Maury Imprimeur, France?s leading magazine printer, has been placed under court-supervised restructuring. At the same time, the Paris Commercial Court has initiated safeguard proceedings for Roto France Impression, based in Lognes in Seine-et-Marne; Key Graphic in Paris; and Maury Holding, headquartered in Manchecourt au Malesherbois in the Loiret department. Operations are continuing at all of the group?s sites, which employ approximately 680 people. The proceedings initiated in Paris are intended to enable the group to file a continuation plan in the coming months.
A 15% decline in volume during the first half of the year
This process involves a key link in the French newspaper production chain. Maury Imprimeur and Roto France Impression alone print 36 national weekly newspapers each week and employ nearly 500 people. Several million paperbacks, advertising catalogs, flyers, and local government magazines also roll off their presses each year.
The lawsuit comes after two years of restructuring and as the decline in volumes accelerates. According to Maury, the commercial printing market fell by about 15% in the first half of 2026, following an 8% decline in 2025. Maury Imprimeur reported revenue of 53 million euros in 2025, compared to 59.2 million in 2024, according to the latest published figures.
Two Years of Restructuring
In February 2024, Maury announced the closure of the printing plant in Malesherbes and its relocation about ten kilometers away , of its production facilities to Manchecourt in the Loiret department, with the move to be completed in 2025.
Maury attributed this consolidation of production to declining volumes and rising costs, particularly energy costs. A workforce reduction plan affecting 52 positions was subsequently announced in June 2025 but was later rejected.
The printer also cites the decline of print media, the digitization of content, the end of commercial flyer distribution to mailboxes, and rising paper and energy costs. He notes that he has financed the restructuring with his family shareholder, without having received any public aid to date.
Maury also brought in Arthur Rozen as CEO to lead the restructuring effort. Arthur Rozen specializes in assisting companies in financial difficulty.
Financial pressures were also felt in Manchecourt. According to The Republic of the Center , about 20 employees went on strike on September 14 at this facility in Malesherbois, in the Loiret department, following a call by the CGT. Employees on permanent contracts had received only half of their August pay. According to Gino Léonard, a CGT union representative quoted by the regional daily, management told them that the balance would be paid by AGS.
"Do we still want a print industry in France?"
Pierre-Antoine Laporte also frames the debate in terms of France's newspaper printing capacity. "What is at stake today is not only the future of our group, but also the continued availability at newsstands of a large number of must-read French magazine titles, just a few months before major political events." , says the president of Maury Imprimeur. The group adds that studies show that every time a newspaper ceases publication, voter turnout drops by about 0.3 percentage points.
The printer is asking its customers to honor their financial commitments and is announcing the implementation of a new sales policy in the divisions affected by bankruptcy proceedings. "Now more than ever, we need our stakeholders to help us get through this difficult time and reinvent a sustainable model." ", continues Pierre-Antoine Laporte.
And the executive addresses the clients directly: "So the question I'm asking publishers and the advertising industry in general is this: Do we still want a print industry in France?"
