Q&T and KURZ Partner to Embed KINEGRAM® in PolySecure®

Q&T Hi-Tech Polymer and KURZ have signed a project development cooperation Agreement to integrate KINEGRAM® optical security features within the layers of Q&T’s polymer substrate structure, with the aim to create a higher level of security integration than conventional surface-applied features.

The partnership builds on Q&T’s recently launched PolyShield® architecture for integrating embedded security features into its PolySecure polymer substrate.

Dr Andreas Hirschfelder, CEO, KURZ (left), with Luong Ngoc Anh, Chairman of Q&T.

Under the agreement, the two companies will jointly develop the technology, advance it towards industrial-scale production, explore new design possibilities and promote the solution to central banks and the wider banknote market.

The collaboration represents a significant milestone for the banknote industry and is believed to be the first exclusive technology partnership between a polymer banknote substrate manufacturer and KURZ, a global leader in optical security technologies with more than 130 years of innovation experience.