David Savastano, Editor03.29.16
8000 Research Way
Springfield, VA 22153
Phone: (703) 455-8050
Fax: (703) 450-4518
E-mail: securityinks@sicpa.com
www.sicpa.com
Sales: $60 million (Ink World estimate).
Key Personnel: Jim Bonhivert, CEO and president; Russ LaCoste, sales director, North America; Tom Classick, technical director.
Major Products: Proprietary security inks for intaglio, offset, screen, flexo, gravure and inkjet security printing applications. Providers of integrated and customized security and compliance solutions for brand protection.
Operating Facilities: Springfield, VA; Fort Worth, TX; Carol Stream, IL; Vaudreuil-Dorrian, Quebec.
Comments: SICPA S.A. is a Lausanne, Switzerland-based printing ink manufacturer that is best known for providing security measures for documents and consumer brands. The company had estimated worldwide sales of $400 million during 2015, and is the global leader of inks for currency and sensitive documents.
SICPA provides security inks for the majority of the world’s currencies, and its technology is critical in the fight against counterfeiting and terrorism. With this knowledge, SICPA has expanded its expertise into brand security as well.
SICPA Securink Corporation, SICPA S.A.’s North American subsidiary, is the leading security ink manufacturer in North America. Its inks appear on currency and security documents as well as packaging of value.
In January 2016, SICPA announced the finalization of its acquisition of Global Fluids International (GFI) from the Canada-based Eurocontrol group. GFI offers cutting-edge capability to mark oil products at molecular level through the Petromark program, which allows governments to control fraud in the oil sector. This acquisition extends SICPA Group’s product marking and “track and trace” portfolio.
Springfield, VA 22153
Phone: (703) 455-8050
Fax: (703) 450-4518
E-mail: securityinks@sicpa.com
www.sicpa.com
Sales: $60 million (Ink World estimate).
Key Personnel: Jim Bonhivert, CEO and president; Russ LaCoste, sales director, North America; Tom Classick, technical director.
Major Products: Proprietary security inks for intaglio, offset, screen, flexo, gravure and inkjet security printing applications. Providers of integrated and customized security and compliance solutions for brand protection.
Operating Facilities: Springfield, VA; Fort Worth, TX; Carol Stream, IL; Vaudreuil-Dorrian, Quebec.
Comments: SICPA S.A. is a Lausanne, Switzerland-based printing ink manufacturer that is best known for providing security measures for documents and consumer brands. The company had estimated worldwide sales of $400 million during 2015, and is the global leader of inks for currency and sensitive documents.
SICPA provides security inks for the majority of the world’s currencies, and its technology is critical in the fight against counterfeiting and terrorism. With this knowledge, SICPA has expanded its expertise into brand security as well.
SICPA Securink Corporation, SICPA S.A.’s North American subsidiary, is the leading security ink manufacturer in North America. Its inks appear on currency and security documents as well as packaging of value.
In January 2016, SICPA announced the finalization of its acquisition of Global Fluids International (GFI) from the Canada-based Eurocontrol group. GFI offers cutting-edge capability to mark oil products at molecular level through the Petromark program, which allows governments to control fraud in the oil sector. This acquisition extends SICPA Group’s product marking and “track and trace” portfolio.