Rieter Holding Ltd.. reported a challenging financial year 2025 but marked a major strategic milestone with the completion of its acquisition of Barmag in February 2026, strengthening its position across the global textile value chain. The Winterthur-based textile machinery major posted order
Rieter has successfully completed the acquisition of Barmag, effective February 2, 2026, marking a strategically significant milestone for the group. With this acquisition, Rieter becomes the world’s leading system provider for both natural and synthetic fibres. Barmag will be fully consolidated into the Rieter Group from February 2, 2026, and will operate as the group’s














