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As Counterfeiting Grows, Security Inks Gain in Popularity

While sales of security inks are rising in Europe, many brand owners are still selecting less effective anti-counterfeiting products due to cost considerations.

Sales of security inks are growing strongly in Europe, mainly due to the rise in counterfeiting and illicit trading of genuine goods. There has also been a demand for the new printed electronic devices with an anti-counterfeiting and other product identification functions.     Sales of security inks and coatings in Western Europe went up 14 percent in the two years to 2007 to $281 million, according to IntertechPira, a market research organization in Leatherhead, England, wh...

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