Polycarbonate has won the trust of governments across the world.

Over 40 countries have chosen it for their national identity or residence permit

programs. Close to 30 national passport programs are using it.

Why?Robust enough to resist intensive usage and extreme climates, polycarbonate is

the most reliable and secure material for IDs and passport data pages.

MORE THANTWO DECADESOF INNOVATION IN POLYCARBONATE

THE FIRST POLYCARBONATE DOCUMENT WITH THE FINNISH DRIVING LICENSEThe Finnish driver’s license was the first ever polycarbonate national document.

FINLAND1989

WORLD’S FIRST IDENTITY CARD WITH CHANGEABLE LASERIMAGE (CLI)Reticular lenses inside the polycarbonate card are laser-engraved and personalized from different angles.When looking at the card the image then changes depending on the viewing angle.

SINGAPORE1991

WORLD’S FIRST POLYCARBONATE ID CARD WIDELY USED

AS TRAVEL DOCUMENTThe Swiss identity card comprises a variety of built-in

optical and physical security features.

SWITZERLAND 1995

THE FIRST PASSPORT DATAPAGEA world pioneer again, Finland was the country to

introduce a 100% polycarbonate data page to protect holder’s data.

FINLAND 1997

THE INTRODUCTION OF HIGH RESOLUTION UV IMAGES

IN THE MALAYSIAN PASSPORTImages invisible under normal daylight that turn into

brilliant true-color images with excellent color reproduction in under 365 nm UV exposure.

The high resolution images comprise UV fluorescent inks with advanced color separation and half tone printing.

Customer specific true-color UV images can be integrated into the document design such as Kuala Lumpur skyline

on the Malaysian passport.

MALAYSIA 2013

PRINTING ON THE EDGEFOR THE UK DRIVING LICENSE

The UK’s driver’s license is laser-etched with markings along the edge of the document, thus adding an

additional layer of security. It offers convenience, security and ease of

implementation. This feature literally “seals” the document against any delamination or cutting attempts.

UNITED KINGDOM 2013

THE FIRST ELECTRONIC DATAPAGE IN THE SWEDISH PASSPORTThe 2005 Swedish ePassport integrated the micro-controller inside the polycarbonate data page.

SWEDEN2005

A TRANSPARENT WINDOWIN THE CARD BODYA transparent window created inside the Swedish Driver’s license making it impossible to copy and enabling quick checking.Laser engraving and several optical elements can also be combined within the window. Any attempts by forgers to tamper with the document will be immediately visible.

SWEDEN2007

LASER ABLATION OF THE NEGATIVE IMAGE TO LITERALLY “LOCK” THE PORTRAIT IMAGE IN THE MACAU ID CARDA friendly ghost to better prevent from tampering: the feature comprises a secondary portrait image known as a ghost image.This is personalized using a metallic foil by means of laser ablation, whereby the metallic foil is integrated into a window inside the body of the polycarbonate page.The result? It delivers a unique inverse personalized ghost image stamped into metal foil and integrated into a transparent window.

MACAO2013

INTRODUCTION OF COLOR PHOTO WITH LASER PERSONALIZATION IN A POLYCARBONATE DOCUMENTFor the first time, Cameroons’ new eID card incorporates the laser-engraved color portrait of the holder in high definition, not on the surface, but inside the very body of the card itself.

CAMEROON2016

by Gemalto

AS PIONEERS IN POLYCARBONATE TECHNOLOGY, GEMALTO AND TRÜB HAVE NOW JOINED FORCES TO OFFER UNPARALLELED EXPERIENCE AND EXPERT KNOWLEDGE IN THIS AREA.

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