Durst Unveils Plans For Italian Hub For Digital Textile Printing
Durst Group has officially launched the Durst Como project, a new industrial and technology hub dedicated to digital textile printing in the heart of the Como textile district. Representing an investment of approximately $22 million in buildings and infrastructure, the project aims to create a highly specialized production center in Lombardy, focused on the development of inkjet technologies, software, applied research, and advanced solutions for industrial digital textile printing.
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“Como has been printing the world’s textiles for generations. We are not here to pass through. We are here to stay,” said Christoph Gamper, CEO and Co-Owner of Durst Group. “Durst Como is a long-term commitment: European technology, built here, for the world.”
The investment in Durst Como is part of a growth path that Durst Group has pursued in the textile sector for more than a decade. Over the past 12 years, the Group has invested more than €50 million in its textile business, with initiatives focused on developing international markets, enhancing laboratory infrastructure, and strengthening its sites in Brixen/Bressanone and Kufstein (AT). With revenues of €430+ million, Durst Group is now aiming to double its revenue over the next five years, supported also by the further consolidation of its role in technologies for industrial textile printing.
Durst Como stems from the acquisition of Aleph, a company specialized in the design and development of advanced inkjet solutions for direct-to-fabric and paper printing. The acquisition was initiated in 2023 and completed in 2025; Aleph has since been fully merged into Durst Group S.p.A. Durst Group has been active in textiles for more than a decade, anchored by its hub in Kufstein, and the integration of Aleph now extends this presence into Como, the heartland of the global textile industry, strengthening the Group’s position in digital textile printing and building on the expertise of the Como area, internationally recognized for its know-how across the textile supply chain, fashion and high value-added applications.
Durst Como will become the Group’s third development and production site, with R&D capabilities, after Brixen/Bressanone and Lienz. The hub will play a strategic role in the development and production of inkjet technologies for digital textile printing, with a particular focus on fashion and home textiles. Over time, the site will also grow into a center for customer collaboration and for textile-related automation and software.
Alongside Como, Kufstein (AT) remains the Group’s textile hub for superwide and special developments, including drying solutions for superwide textile and graphics applications. Together, these complementary sites form the backbone of Durst’s international footprint in digital textile printing.
“This project represents a key milestone in our growth journey,” commented Alessandro Manes, Director Global Sales Industrial Textile, Durst Group. “Our objective is to create in Como a highly specialized technology and production hub, capable of attracting expertise, developing new professional skills, and generating new opportunities for the local area.”
Durst Como’s new HQ will be designed in line with Durst Group’s industrial and technological standards, with a particular focus on innovation, efficiency, and integration with the local area. The project will be developed within an existing building, thereby avoiding new land consumption and further soil sealing, and will follow energy redevelopment criteria geared toward the use of 100% non-fossil energy. Planned measures include installing heat pumps to replace the current gas heating systems and, in the first phase of the project, creating an approximately 600 kWp photovoltaic system to generate 100% green electricity. In line with initiatives already implemented at the Group’s other sites, Durst Como will also host a bee colony as an additional measure supporting biodiversity and the local ecosystem.
Durst Como forms part of a broader industrial vision aimed at strengthening Durst Group’s production and innovation capabilities in Italy, while enhancing its connection with the Como textile district and the expertise of the textile supply chain. The project represents a clear commitment to the local area, translating into tangible employment opportunities, real value creation and further industrial development.
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