SICPA

SICPA
Company typeSA
IndustrySecurity printing
Founded16 July 1927 (1927-07-16)
FounderMaurice Amon
Headquarters,
ProductsSecurity inks, track and trace technology
Revenue1 to 1.5 billion Francs (estimate)[1]
Number of employees
ca. 3000
Websitesicpa.com

SICPA (acronym for the former name Société Industrielle et Commerciale de Produits Alimentaires, no longer in use) is a Swiss company that provides security inks for currencies and sensitive documents,[2] including identity documents, passports, transport and lottery tickets. According to the Counterfeiting Intelligence Bureau's International Anti-Counterfeiting Directory, SICPA provides more than 85% of the world's currency inks.[3] The company is also involved in the market for secure traceability of products subject to excise duties, such as alcohol and tobacco stamps, and regulated products, such as halal products.[4]

A highly secretive company, SICPA employs roughly 3,000 employees and has offices and manufacturing sites in 30 countries worldwide.[5]

  1. ^ "Une restructuration chez SICPA pourrait menacer des emplois en Suisse". RTS. 26 October 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  2. ^ "SICPA Product Security LLC – Covering the Printing Inks, Coatings and Allied Industries – Ink World". inkworldmagazine.com. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  3. ^ "THE INTERNATIONAL ANTI-COUNTERFEITING DIRECTORY 2005" (PDF). Counterfeiting Intelligence Bureau. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  4. ^ "SICPA to Roll-Out Smart Track and Trace System in Dubai". Authentication News. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  5. ^ "SICPA Holding SA – Covering the Printing Inks, Coatings and Allied Industries – Ink World". inkworldmagazine.com. Retrieved 11 May 2018.

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