Papierfabrik Louisenthal
The Louisenthal paper mill (PL) is a manufacturer of banknotes and security paper. Founded in 1878, the company has been a subsidiary of Giesecke + Devrient since 1964. The mill is best known as a manufacturer of banknotes.
History[edit]
In 1878, a paper mill was established in Gmund am Tegernsee. Since 1964, the company has been a subsidiary of Giesecke + Devrient.[1] The company owns a second factory at Königstein, Saxony.
Manufacturing[edit]
The substrate bears essential security features of banknotes to protect against counterfeiting. In the early days of banknote production, security paper was equipped with real watermarks and security threads.[2]
In 1994 the world's first banknote paper with hologram stripes was produced in Louisenthal (the 2000 leva banknote for Bulgaria).[3] After plastic banknotes could not establish themselves on the market, Louisenthal brought a banknote onto the market in 2008 which combined the advantages of paper and polymer banknotes.[4]
In 2019, the company was the creator of two new technologies in a new set of bank notes by the Bulgarian National Bank, which won the Best New Banknote award given by the High Security Printing EMEA Conference in Malta.[5]
As of 2020, the Louisenthal paper mill claims to be a leading supplier of advanced film elements that produce color shifts and three-dimensional effects depending on the viewing angle.[6]
Production[edit]
Employing a workforce of around 1,100, 320 of which are located at the Königstein site near Dresden,[7] the paper mill produces about 13,000 tons of paper per year.[8]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Papierfabrik Louisenthal investiert zweistelligen Millionenbetrag in Gmund". Merkur.de. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
- ↑ Louisenthal, Papierfabrik. "History of Louisenthal". Louisenthal.
- ↑ Louisenthal, Papierfabrik. "History of Louisenthal". Louisenthal.
- ↑ Hybrid, Advance (20 July 2020). "Hybrid". louisenthal.
- ↑ "Banknote awards". Professional Security Magazine Online. 25 April 2019. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- ↑ Big Effects, Small Mirror (20 July 2020). "small mirror big effects". louisenthal.
- ↑ "Louisenthal showcases security technology in a hologram exhibition in Prien". CoinWeekly. 7 March 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- ↑ "450 Jahre Papiertradition in Königstein". Dresdener Neueste Nachrichten. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
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