Bertschi Group stays on course amid shifting global trade flows and stagnating European chemical markets

Bertschi Group entered 2026 emphasising that customer value creation and targeted investments can continue to support growth even in a stagnating market environment.

The Group closed 2025 with a turnover of CHF 1.02 billion, unchanged compared with 2024 due to the strength of the Swiss franc. In local currencies, however, turnover increased by 2.5 percent, supported by growth in selected global markets and rising demand for storage and distribution solutions across Europe and Asia.

Throughout the year, tariff and regulatory uncertainties remained a key concern for management, repeatedly influencing customer purchasing decisions, procurement timing and cross-border planning. At the same time, the downturn in the European chemical industry continued, with plant closures across the value chain reducing production activity in certain regions. Meanwhile, growing import flows altered traditional supply patterns.

For Bertschi, this environment required not only managing fluctuations in volumes but also anticipating emerging trade shifts and responding with flexible capacity and operational execution.

Jan Arnet, Group CEO of Bertschi, said volatility has become a permanent feature of the logistics sector and that maintaining reliable customer supply chains remains a priority. He noted that the company’s integrated service model, combining operational management, compliance expertise and infrastructure, aims to ensure continuity for customers despite increasingly complex market conditions.

Focus on intermodal reliability and sustainability

Sustainability continues to be a central theme across the logistics sector, although operational challenges, particularly rail infrastructure disruptions and reliability issues in Europe, have created obstacles for wider modal shift ambitions.

For 2026, Bertschi plans to focus on improving the consistency of transport planning and execution while further reducing operational risks through resilient transport concepts. The company also supports industry initiatives aimed at strengthening intermodal performance through consolidation and higher-frequency services along key transport corridors.

According to Arnet, customers increasingly expect both lower emissions and reliable delivery schedules. Improving the predictability of intermodal transport therefore remains a key objective for the year ahead.

Preparing for a challenging market environment

Looking ahead, Bertschi expects market conditions in 2026 to remain challenging, with continued overcapacity and cost pressures across the logistics sector. In response, the Group plans to strengthen customer service through proactive communication and solution-oriented planning.

Investment activity will remain selective and focused primarily on infrastructure, equipment and digital capabilities that enhance reliability, scalability and operational efficiency while maintaining the company’s high safety standards.

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5th March 2026