered doctor blades; and DigiColor – a digitally controlled printing process.
Launch of the MASTER DM5, a hybrid press that combines Flower DigiFlexo units and Mouvent ink-jet digital technology.
2018Creation of Bobst Vietnam Co. Ltd (Vietnam) and Brausse Europe B.V. (Netherlands).
Inauguration of Bobst Changzhou (China), production site and competence center dedicated to web-fed printing and converting technologies for flexible materials.
2017Acquisition of 75% of Boxplan GmbH (Germany).
Creation of Mouvent AG (Switzerland), a joint venture that becomes the digital printing competence center and solutions provider of BOBST.
2016Change from accounting standard IRFS to Swiss GAAP FER standard.
Closure of Bobst Hong Kong Ltd (China).
Creation of Bobst Istanbul Ambalaj (Turkey) and Bobst Lagos (Nigeria).
2015Installation and start up of the first digital printing presses for corrugated board applications.
Acquisition of Nuova Gidue Srl, Firenze (Italy) – inline flexo presses and narrow- & mid-web multi-process printing & converting lines for the labels and flexible packaging industries – today: Bobst Firenze Srl.
Celebration of the 125th birthday of Bobst Group.
Acquisition of full ownership of Gordon Ltd, Hong Kong (China).
2014

Continuation of Group strategy based on the four pillars of effective organization, operational excellence, people and growth.

Completion of the development of digital pre-series machines for client installation beginning of 2015.
Successful end of the Group transformation program.
2013

Completion of the move of operations from Prilly to Mex (Switzerland). Inauguration of Bobst Mex SA (Switzerland).

2012One Group, one Brand. The Group’s historically grown brand portfolio is consolidated under a single brand: BOBST.
2011Acquisition of 65% of Gordon Ltd in Hong Kong (China), holding company of Shanghai Eternal Machinery Co. Ltd, and of the brands Eterna and Brausse.
2010Implementation of an organizational structure by Business Unit and introduction of a lean production concept.
Approval of TEAM project, which aims at consolidating the Bobst SA operations on one single site in Mex (Switzerland).
Sale of the land and buildings located in Prilly (Switzerland).
Atlas Converting Equipment Ltd in Bedford (UK), with its brands Atlas and Titan, is sold to its management.

2009Closure of FAG in Avenches (Switzerland) and Rapidex in Angers (France).
Jean-Pascal Bobst becomes CEO as of 7 May 2009.
Launch of the Group transformation program.
2008Acquisition of Fischer & Krecke GmbH in Bielefeld (Germany).
2006The Palatine Engraving Co. Ltd and Lasercomb Dies Ltd are taken over by their management.
Rotomec SpA, Schiavi SpA and Bobst Italia SpA merge under the name of Bobst Group Italia SpA.
2004Acquisition of Atlas, General, Midi, Rotomec and Titan.
Majority shareholding in Steuer GmbH Printing Technology in Leinfelden (Germany).
2003Expansion of the Bron/Lyon site (France).
Creation of Bobst Group Ventas y Servicios España in Barcelona (Spain), today: Bobst Group Ibérica, S.L.
2002Construction of a factory in Pune (India).
Creation of a representation office in Kiev (Ukraine).
2001Adoption of a new legal structure. Shareholding management is provided by Bobst Group SA.
Expansion of the factories in Shanghai (China) and in Itatiba (Brazil).
2000Takeover of Fairfield Enterprises Ltd in Redditch (UK).
Strategic partnership agreement with BHS Group in Weiherhammer (Germany).
Creation of Bobst Group Scandinavia (Denmark) and of Bobst Group (UK & Ireland).

1999Creation of Bobst Group Polska (Poland).
1998Creation of Bobst Group Vostok in Moscow (Russia).
1997Operations begin at a factory in Itatiba (Brazil) and in Shanghai (China).
Creation of Bobst Group Latinoamérica Norte (Mexico).
1996Creation of Bobst Group Thailand.
1995Creation of Bobst India and of Bobst Indonesia.
1994Creation of Bobst Group Malaysia and of Bobst Group Taiwan.
1993Acquisition of Asitrade AG (1975) in Grenchen (Switzerland).
Creation of Bobst Group Central Europe (Czech Republic).
1992Opening of Bobst Group Africa & Middle East (Tunisia).
1990Celebration of the centenary under the motto "Knowledge and People".
Creation of Bobst Group Deutschland.

1989Creation of Bobst Group Benelux.
1987Acquisition of a shareholding in Schiavi SpA (1927) at Piacenza and Modena (Italy).
1985Acquisition of Martin (1923) in Villeurbanne and Bron/Lyon (France).
Acquisition of Peters Maschinenfabrik GmbH (1890) in Hamburg (Germany).
1980Operations begin at a factory in Maua (Brazil).

1979Creation of Bobst Canada.
1978The company is renamed Bobst SA and listed on the Lausanne Stock Exchange.
1977Beginning of the expansion at the Mex/Lausanne site (Switzerland).
1974Creation of Bobst Brazil, today: Bobst Group Latinoamérica do Sul.
1970Creation of Nihon Bobst KK, today: Bobst Group Japan.
1965Creation of Bobst Group North America.
Creation of Bobst Italiana, today: Bobst Group Italia.
1940The first Autoplaten® diecutter is unveiled.

1938Up-scaling to industrial production with the inauguration of the Prilly/Lausanne site (Switzerland).
1936First outlet abroad with the opening of a sales office in Paris (France).
1918A joint-stock company is formed under the name J. Bobst & Fils SA.
1917Bobst is registered as a trademark.
1915First production of equipment.
1908Opening of a workshop for customer service.
1890Joseph Bobst opens a printing supplies shop in Lausanne (Switzerland).