By order of the District Court of Gelderland dated, four companies in the MPS Group have been declared bankrupt. According to the courts in a filing on October 28, 2025, MPS Holding, MPS Systems, MPS Service & Commissioning and MPS Supply Chain have been declared bankrupt.

E.R. Looijen, attorney at Stellicher advocaten N.V., has been appointed as trustee in the bankruptcies. The court imposed a two-month cooling-off period. As a result of the bankruptcies, the trustee is now responsible for safeguarding the company’s assets, assessing the financial situation, and exploring possibilities for a going-concern sale of the assets, in order to preserve the brand, the technology, and the availability of spare parts for existing customers.

Meanwhile, Anderson & Vreeland has emerged as an industry leader in delivering polymer products to flexographic label converters. There are a host of trends that these new products address, from cost savings to sustainability. Increased automation with the newest platemaking system is poised to shift the future of the flexo industry, providing customers with a greater ROI.

To learn more about the newest trends in platemaking L&NW sat down with Bryan Thrasher, Polymer Business Development Manager, Anderson & Vreeland.

Here are the top stories from the week ending on November 14, 2025:

1. MPS declared bankrupt
2. Anderson & Vreeland details platemaking trends in label industry 
3. Flexcon welcomes Nick Tucci as new CEO
4. Yazoo Mills highlights recent growth
5. PRI Plus expands operations to drive customer growth