The event, which attracted 221,500 international trade visitors, took place from 15-19 May and, despite a challenging market environment, the German press manufacturer said it had surpassed its own expectations.
Across a stand spanning over 1,000sqm, Koenig & Bauer presented a large portion of its product portfolio from the areas of Press, Postpress, and Digitalisation, under the motto ‘More choices, More agility, More efficiency’.
Highlights included live production on a Rapida 105 with eight printing units and coating equipment, as well as inkjet prints from the VariJet 106 digital folding carton press.
Dr Stephen Kimmich, CFO of Koenig & Bauer, said: “China Print has been an incredibly important event for Koenig & Bauer for many years.
“This year, we were once again able to welcome customers from all over the world and successfully showcase our group’s broad product portfolio. This market is of enormous importance for the future of our industry.”
Koenig & Bauer said the positive results from China Print fit into the company’s current overall picture where, despite global challenges and a demanding market environment, it is pleased with a stable order situation, and therefore confident about the 2025 financial year.
“Numerous intensive sales discussions and new leads also suggest a lively post-exhibition business,” the company stated.
It added purchasing incentives from government-funded programmes, such as those in Italy, have also contributed to the company’s strong order situation.
“Following a new edition of the Italian economic promotion programme PNRR in January 2025, which is based on European funds, corresponding investment incentives were created,” the company stated.
“These led to an unexpectedly high order intake from Italy, valued at over €50m (£42m), in less than four months. This includes medium and large-format sheetfed offset presses, as well as central cylinder flexo presses.”
During China Print, orders for a large number of new sheetfed offset presses were received across all formats, the company added.
