Toppan receives ISO 14298 certification

Toppan Printing, a global leader in communication, security, packaging, décor materials, and electronics solutions, has become the first Japanese company to receive ISO 14298 certification, which specifies requirements for security printing management systems. Certification enables Toppan to offer holograms manufactured in line with ISO 14298 process management standards to countries around the world for use in banknotes, passports, ID cards, and other secure documents. The accrediting body for ISO 14298 is Intergraf, which promotes certification of security printers around the world to contribute to the fight against counterfeiting of government ID documents. Intergraf has so far certified more than 140 manufacturing locations in more than 50 countries. Counterfeiting and falsification of banknotes, passports, and ID cards present a serious issue for public and private sector security printers, end-users, and authorities. The security market is seeing an increase in the number of countries requiring ISO 14298 certification as a common global security standard for the awarding of government ID contracts. Toppan has an extensive track record in the production of IDs for government authorities throughout the…

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