Press Release
Levallois Perret, November 26, 2019
Linxens takes another step forward in making smartcards
more sustainable
Linxens announces its partnership with Folienwerk Wolfen
In partnership with Folienwerk Wolfen, Linxens announces its first eco-friendly
PRELAM
®
manufactured using recycled PETg, reducing the need for PVC in
smart card manufacturing and contributing to making plastic cards ‘greener’.
A new range of sustainable products – EcoLAM
®
Linxens, a leading technology company providing component-based solutions for
secure connections and authentication, promotes a range of recycled, renewable,
and recyclable materials compatible with current smartcard processes, EcoLAM
®
.
This innovation establishes best practices in making smartcards more sustainable,
reducing the first use of PVC plastics for the manufacturing of contactless and dual-
interface cards and helping card manufacturers to reduce carbon footprint.
Linxens is delighted to partner with innovative plastic film manufacturer Folienwerk
Wolfen, a pioneer in plastic films made from both renewable raw materials and
upcycled plastic, to offer its recycled PETg option.
Driving the adoption of environment-friendly solutions
According to ABI research, more than 8 billion smart cards were manufactured in
2018 using 40,000 tons of PVC, a non-renewable petroleum product, difficult to
recycle and toxic when burned. By eliminating the need for PVC, EcoLAM
®
’s
recycled PETg solution can reduce the carbon footprint of the smart card industry
and create an environmentally responsible supply chain. It is immediately available
in high volumes for smart card manufacturers.
“With our EcoLAM
®
range of products, Linxens aims to propose new, greener
options for card manufacturers and issuers, whatever their market,” explains Arnaud
Brunetière, Senior Vice President of Business Unit FTA, Linxens. “We are
committed to exploring new ideas and initiatives that can help drive the adoption of
environment-friendly solutions in our industry and we are particularly optimistic with
our rPETg solution, which does not release toxic or regulated substances
throughout its entire life cycle.”
“We are effectively able to process recycled plastic into films for smart card
manufacturing,” says Stefan Schröter, Sales and Marketing Director, Folienwerk
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Wolfen. “By promoting a circular economy, discarded plastic becomes a valuable
raw material and the carbon footprint and first-use plastic consumption of the card
industry can be significantly reduced. This is what we are doing together with
Linxens and the stakeholders of the industry.”
In partnership with Folienwerk Wolfen, Linxens will be presenting its recycled PETg
option at its booth (B 020) at Trustech 2019 in Cannes on November 26-28.
About Linxens
Linxens is a leading technology company providing secure component-based solutions for security
and identification.
A world-class specialist in the design and manufacture of Microconnectors for smart cards and RFID
Antennas and Inlays, Linxens’ portfolio also includes module packaging. With over 100 billion
Microconnectors and 4 billion RFID Antennas supplied to date, Linxens is the preferred supplier of
many of the world’s technology pioneers shaping the markets of telecom, transport, hospitality, leisure
& entertainment, financial services, eGovernment, access control, healthcare and Internet of Things
(IoT).
Linxens is headquartered in Levallois Perret (France) and employs 3,200 people worldwide. It has six
R&D centers and 10 manufacturing sites.
www.linxens.com
About Folienwerk Wolfen
Unique, customer-specific, sustainable — these have been the hallmarks of the approach at
Folienwerk Wolfen for over 20 years. As a film manufacturer with a keen understanding of
environmentally friendly and intelligent product development, Folienwerk Wolfen is amongst the
pioneers in the field of high-quality extruded plastic films. The applications range from blister
packaging and rigid film for the medical field to thermoforming film for food to card-lamination films for
smartcards. EVA film for laminated safety glass and glass lamination in the decorative or security field
is offered as well.
www.folienwerk-wolfen.de
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8001 Zurich – Switzerland
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tim.cockerell@wisemedia.com
Information on Linxens
Susannah Duquesne
Communications Manager
Linxens Group
6 rue Marius Aufan
92300 Levallois Perret
+33 1 41 34 34 65
susannah.duquesne@linxens.com
Information on Folienwerk
Wolfen
Stefan Schröter
Sales & Marketing Director
Folienwerk Wolfen GmbH
Guardianstraße 4, 06766
Bitterfeld-Wolfen, Germany
+49 3494 6979 81
Stefan.schroeter@folienwerk-
wolfen.de