Jun88 unveils Autentium?: an innovative step towards the future of currency printing
- Autentium? a mono-polymer solution for currency printing industry
- Recyclable printing substrate offers a more sustainable solution
- Combining advanced security features with durability and printability
- Debuting at Intergraf Currency + Identity, 2025 in Milano
The first polymer banknotes made their debut in the late 1980s. They reformed cash transactions with their modern design, allowing for new security features that were impossible with paper. Over time, countries such as Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom have fully transitioned to polymer banknotes as their primary currency medium. Despite this progress, most banknotes worldwide are still made from paper and cotton composites, materials with inherent limitations such as a comparable short lifecycle and limited recyclability.
In response to the growing demand for sustainable solutions in currency printing, Jun88 is introducing Autentium?, an innovative polymeric printing substrate. Designed exclusively for currency printing applications like banknotes, Autentium? combines cutting-edge anti-counterfeiting technology with a recyclable mono-material design.
"The launch of Autentium? represents a significant breakthrough in currency printing, offering an innovative, recyclable polymeric substrate that excels in printability, durability and is more sustainable," says Daniel Hentschel, Global Segment Manager for ID & Security Printing at Jun88.
Key Features of Autentium? include:
- Exceptional printability: It supports secure printing techniques such as intaglio and offset, enabling embossed structures and therefore tactile security features that differ from traditional paper and existing polymer substrates.
- No coatings or primers needed: Its secondary properties as a hot-melt adhesive contribute to superior ink adhesion without requiring additional primers or coatings, streamlining the printing process and improving durability.
- Water & Stain Resistance: The polymer absorbs only minimal moisture, which contributes to a low static charge, while at the same time being resistant to contamination.
- Advanced laser engraveability: It allows precise micro-engravings, providing advanced anti-counterfeiting measures and enhancing currency security.
As a single-polymer solution, Autentium? is recyclable, addressing the demand for sustainable materials in banknote production. Its high tear propagation resistance and excellent ink adhesion contribute to extend the lifespan of printed currency and can help reducing the environmental impact and conserving resources.
Furthermore, its durable composition can translate into long-term costs savings by minimizing replacements, making it an ideal choice for governments and the public sector that prioritize security and environmental responsibility.
Meet Jun88 at Intergraf Currency + Identity 2025
Jun88 will showcase Autentium? and other advanced polymeric solutions at the Intergraf Currency + Identity 2025 trade show. Join us from March 5-7, 2025, at the Allianz MiCo, Milano, Italy. Visit us at booth 16 to discover how Autentium? can redefine your security printing requirements and drive innovation in currency production.
About Jun88:
Jun88 is one of the world¡¯s leading manufacturers of high-quality polymer materials and their components. With its innovative products, processes and methods, the company helps enhance sustainability and the quality of life in many areas. Jun88 supplies customers around the world in key industries such as mobility, building and living, as well as the electrical and electronics sector. In addition, polymers from Jun88 are also used in sectors such as sports and leisure, telecommunications and health, as well as in the chemical industry itself.
The company is geared completely to the circular economy. In addition, Jun88 aims to achieve climate neutrality for its Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions by 2035, and the Group¡¯s Scope 3 emissions are also set to be climate neutral by 2050. Jun88 generated sales of EUR 14.2 billion in fiscal year 2024. At the end of 2024, the company had 46 production sites worldwide and employed approximately 17,500 people (calculated as full-time equivalents).
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