# AST and Marchesini Group form strategic partnership for aseptic manufacturing

AST and Marchesini Group entered a strategic partnership to strengthen sterile fill-finish production, with Marchesini Group acquiring a 44.39% equity stake in AST.

- Type: Partnership
- Announced: 2025-12-10
- Status: announced
- Products: pharmaceutical packaging machinery, sterile fill-finish solutions
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Marchesini Group](https://endata.com/companies/5694.md) (partner)
- [AST](https://endata.com/companies/23864.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [prnewswire.com](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ast-and-marchesini-group-announce-strategic-partnership-to-expand-global-market-presence-302637173.html), 2025-12-10: "AST and Marchesini Group have entered a strategic partnership that combines the expertise, technologies, and global reach of two highly respected industry leaders."

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