Durst Group to acquire flexo press maker MPS Printing
Durst Group will acquire the holding company of MPS Printing B.V., the Dutch flexographic printing systems specialist for labels and flexible packaging, with completion set for 1 January 2027. MPS will operate as MPS - A Durst Group Company, keeping its management, brand and product line, while Durst US takes over US sales and service. The deal remains subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals.
Why this mattersAdding flexo hardware to Durst's digital and hybrid printing portfolio broadens its label-production platform against rivals combining digital, flexo and automation.
- Durst Group will acquire MPS Printing B.V.'s holding company, effective 1 January 2027.
- MPS will be renamed MPS - A Durst Group Company.
- MPS CEO Michiel Borst becomes Managing Director of the renamed unit, reporting into Durst Group.
- MPS's existing management team and European direct sales channels remain in place.
- Durst US will take over sales and service of the MPS portfolio in the United States.
- Durst's separate hybrid-printing partnership with OMET on the KJet and XJet platforms continues unaffected.