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CCL Secure
CCL Secure is the global leader in bank grade polymers for banknotes, with research and production sites in Australia, Mexico and the UK. Our sophisticated GUARDIAN™ substrate has been issued by more than 80 central banks on over 175 denominations and commemorative banknotes around the world. CCL Secure is also the creator of the ultra-durable SPARTAN™ polymer banknote that is engineered specifically for the note/coin boundary, reducing the cost of maintaining notes in circulation in high transactional volume environments. Multiple research projects, often commissioned by central banks, show that polymer banknotes last many times longer than paper, significantly reduce counterfeiting thanks to both the material used and the ability to include advanced security features, and have much less environmental impact than their paper counterparts. CCL Secure is a division of CCL Industries which employs more than 20,000 people worldwide and operates from over 150 production facilities across 35 countries on six continents.
cclsecure.com
China Banknote Printing and Minting Corporation (CBPMC)
China Banknote Printing and Minting Corporation (CBPMC), with a staff of nearly 30,000,is under the direct leadership of the People’s Bank of China. Its 22 enterprises and one technical centre are specialised in banknote printing, minting, banknote paper making, machinery of banknote printing and minting, credit cards, high-purity gold and silver refining, printing of value-added fax invoices, negotiable securities, banking vouchers, high-level anti-counterfeiting certificates.
cbpm.cn/en/
Crane Currency
Crane Currency, a Crane Co. company, is a fully integrated supplier of secure, durable and well-designed banknotes for central banks all over the world. A pioneer in advanced micro-optics technology, Crane Currency provides a wide range of engaging visual effects in features that increase the level of security and public trust in banknotes.
cranecurrency.com
De La Rue
We provide banknotes that central banks and issuing authorities can be proud of whilst expertly partnering to ensure a seamless experience from start to finish. We understand that banknotes are more than just currency and are fully committed to ensuring they deliver the end vision of central banks whilst functioning brilliantly in circulation.
delarue.com
G+D Currency Technology
The value of money is based on confidence. In a dynamically changing world G+D Currency Technology shares its unique knowledge of securing values. As a leader in currency technology in all key areas of currency circulation, we are constantly maximizing productivity, efficiency, and profitability.
gi-de.com/en/currency-technology
Gleitsmann Security Inks
Gleitsmann Security Inks (GSI) has been a trusted, innovative provider of highly secure, durable and efficient inks for government entities worldwide since 1847. We continuously strive to improve our products, meeting latest requirements from our customers, i.e. Central Banks, State Printworks and Commercial Security printers. Customer centricity is not just a buzzword for GSI but has highest priority in every aspect of our operation. Our technical and commercial customer service, operating from our headquarters in Berlin, provides support within hours from receiving a customer request. Besides our standard intaglio, offset and numbering inks we also provide cost efficient varnish solutions and an environmentally friendly series of silk-screen colours. Our products are today used by more than 40 international customers.
gsi-gmbh.com
Koenig & Bauer
Koenig & Bauer is regarded as the main driver of innovation and excellence within the high-security printing industry.Working hand in hand with our clients and partners, we have continuously elevated the art of high-security printing to new levels.
By listening to our clients’ needs we have expanded our range of products and services to meet the ever-changing challenges of our market.
Today we offer a unique range of products and services to authorised security printers and central banks enabling them to design, produce and issue banknotes and security documents according to their specific and individual needs.
banknote-solutions.koenig-bauer.com
Komori Corporation
Founded in 1923, Komori’s design concepts have originated from the needs of our users and all our efforts have been devoted to customer satisfaction. The management principle of Kando – ‘beyond expectations’ – drives Komori to adhere to its origins and produce products of superior quality and reliability.
With equipment used in over 60 countries, Komori is recognized as a leading supplier with an excellent reputation as a manufacturer of printing machinery. Komori has been developing and manufacturing banknote presses since its first dry offset press was developed and delivered in 1958.
The printing of banknotes, and high security documents, requires the careful synthesis of many printing systems and technologies. By utilising our vast printing knowledge and technical skills, Komori has developed a range of products to service this exclusive market.
komori-currency.com/
Luminescence Sun Chemical Security
Formed in 1987, Luminescence manufactures high quality, custom-made security inks for value documents that are extremely difficult to recreate or replicate either by criminals or competitors. Now part of the Sun Chemical/DIC group of companies, we are a producer of inks used to print billions of documents and products globally each year and we offer the very latest in security ink technological development.
LUMINESCENCE manufactures security inks suitable for offset, intaglio, flexo, gravure, screen, numbering and inkjet processes. Most of our inks are custom-made to meet the customer’s exact technical requirements and preferred drying process. Our philosophy of supply gives our customers the highest levels of innovation, security, discretion and confidentiality. “Inspiring confidence” is in everything we do.
luminescence-scs.com/
Oberthur Fiduciaire
A trusted partner and global security expert serving its clients since 1842, Oberthur Fiduciaire is one of the leading private security service providers and now serves 70 countries around the world. Oberthur Fiduciaire specialises in the design and production of banknotes and related products including paper and threads as well as associated security features and secure documents. Oberthur Fiduciaire’s know-how and expertise, integrity and trust, have long been recognized by central banks and governments across the world. The company is headquartered in Paris, with two banknote manufacturing sites in France and in Bulgaria and a paper mill in the Netherlands.
oberthur-fiduciaire.com
Orell Fussli Security Printing
Founded in 1519, Orell Fussli Security Printing is a leading provider of security technologies, security products and solutions for identifications documents and systems, banknotes, and secure documents.
Orell Fussli Security Printing began printing securities as early as 1827 and has been supplying banknotes incorporating state-of-the-art security technology to the Swiss National Bank since 1911.
Since then, Orell Fussli Security Printing has continually tested technical innovations and developed unique new techniques and security features
Our in-depth knowledge allows us to offer our customers the full range of products and services, from basic concept to the design and the printing of banknotes. With its superb infrastructure, Orell Fussli Security Printing can fully exploit all security printing technologies either on paper or polymer substrates
Banknotes must meet toughest security standards, and the development, production and issuing of banknotes has become a complex and demanding task.
Since we know how to meet these standards in a customised way, we are the ideal partner for such projects.
ofs.ch
Oumolat Security Printing LLC
Oumolat Security Printing LLC. is a new banknote printing company in the United Arab Emirates, established in July 2016. The name Oumolat is a native Arabic word and literally translates into ‘currency’ and also reflects an element of ‘Security Printing’. Oumolat Security Printing is the first of its kind in the region, located in the new KIZAD industrial zone in Abu Dhabi.
Oumolat is a specialised facility for printing banknotes and is equipped with an ultra-modern and fully integrated security and protection systems. At Oumolat we leverage technology and process innovation to achieve flawless products and best in class services. In all our key processes we employ industry experts with significant experience in their respective field..
Oumolat aspires to become the premium choice of Central Banks for any banknote related matters, including production, consultancy, planning of security upgrades to existing banknote designs, provision of conceptual design ideas and conceiving of new security features and concepts.
We recognise the best way to achieve our goals is to continuously pursue our corporate values: Integrity, Quality, Customer Focus, Teamwork and Innovation
Our strengths are: Security, Technology, and Reliability.
oumolat.com/
Royal Canadian Mint
The Royal Canadian Mint is a Crown corporation, operating under the Royal Canadian Mint Act. The shares of the Mint are held in trust for the Crown in right of Canada. The Mint produces all of Canada's circulation coins, and manufactures circulation coins on behalf of other nations.
mint.ca
Royal Dutch Kusters Engineering
Royal Dutch Kusters Engineering is the world’s leading manufacturer of custom-designed currency disintegration systems, coin crushing systems and high security media destruction systems.
It is our mission to build customer relationships through understanding and exceeding the customer’s expectations of reliability, security, safety and environmental awareness.
We supply superior systems related to banknote destruction based on proven technology.
Worldwide we have installed over 300 systems at Central Banks, Mints and Banknote Printing Works.
kustersengineering.com/
SICPA
Leading global provider of security ink and solutions for the authentication of banknotes, value documents and products.
Its traceability solution SCIPATRACE, designed to assist Governments in their sovereign misson to enhance tax revenue, now secures over 70 billion products per year worldwide generating 40 billion dollars of tax revenues over products such as tobacco, alcohol, soft drinks and pharmaceutical products.
sicpa.com/
Schuler
Forming the future: High-performance systems from Schuler improve the production process in minting technology with outputs of up to 850 coins per minute.
The portfolio includes tailor-made blanking lines, coin embossing presses, edge lettering and edge rimming machines.
As a global system partner, Schuler also offers extensive additional services.
schulergroup.com/
VHP Security Paper
A leading player in the banknote industry, VHP Security Paper has been producing and supplying state-of-the-art banknote paper to Central banks and high security printers throughout the world for more than 200 years.
In addition to banknote paper, VHP Security Paper also offers a wide range of security features such as watermarks and security threads.
vhpsp.com/
