Charter Subscribers
The charter subscribers of Currency News include a number of the leading providers of products, systems and services for currency production and circulation, who have pledged their support to the service it provides to the currency community.
Amera International | Arjowiggins Security | Crane Currency | De La Rue | Fabriano | Goznak | Giesecke & Devrient | Innovia Security | KBA-NotaSys | Kusters Engineering | Orell Fussli Security Printing | The Royal Mint | Saxonia Mint of Finland | SICPA | Toshiba
Amera is a Swiss-based company that provides coins, coin blanks, coin recycling equipment and related services. Its customers comprise central banks, finance ministries and state mints in over 40 countries around the world.
If Arjowiggins Security, specialists in high value-added paper products, is the world leader in banknote & security documents, it may be because the group, with 200 years experience, is the only one to provide its customers with the most complete offer on the market. Arjowiggins supplies banknote paper to more than 130 countries, and Euro paper to many of the European Central Banks.
With 3 banknote paper mills located in France, the Netherlands and Brazil, we have the biggest capacity of production of cylinder mould Banknote paper in the world and we guarantee flexibility and know how without comparison.
Crane Currency represents over two-hundred years of excellence in banknote printing, paper production, and security feature development. With secure facilities located in the United States and Europe, Crane Currency has the distinction of being the only company in the world with intimate knowledge of both US dollar and Euro banknote production.
Crane Currency's daily, worldwide activities are shaped by a philosophy that recognizes security features and substrates as component parts of banknotes that should be durable, secure, and pleasing to the public that uses them. Adhering to this philosophy, Crane Currency invests heavily in research and development and is associated with a number of valuable banknote security feature and substrate innovations.
De La Rue is the world's leading commercial banknote papermaker and printer, involved in the production of over 150 national currencies, offering design, manufacture and the supply of supporting services for all banknote paper and print needs.
De La Rue Currency offers responsive, high quality performance in all it does, including a flow of new security features derived from its R&D investment and links to De La Rue Security Threads, De La Rue Holographics and Cash Systems.
Over 2000 commercial banks, central banks, and cash-in-transit companies rely on De La Rue Cash Processing Solutions' expertise. De La Rue enables customers to reduce costs, increase revenue, minimise operational risk and improve the service levels delivered to their customers. Solutions include cash processing sorters and software, teller and self-service automation, and note and coin counters.
Fabriano
With a production capacity of over 201.000 tons, three production plants and approximately 638 employees, Fabriano spanning a period from the thirteenth century to the present - is a company that is historic yet modern, with characteristics that are unique in the paper industry.
Working exclusively in the field of uncoated wood-free paper, today the company is a powerhouse in the market of security and banknote paper. IN addition to banknote paper, the company also manufactures high security threads and holographic products for central banks and security paper mills worldwide.
Established in 1818, as a producer of banknotes and state papers for the Russian Empire, today, Goznak is the number one company in the Russian market for security printing and one of the global leaders in banknote and special paper production.
Goznak incorporates three printing plants (Moscow Printing Plant, Perm Printing Plant and Moscow Printing House), two paper mills (Saint Petersburg Paper Mill and Krasnokamsk Paper Mill), two mints (Moscow and Saint Petersburg Mints) and Research & Development Institute. Goznak`s product range includes: banknotes, banknote paper, travel documents & IDs (including e-passports), excise duty stamps, various secure documents, plastic cards, coins & medals.
Founded in 1852 as a firm of specialist printers, Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) has evolved from its traditional beginnings into an important international group of companies. Today G&D prints banknotes and securities, and supplies security paper and banknote processing equipment, as well as complete identification systems and cards and card systems for electronic payment and telecommunications.
Throughout the company's history, it has consistently pioneered the use of innovative technology. Security and competence are the international high-tech group's watchwords. Its customer-focused products, systems and services make G&D a reliable partner for all organizations needing to solve complex problems in security-related fields.
Innovia Security is the supplier of Guardian®, the world’s most sophisticated banknote substrate, currently being issued in 21 countries. Our organisation is a trusted partner to Central Banks worldwide in developing transformational banknote management solutions that involve greater banknote security, durability and cleanliness that saves client nations many millions of dollars in public sector funds.
Through collaborative partnerships with other leading manufacturers and using the organisation’s own exclusive IP, a broad spectrum of innovative security features can be integrated into Guardian® banknote substrate.
Innovia Security is a division of Innovia Group, a market-leading supplier of specialist films. Innovia Group and its two major divisions – Innovia Films and Innovia Security – focus on exceptional quality and service delivery levels while bringing new and innovative products to the market.
KBA-NotaSys SA is a global supplier of security printing systems serving the banknote industry. Our core business ranges from design & pre-press activity to design & supply of production machines, systems & process control tools focused on quality, security, workflow & environmental management.
Key print groups covered are offset, screen, intaglio, numbering & foil application. Automatic inspection & finishing systems along with support & peripheral services complete the KBA NotaSys business package. Our machines are used in the production of virtually all banknotes in circulation around the world.
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.
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 customized way, we are the ideal partner for such projects.
The Royal Mint is the world's leading export mint, making coins and medals for an average of 60 countries every year. More than 1,000 years of experience have made the Royal Mint a leader in the art of coin making, with its high quality work recognised and valued worldwide.
SAXONIA Mint of Finland is a partner of mints throughout the world. Our core competence is the production of coin blanks for circulation coins, commemorative coins and medals made of electroplated steel, solid metal alloys and precious metals.
We also offer objective expertise and advice to issuing authorities and mints seeking improvements in coin structures in circulation.
Every day, governments, companies and millions of people rely on SICPA to protect the integrity and value of their currency, personal identity and consumable goods, in a world where anything that can be purchased can also be counterfeited or tampered with. Our customers need partners they can trust who are capable and dynamic, as well as leaders in security solutions.
At SICPA, we are trusted advisors to central banks for selecting and integrating security features into upgraded and new banknote series. Today we provide security inks and integrated security solutions for most of the world's currencies, including the Euro, US Dollar and Swiss Franc.
We also provide the security printer with a wide range of security ink solutions and technologies that together with his know-how and unique design and printing skills result in counterfeit- and tamper-proof, easy-to-authenticate documents and products.
Toshiba is a world leader in cash processing systems, with a global footprint, sales worldwide and manufacturing in the USA and Japan. Its product portfolio ranges from compact low/mid speed to high speed banknote sorting machines with on-line shredding, strapping as well as on-line packaging to provide lower lifecycle costs and higher operational security.
