PRESS RELEASE

SPS doubles its production capacity to cope with

fast growing demand in payment and identity

Smart Packaging Solutions (SPS), a world leader in contactless and dual interface card manufacturingtechnologies,hasdoubleditsproductioncapacitybetween2016and2018.Nextstep,thatwillbecompletedby 2020, consists in keeping on investing in order to double again the company production capacity,ensuringSPScustomerswillbeabletostandissuerdemandforcardsandIDdocuments.ROUSSET,FRANCE,April12,2018–Demand forcontactless,dual interfacecardsanddocumentshasneverbeengrowingsofast.Acombinationoffactorsleadssmartcardandpassportmanufacturerstoprepareforanincreasingdemand inboth thepaymentand identity segments. SmartPackagingSolutions (SPS) remainsbytheir side to ensure they will keep on benefitting from the company’s unique technology and be able toproposethecardsandIDdocumentsneededbythemarket.SmartPackagingSolutions (SPS)hasalreadyachieved the first step in itsproductioncapacity ramp-upplan.The company has invested in newproduction equipment and is improving its process flowwith roll to rolloperation to ensure the delivery of larger quantitieswhile keepingwith its established records in terms ofreliability and customer service. At the same time, SPS is making its production organization evolve andproposingitsproductsandservicestoitscustomersthankstothecombinationofitsownmanufacturingplantinRousset,France,withtheonesofitsnetworkofqualifiedmanufacturingpartnersindifferentgeographies.The combination between in-house production with SPS worldwide network of qualified manufacturingpartners also allows to improve contingency plans and ensure the supply of products to the cardmanufacturerswillremainuninterruptedwhateverthecircumstances.PhilippePatrice, SPSCEOdeclares: “Thanks toall actionswehaveachievedover the last twoyears,wearenowreachinga300millionunitsproductioncapacity.Now,wearelaunchingthesecondphaseoftheplanthatwillallowustoincreasesteadilyourproductioncapacityandtodoubleitagainbyyear2020.”ThedemandgrowthinthebankingsegmentisfueledbytheswitchfromcontactcardstodualinterfacecardsespeciallyintheAmericasregion,triggeredbyamandateissuedbybothVisaandMastercard,andsupportedbycardissuerswhorecognizetheadvantagesofdualinterfacecardstoboosttheircard-basedtransactions.In the identity segment,demand is raising thanks to thedeploymentofmajor IDprogramsand thealways-expandingnumberofcountriesadoptingePassports.SmartPackagingSolutions(SPS)offerincludessubpartsincludingmicromodules,antennasandpre-laminatedproducts, for smart card manufacturers allowing them to produce contact, contactless, dual interface andhybridcardsaswellasePassportsanddatapages.

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AboutSPSSmart Packaging Solutions is specialized in the design, manufacturing and sale of contactless solutionsdedicatedtoIDcards,e-passportanddualinterfacebankingcards.HeadquarteredinRousset,France,withasubsidiaryinSingapore,SPSemploys140people.PartoftheFrenchImprimerieNationaleGroup,thecompanyspecializes in contactless anddual-interfaceproducts,with a recognizedmicropackagingexpertise. SPShasfiledover120patentssupportingitsexclusivetechnologies.Moreinformationathttp://www.s-p-s.com

ContactOlivierBRUNET,Product&Marketingdirector,SPS,contact@s-p-s.comPhone:+33442538444 SPSispartoftheImprimerieNationaleGroup

TheImprimerieNationaleGroupisagloballeaderinsecureidentitysolutions.

Inamobileanddigitalworldwheredatasecurityhasbecomethemajorissue,theImprimerieNationaleGroupoffersStates,governmentsandbusinessestrustedsolutionsincludingaddedvalueelectroniccomponentsforbanking, identity solutions including electronic components, cutting-edge secure credentials and safe andreliable interoperable systems, but also innovative and efficient digital services, and secure solutions forcomplexprintingsandworkflows.

Realengineeringcompany,theImprimerieNationaleGroupisspecializedintheintegrationofelectronicandbiometrics in identitydocumentsand inpolycarbonate cards.Thanks to its innovativenewproductsand itsstrengthenedsecurity,theImprimerieNationaleGrouphasbecomeaworldwideleaderwithmajorcustomersinover68countries.

Based in Paris, the Imprimerie Nationale Group has two production centers and employs more than 900employees,ofwhichoverathirdisdedicatedtotechnologydevelopment.

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