07.29.19
Avenue de Florissant 41
1008 Prilly, Switzerland
Phone: +41 21-627-5555
Fax: +41 21-627-5727
www.sicpa.com
E-mail: info@sicpa.com
Sales: $375 million
(Ink World estimate)
Major Products: Security inks and features for intaglio, offset, screen, gravure, flexo and inkjet printing of banknotes and value documents. Providers and integrators of security systems for product protection and excise tax enhancement.
Key Personnel: Maurice A. Amon and Philippe Amon, executive co-chairmen; Jean-Paul Vionnet, COO and member of the Executive Committee; Sauro Nicli, global CIO and member of the Executive Committee.
Number of Employees: More than 2,000 (Ink World estimate).
Comments: With headquarters in Prilly, Switzerland and 35 locations worldwide, SICPA Holding S.A. is the leading supplier of security inks and solutions worldwide. SICPA was founded in 1927 by the Amon family, and remains privately held, with Philippe Amon providing the third generation of leadership. The company has made a variety of acquisitions of technology-rich companies, adding to its security capabilities. SICPA supplies inks and other security solutions for the vast majority of the world’s banknotes, as well as important documents, including passports, transport tickets and plastic cards. The company reports that it secures 90 billion products annually and has more than 4,200 patents.
The company is made up of three divisions. SICPA’s Security Inks Division provides security solutions for banknotes, official ID documents such as ID cards, passports and birth certificates, postage stamps, tax banderoles, product markings and security labels. SICPA’s Government Security Solutions Division provides security for tax revenues for tobacco, alcohol, pharmaceuticals and other highly counterfeited products. SICPA Product and Brand Protection Division help the brand owners combat counterfeiting.
In the past year alone, SICPA was awarded a new contract to provide its SICPATRACE excise tax solution, including tax stamps, to protect cigarette excise tax collections in Massachusetts, helping to annually collect nearly $600 million in excise tax revenue and more than $240 million in associated Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) payments. The company is also partnering with Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) on the new Virginia Excise Tax System (VAETS) to support the collection of nearly $1 billion in state revenue annually for the Commonwealth Transportation Fund.
1008 Prilly, Switzerland
Phone: +41 21-627-5555
Fax: +41 21-627-5727
www.sicpa.com
E-mail: info@sicpa.com
Sales: $375 million
(Ink World estimate)
Major Products: Security inks and features for intaglio, offset, screen, gravure, flexo and inkjet printing of banknotes and value documents. Providers and integrators of security systems for product protection and excise tax enhancement.
Key Personnel: Maurice A. Amon and Philippe Amon, executive co-chairmen; Jean-Paul Vionnet, COO and member of the Executive Committee; Sauro Nicli, global CIO and member of the Executive Committee.
Number of Employees: More than 2,000 (Ink World estimate).
Comments: With headquarters in Prilly, Switzerland and 35 locations worldwide, SICPA Holding S.A. is the leading supplier of security inks and solutions worldwide. SICPA was founded in 1927 by the Amon family, and remains privately held, with Philippe Amon providing the third generation of leadership. The company has made a variety of acquisitions of technology-rich companies, adding to its security capabilities. SICPA supplies inks and other security solutions for the vast majority of the world’s banknotes, as well as important documents, including passports, transport tickets and plastic cards. The company reports that it secures 90 billion products annually and has more than 4,200 patents.
The company is made up of three divisions. SICPA’s Security Inks Division provides security solutions for banknotes, official ID documents such as ID cards, passports and birth certificates, postage stamps, tax banderoles, product markings and security labels. SICPA’s Government Security Solutions Division provides security for tax revenues for tobacco, alcohol, pharmaceuticals and other highly counterfeited products. SICPA Product and Brand Protection Division help the brand owners combat counterfeiting.
In the past year alone, SICPA was awarded a new contract to provide its SICPATRACE excise tax solution, including tax stamps, to protect cigarette excise tax collections in Massachusetts, helping to annually collect nearly $600 million in excise tax revenue and more than $240 million in associated Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) payments. The company is also partnering with Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) on the new Virginia Excise Tax System (VAETS) to support the collection of nearly $1 billion in state revenue annually for the Commonwealth Transportation Fund.