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Company type | SA |
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Industry | Security printing |
Founded | 16 July 1927 |
Founder | Maurice Amon |
Headquarters | , |
Products | Security inks, track and trace technology |
Revenue | 1 to 1.5 billion Francs (estimate)[1] |
Number of employees | ca. 3000 |
Website | sicpa |
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]