Global Central Banks Louisenthal serves more than 100 central banks and governments, including the ECB, with banknote substrates and security features. This broad footprint presents opportunities to win additional market share through expanded substrate offerings and long-term supply contracts, especially in modernization programs.

Security Feature Leadership The portfolio includes substrate-embedded features such as watermarks, threads, foil stripes with optically variable effects, and advanced substrates like Hybrid, LongLife, and cotton. Use these capabilities to upsell new security features in upcoming note issuances and tailor solutions to national security standards.

Turnkey Production Solutions Louisenthal provides end-to-end plant engineering services from planning to commissioning of production facilities. This enables a compelling value proposition for central banks and mints undertaking facility upgrades or new note production lines under a single vendor.

Group Affiliation Advantage Louisenthal is a subsidiary of Giesecke+Devrient Currency Technology GmbH, enabling cross-group access to broader currency technology ecosystems. This presents opportunities to leverage group relationships to win new customers and deliver integrated substrate plus security systems.

European Manufacturing Footprint Two production sites in Germany (Gmund and Königstein) support European manufacturing with a sizable workforce and proximity to key markets. This allows near-shore supply, potential co-investment in local capacity, and shorter lead times for European issuers.