SICPA

SICPA

Chemical Manufacturing

A Platform for Sovereignty

About us

Founded in 1927 in Lausanne, SICPA is a Swiss family-owned technology company with an international footprint, operating sites, production facilities and Centres of Excellence on all continents. Market leader of ink-based security features for banknotes, identity and value documents, SICPA is a long-trusted partner to governments, central banks and high security printers. The company protects the majority of the world’s banknotes including leading currencies such as the euro, US dollar and Swiss franc. SICPA is also a leading provider to governments of unique direct marking solutions for secured authentication, identification and traceability of products. SICPA hence marks billions of products annually, notably excise goods such as tobacco and alcohols, but also soft drinks, medicine and cosmetics. As a result, illicit trade can be more effectively tackled, and millions of extra tax revenues are collected around the world. The deployment of SICPA’s solutions is regularly highlighted as best practice due to their positive impact by supranational bodies such as the IMF or the World Bank. SICPA employs over 3,000 people from more than 75 nationalities globally. The staff includes high level experts in numerous technical and scientific disciplines, such as chemistry, physics, optics, cryptology, engineering or computer science. With strong innovation capabilities, the company holds more than 5,000 patents.

Website
http://www.sicpa.com
Industry
Chemical Manufacturing
Company size
1,001-5,000 employees
Headquarters
Lausanne
Type
Privately Held
Founded
1927
Specialties
Security inks, Solutions for protective varnishing and theft deterrence systems, Product identification, authentication and traceability systems, Security solutions for Governments, Product and packaging protection, Product and supply chain integrity solutions, Digital technologies, E-government solutions, and Identity security solutions

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    𝗜𝗻 𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗮 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲, SICPA 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗳𝘂𝗲𝗹 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝘆 𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗲, 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝟲𝟬 𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 ⛽   Since 2016, SICPA has been successfully deploying its 𝗙𝘂𝗲𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 (FIS) across Europe, Asia, Africa and the Middle East. FIS is a robust integrated fuel marking solution that provides 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘂𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 capabilities throughout the supply chain. It answers a serious challenge: according to the United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research, with more than USD 130 billion worth of fuels stolen worldwide every year, it is the largest smuggled natural resource. In less than a decade, SICPA has become the global market leader in turnkey fuel marking services, now providing fraud detection capability and revenue optimisation for over 60 billion litres of petroleum products annually.   SICPA also benefits from a global strategic partnership with Swiss company SGS, the global leader and an unmatched partner for fuel marking operations, field inspection and testing services. “𝘉𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘢 𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘣𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘤𝘶𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨-𝘦𝘥𝘨𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭, 𝘥𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘢 𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴, 𝘸𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘳𝘢-𝘧𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘤 𝘥𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘥, 𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘵-𝘢𝘥𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦”, 𝘖𝘮𝘢𝘳 𝘔𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘭𝘦𝘮, 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘍𝘶𝘦𝘭 𝘚𝘦𝘨𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘵 𝘚𝘐𝘊𝘗𝘈   ➡️ Read more: https://lnkd.in/eqVCp2r7 #FuelIntegritySolution #Innovation #FraudDetection #SICPA

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    𝗧𝗵𝗲 Global Currency Forum 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗻! SICPA is delighted to participate in the flagship event of the Currency industry organised by the #ICA, being held in the prestigious Shangri-La in Muscat, Oman. Over the next days, the conference will focus on the social value of cash, the central theme of this edition, bringing together industry leaders, academics and key stakeholders of the currency sector. We are excited to engage in these crucial discussions and look forward to the fresh insights that will emerge. Our experts will be leading several sessions on essential topics at the heart of our mission. Join us to explore and discover the latest evolution of #SPARK® today at 16:30, and don’t miss the opportunity to learn how SICPA is “Navigating towards more Sustainable Solutions for the Future of Cash” tomorrow at 09:00. We look forward to connecting and sharing ideas with you. Come and see us in the Hub area! #SICPA #GCF2024 #ICA #FutureOfCash

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    𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝘄𝗲'𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗹𝗮𝗴 𝗮𝘁 SICPA 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗦𝗗𝗚 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 UN Global Compact Network Switzerland & Liechtenstein ! 🌱 SDG Flag Day is a global flag campaign that takes place every year on 25 September, the anniversary of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. At SICPA, our sustainability strategy is based on 10 SDGs, which correspond to specific actions for sustainable development. Discover them, and our global commitment to sustainable business in our Sustainability Report 2023 ⬇️ #TogetherForTheSDGs #Sustainability #SDGs #GlobalGoals #SDGFlagDay

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    We are thrilled to share SICPA’s latest Sustainability Report as we continue on our journey towards carbon neutrality by 2035 and net zero by 2050! 🌱 This report highlights SICPA’s ongoing commitment to embed sustainability at the heart of business on a daily basis, across all teams and geographies. Some achievements against our 10 ESG priorities: ✅ Reduced our carbon footprint for the second year in a row. ✅ Increased our renewable energy production by 163%.⚡ 👉 Discover more in our 2023 report: https://lnkd.in/eRUKU-bZ #CSR #ESG #Sustainability #SustainabilityReport #Environment #Social #SustainableBusiness

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    𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗮 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁-𝘂𝗽?   This is the question that Aurelien Commeureuc - Head of Innovation Management at SICPA answered at the inspiring #Tech4Growth conference. Each speakers shared insights from their experiences, highlighting the power and the multiple drivers that transform synergies between an innovative company present on 5 continents & a startup collaboration into tangible and intangible value creation.   As Aurelien Commeureuc shared, “The key ingredients that made the SICPA - Rayform - THE RAYY collaborative innovation journey truly impactful were:🤝 ✅ Create a climate of trust, respect, fairness and transparency ✅ Agree on collaboration terms and conditions at the beginning of the collaboration, put a framework cooperation agreement in place  – then forget about it ✅ Ensure we share the same vision and goals ✅ Define roles and responsibilities clearly ✅ Work iteratively with dedicated teams, addressing risks, uncertainties, knowns and unknows along the way ✅ Organise regular discussions (face to face) and address critical points in an open and timely manner”   We would like to thank Lan Zuo Gillet of EPFL Innovation Park and Innosuisse for providing us with the opportunity to be a sponsor, to share our experiences and learn from others! 👏 And congrats to all speakers for their insights Tobias Henz of McKinsey & Company, Raphaël Conz of Etat de Vaud, Alexander Finger of SAP, Liliane Ableitner of Exnaton, Laurent Botaya and Marie Chenais of Romande Energie, Nicolas Weber of Voltiris, Bahaa R. and Guillaume B. of CSEM, Ivan Michel Antolović of Pi Imaging Technology, Marco Gierten of Bayer Switzerland, Mathieu Horras of Aspivix.

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    𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗦𝗔𝗣 𝗦𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗙𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗥 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁! 🏆 For almost a century, SICPA, known for safeguarding the majority of the world's physical banknotes, has been at the forefront of pioneering sovereignty solutions supporting the effective governance and long-term prosperity of nation-states. This same spirit of innovation that has shaped our business for generations is driving us in HR to transform how we engage, empower, and support our most valuable asset - our people. By integrating cutting-edge technologies, we are creating seamless, personalized, and efficient HR services that enhance every stage of the employee lifecycle - from recruitment to performance management, and from learning and development to career growth. This is possible thanks to the invaluable partnership between our HR and IT departments. As artificial intelligence and data analytics rapidly evolve, we see vast potential to further enrich the employee experience and streamline HR processes. Special thanks to SAP SuccessFactors for recognizing our efforts and for our strong and enduring partnership!

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    𝐋𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 Don’t miss our presentation at the Global Currency Forum on Tuesday, 1 October, at 16:30. We will deep dive into the SPARK® platform, sharing the latest insights about this trend-setting security feature for public authentication. Our experts Claude-Alain Despland and David Pillard will explore the latest developments and design possibilities of the optical technology. Discover how this intuitive, robust and creative solution has transformed the landscape of banknote optical security, bringing added value to customers through constant innovation to prevent counterfeiting. #OpticalSecurity #Innovation #SICPA #GlobalCurrencyForum #GCF2024

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    We are thrilled to share SICPA’s latest Sustainability Report as we continue on our journey towards carbon neutrality by 2035 and net zero by 2050! 🌱 This report highlights SICPA’s ongoing commitment to embed sustainability at the heart of business on a daily basis, across all teams and geographies. Some achievements against our 10 ESG priorities: ✅ Reduced our carbon footprint for the second year in a row. ✅ Increased our renewable energy production by 163%.⚡ 👉 Discover more in our 2023 report: https://lnkd.in/eRUKU-bZ #CSR #ESG #Sustainability #SustainabilityReport #Environment #Social #SustainableBusiness

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    We are pleased to announce that SICPA will be presenting at the Global Currency Forum a session named, "Navigating Towards Sustainable Solutions for the Future of Cash". As an active member of the #ICA Sustainability Committee, we are dedicated to promoting cash as a valuable societal asset and strive to help making its production and distribution as sustainable as possible. By leveraging our expertise in Research & Innovation, we offer innovative solutions to support our customers on their sustainability journey. Join our presenters Christophe Schaller & Jérôme Sauser at the Global Currency Forum on Monday, 30 September at 14:00 and on Wednesday, 2 October, at 09:00 to learn about our latest developments and discuss how we can work together to create a more sustainable future for the cash industry. Don’t miss this opportunity to be part of the conversation and explore solutions that can drive meaningful change. #Sustainability #Innovation #FutureOfCash #SICPA #GlobalCurrencyForum #GCF2024

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    SICPA is delighted to share the success story of Effixis, one of SICPA's unlimitrust campus residents. #SICPA #UnlimitrustCampus #SuccessStory #Innovation #AI

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    Partner @Effixis, an Artefact Company

    We’re excited to announce that Effixis has joined the Artefact Group to create a AI powerhouse in Switzerland and Belgium! What does this mean in one word? MORE. MORE Talents: We join a talent pool of 1,500 Data and AI experts, broadening and consolidating our technical and business capabilities. MORE Expertise: Artefact brings top-notch expertise in Data Engineering, Marketing Analytics, and Data Governance. MORE Partnerships: Through this acquisition, we gain access to Tier-1 partnerships with tech leaders such as Google and Mistral AI to better serve our clients. MORE Reach: With 20 offices worldwide, we can now serve clients internationally on AI programs. MORE Research: We are combining our LLM research capabilities with Artefact Research, a team of brilliant ML researchers who focus on building open-source models and contributing to advancing science. MORE Fun: Artefact and Effixis share common values and culture, making this an awesome adventure. I would like to thank Vincent LucIAni, Guillaume de Roquemaurel, Thibault USSON and Artefact Leadership team for their trust. I am looking forward to working together to accelerate the adoption of data and AI to positively impact individuals and organizations. Obviously, I cannot thank and congratulate enough the whole Effixis team and my brothers in arms Melvin Kian and Elliott Bertrand, for building this together in just over three years. I am so excited to embark on this new journey with this team. #Acquisition #M&A #LLM #GenerativeAI #Data #AI

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    Just a month away until the Global Currency Forum! From 30 September to 3 October, the #GCF2024 will bring together industry experts, academics, and key stakeholders for a unique 3-day conference in Muscat, #Oman. Hosted by the #ICA, this event offers an unparalleled opportunity to engage in insightful debates and hear from prestigious speakers on the future of cash, as well as key related topics such as financial literacy and sustainability. Under the theme, “The Value That Cash Brings to Society,” this year’s edition promises new perspectives on the social role of cash in a modern world. Join SICPA for this significant event and get the opportunity to network with peers and industry leaders. 👉Register today at: https://lnkd.in/dVXucp2#GlobalCurrencyForum #GCF2024 #SICPA #FutureOfCash #ICA

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