OPTAGLIO transforms to a joint-stock company to accelerate its growth

Date Announced: 22 Mar 2017

Lochovice, Czech Republic – OPTAGLIO, a provider of advanced security holograms and the global market leader in e-beam lithography, has announced its transformation into a joint-stock company. This change is to support the company’s further growth, attracting investment and possibly also a future entrance to a stock exchange.

OPTAGLIO was founded in 1994 as Czech Holography, s.r.o. The company is now among key global players developing security holograms and has no competition in certain solution segments such as micro-holograms.

OPTAGLIO’s holograms are preferred especially in markets where a strong anti-counterfeit protection is mission-critical issue, such as: ID cards, passports, banknotes, securities and luxury brands. They are used in more than 50 countries around the world.

During past several years, OPTAGLIO has significantly strengthened its position in fast-growing Indian and south-east Asia markets and has built a very strong position in passports and tax stamps. OPTAGLIO has always invested significantly in scientific research.

The company has attracted foreign scientists, registered several patents and is still preparing distinctive innovations. The most advanced technological center in Europe was opened by Optaglio in 2015 in Lochovice (Czech Republic).

Executive head of OPTAGLIO, Vladimir Zhukov, said: “With this milestone, we are completing one successful phase of our development, to then commence another one. We have amazing technologies and new breakthrough innovations will be announced soon. I would like to express my thanks to all of the employees of OPTAGLIO. Our success today is due to our collective effort.”

Co-founder of the company, Čestmir Hradečný, added: “More than 20 years ago, we started a company as a common project of several colleagues from Czech Academy of Science. The company has recently extended its machinery, which is a necessary condition for future success.”