Bobst finalises its acquisition of Cerutti

Swiss machinery supplier Bobst has announced the completion of its acquisition of printing press manufacturer Cerruti.

Based in San Giorgio Monferrato, Bobst Italia is BOBST’s centre of excellence for gravure printing, laminating, and coating technologies for the flexible packaging industry. The Cerutti acquisition is in line with BOBST’s strategic goal of further consolidating its technology and market leadership in the global gravure printing market. 

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 Gruppo Cerutti was founded in 1920 in Casale Monferrato, in the northwest of Italy, and grew into a world-renowned manufacturer of rotogravure printing presses for packaging, publishing, and specialty printing and converting equipment. Through this acquisition, the Bobst Group adds to its assets the Cerutti brand, the Cerutti intellectual property rights and all Cerutti intangible assets. 

Gruppo Cerutti was founded in 1920 in Casale Monferrato, in the northwest of Italy, and grew into a world-renowned manufacturer of rotogravure printing presses for packaging, publishing, and speciality printing and converting equipment. 

“We are very pleased that the proceedings have finally come to a completion, ending a period of uncertainty for the Cerutti stakeholders locally and worldwide,” commented Davide Garavaglia, General Manager and Head of Product Lines Gravure, Vacuum, Coating & Laminating at Bobst Italia.  

“Following the completion, we will be able to integrate into our organisation the Cerutti technology along with its technical experts adding to our existing know-how and capabilities. It also means that we can now provide BOBST’s high level of service and support to Cerutti machines installed worldwide.”   

BOBST is one of the largest suppliers of substrate processing, printing and converting equipment and services for the label, flexible packaging, folding carton and corrugated board industries.

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Founded in 1890, the company is headquartered in Mex near Lausanne. BOBST has a presence in more than 50 countries, runs 14 production facilities in 8 countries and employs close to 5,400 people around the world.

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