Koenig & Bauer AG

Koenig & Bauer AG is a German public limited company and the world's oldest printing press manufacturer, founded in 1817 by Friedrich Koenig and Andreas Bauer in Würzburg. It specializes in developing, producing, and distributing high-tech printing presses and systems tailored to customer needs across sheetfed offset, digital, webfed, flexo, and special applications, including flatbed die-cutters, folding-box gluers, and coding solutions. The company serves diverse markets such as packaging for food, beverages, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics; banknote and security printing—where it holds global leadership, printing 95% of the world's banknotes; commercial, publication, metal decorating, and industrial printing on substrates like paper, cardboard, foil, glass, and metal. With eleven production sites in Europe, an 88.6% export ratio, and approximately 5,485 employees as of 2022, Koenig & Bauer maintains a decentralized holding structure with segments including Sheetfed, Digital & Webfed, Special, and Industrial. It emphasizes innovation, sustainability through circular economy solutions, digital services aiming for 30% of revenue, and a pioneering vocational training tradition dating back to 1868, shaping the global printing industry's evolution over more than 200 years.