Bobst Group SA

Joseph Bobst opens a printing supplies shop in Lausanne, Switzerland.

BOBST opens a workshop for customer service.

BOBST produces its first equipment.

BOBST is registered as a trademark.

A joint-stock company is formed under the name J. Bobst & Fils SA.

BOBST opens its first outlet abroad, a sales office in Paris, France.

BOBST scales up to industrial production with the inauguration of the Prilly/Lausanne site, Switzerland.

BOBST unveils the first Autoplaten® die-cutter.

Bobst Italiana, today called Bobst Group Italia, is also formed.

BOBST creates Bobst Group North America.

BOBST creates Nihon Bobst KK, today Bobst Group Japan.

BOBST creates Bobst Brazil, today Bobst Group Latinoamérica do Sul.

Expansion begins at the Mex/Lausanne site, Switzerland.

The company is renamed Bobst SA and listed on the Lausanne Stock Exchange.

BOBST creates Bobst Canada.

Operations begin at a new factory in Maua, Brazil.

Peters Maschinenfabrik GmbH (founded 1890) in Hamburg, Germany, is also acquired.

BOBST acquires Martin (founded 1923) in Villeurbanne and Bron/Lyon, France.

A shareholding is acquired in Schiavi SpA (founded 1927) at Piacenza and Modena, Italy.

Bobst Group Benelux is created.

BOBST celebrates its centenary under the motto "Knowledge and People."

Bobst Group Deutschland is created.

Bobst Hong Kong, China, is created.

Bobst Group Africa & Middle East opens in Tunisia.

A shareholding is acquired in Asitrade AG (founded 1975) in Grenchen, Switzerland.

Bobst Group Central Europe is created in the Czech Republic.

Bobst Group Malaysia and Bobst Group Taiwan are created.

Bobst India and Bobst Indonesia are created.

Bobst Group Thailand is created.

Operations begin at factories in Itatiba, Brazil, and Shanghai, China.

Bobst Group Latinoamérica Norte is created in Mexico.

Bobst Group Vostok is created in Moscow, Russia.

Bobst Group Polska is created in Poland.

BOBST takes over Fairfield Enterprises Ltd in Redditch, UK.

A strategic partnership agreement is signed with BHS Group in Weiherhammer, Germany.

Bobst Group Scandinavia, Denmark, and Bobst Group, UK & Ireland, are created.

BOBST adopts a new legal structure, with shareholding management provided by Bobst Group SA.

The factories in Shanghai, China, and Itatiba, Brazil, expand.

A factory is constructed in Pune, India.

A representation office is created in Kiev, Ukraine.

The Bron/Lyon site in France expands.

Bobst Group Ventas y Servicios España is created in Barcelona, Spain, today Bobst Group Ibérica, S.L.

BOBST acquires Atlas, General, Midi, Rotomec, and Titan, UK.

BOBST takes a majority shareholding in Steuer GmbH Printing Technology in Leinfelden, Germany.

The Palatine Engraving Co. Ltd and Lasercomb Dies Ltd, UK, are taken over by their management.

Rotomec SpA, Schiavi SpA, and Bobst Italia SpA merge under the name Bobst Group Italia SpA.

BOBST acquires Fischer & Krecke GmbH in Bielefeld, Germany.

FAG in Avenches, Switzerland, and Rapidex in Angers, France, close.

The Group launches its transformation program.

Jean-Pascal Bobst becomes CEO as of May 7, 2009.

An organizational structure by Business Unit is implemented, along with a lean production concept.

The TEAM project is approved, aiming to consolidate Bobst SA operations on a single site in Mex, Switzerland.

The land and buildings in Prilly, Switzerland, are sold.

Atlas Converting Equipment Ltd in Bedford, UK, with its brands Atlas and Titan, is sold to its management.

BOBST acquires 65% of Gordon Ltd in Hong Kong, China, holding company of Shanghai Eternal Machinery Co. Ltd and the brands Eterna and Brausse.

One Group, one brand: the Group's historically grown brand portfolio is consolidated under a single brand, BOBST.

Operations move from Prilly to Mex, Switzerland.

One Group, one brand: the Group's historically grown brand portfolio is consolidated under a single brand, BOBST. : Operations move from Prilly to Mex, Switzerland.

Inauguration of Bobst Mex SA, Switzerland.

The Group continues its strategy based on four pillars: effective organization, operational excellence, people, and growth.

Development of digital pre-series machines is completed, ahead of client installation in early 2015.

The Group transformation program concludes successfully.

The first digital printing presses for corrugated board applications are installed and started up.

BOBST acquires Nuova Gidue Srl in Florence, Italy – inline flexo presses and narrow- and mid-web multi-process printing and converting lines for the labels and flexible packaging industries – today Bobst Firenze Srl.

Bobst Group celebrates its 125th anniversary.

BOBST acquires full ownership of Gordon Ltd, Hong Kong, China.

The Group changes its accounting standard from IFRS to Swiss GAAP FER.

Bobst Hong Kong Ltd, China, closes.

Bobst Istanbul Ambalaj, Turkey, and Bobst Lagos, Nigeria, are created.

BOBST acquires 75% of Boxplan GmbH, Germany.

Mouvent AG, Switzerland, is created – a joint venture that becomes BOBST's digital printing competence center and solutions provider.

Bobst Vietnam Co. Ltd and Brausse Europe B.V., Netherlands, are created.

Bobst Changzhou, China, is inaugurated – a production site and competence center dedicated to web-fed printing and converting technologies for flexible materials.

A web portal is launched, offering customers fast, simple, and convenient online ordering of parts and service.

New high-barrier mono-material laminates are developed with leading partners as environmentally friendly alternatives to traditional plastic.

Two ECG (extended color gamut) flexographic printing processes incorporating digital color-matching control are developed: IoD (Ink-on-Demand), which eliminates ink trays and chambered doctor blades, and DigiColor, a digitally controlled printing process.

The MASTER DM5 launches – a hybrid press combining Flower DigiFlexo units and Mouvent ink-jet digital technology.

The Group presents its vision for the packaging and label industry, "Shaping the Future of the Packaging World," focused on connectivity, digitalization, automation, and sustainability.

Digitalization programs launch: BOBST Connect, software solutions for digitalizing and connecting the whole packaging production chain; TooLink, automated management of die-cutter tools; and oneINSPECTION, quality control solutions for the whole packaging value chain.

Bobst Italia (San Giorgio Monferrato) and Bobst Lyon modernize and expand, with all French activities centralized in Bron.

Bobst Latinoamérica do Sul, Brazil, and Bobst North America sites modernize and reopen.

BOBST acquires a 51% share in CITO-SYSTEM GmbH, Schwaig bei Nürnberg, Germany.

BOBST acquires a 70% share in Yancheng Hongjing Machinery Technology Co., Ltd, Dongtai, China.

BOBST completes full acquisition of Mouvent AG, Switzerland.

Mouvent is integrated into Bobst Ibérica, Barcelona, Spain.

BOBST acquires 51% of Jetpack SAS, Paris, France, a supplier of printing and converting solutions for the film and label industries.

BOBST acquires Cerutti Service Srl, Casale Monferrato, Italy, to consolidate technology and market leadership in the global gravure printing market.

BOBST acquires 51% of CM Service Italia Srl, Lonato del Garda, Italy, a specialist in refurbished machines for the corrugated board industry.

BOBST joins the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), reflecting its commitment to urgent climate action.

BOBST oneBARRIER PrimeCycle, an AlOx high-barrier PE monomaterial packaging substrate, is certified with a recyclability level of 98%.

BOBST wins its 14th Golden Cylinder Award for technical innovation, recognizing its Advanced Register Control for Precision Printing and ECG in Gravure.

BOBST Connect launches, giving users full overview and control of their packaging production.

JBF SA launches a public tender offer for all publicly held shares of Bobst Group SA on July 25, 2022.

JBF SA launches a public tender offer for all publicly held shares of Bobst Group SA on July 25, 2022

BOBST shares are delisted from the Swiss Stock Exchange on December 30, 2022.

BOBST shares are delisted from the Swiss Stock Exchange on December 30, 2022

BOBST acquires 70% of the equity of Dücker Robotics Srl in Momo, near Novara, Italy, a specialized supplier of robotic systems.

BOBST and partners win the Recyclable Packaging (Pre-Commercialized) category for oneBARRIER FibreCycle at the Packaging Europe Sustainability Awards in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

BOBST receives the Top Company to Watch Award at the Digital Packaging Summit 2023 in Florida, USA, for its All-in-One platforms, which simplify label production sustainably and productively.

A new 8 000 m² assembly hall opens in Pune, India.

BOBST acquires Coefficient (Consulting Services), a Belgian provider of consulting services for the printing and packaging industry.

BOBST forms a strategic partnership with PACKITOO, a French company specializing in digital solutions for the packaging industry.

A Competence Center for the label and flexible packaging industries opens in Alpharetta, GA, USA.

A new R&D and manufacturing site opens in the Republic of Korea (Bobst Korea) for the corrugated board industry, expanding BOBST's product portfolio from entry-level to JUMBO.

Bobst Latinoamérica do Sul, Brazil, celebrates its 50th anniversary.

BOBST receives an EcoVadis Silver Medal for its sustainability performance, ranking in the top 20% of companies evaluated.

BOBST, together with partners Brückner and Mitsui Chemicals, announces 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.

BOBST launches smartGRAVURE, enabling fully digital gravure printing with higher productivity and shorter runs.

BOBST introduces the EXPERT K5, the world's first autonomous metallizer, improving efficiency, quality, and sustainability.

Autoplaten® press technology, which revolutionized die-cutting and carton processing, celebrates its 85th year.

The Bobst India production site in Pune celebrates its 30th anniversary.