High performance films
for all card applications

Since 1953 SPICA has been at the forefront of technological innovations in vinyl calendaring. Decades of commitment to manufacturing quality and enhanced rigid film properties and processing have given SPICA the extra edge to easily move into new niche markets with even newer technological requirements. Today, SPICA’s SICO films are sought after for high-quality secure payment cards for the financial, retail and petrol markets, where they withstand daily handling while maintaining a pristine appearance and data integrity. SPICA’s SICO films give retailers confidence their consumer loyalty cards will retain their brand image with continuous use.

E-passport, e-ID, IoT SIM/GSM, M2M and ID access control cards, even those with technologically unique requirements such as multi-application or biometric capabilities, benefit from SPICA’s premium quality film known for printability, ease of processing and durability.

And to help you realise your ecological goals SPICA offers several, revolutionary, eco-friendly products like SICO-R (produced entirely from recycled PVC).

Let the card stock experts at SPICA help you select the right film formulation to meet your exact card requirements.

High performance films
for all card applications

Since 1953 SPICA has been at the forefront of technological innovations in vinyl calendaring. Decades of commitment to manufacturing quality and enhanced rigid film properties and processing have given SPICA the extra edge to easily move into new niche markets with even newer technological requirements. Today, SPICA’s SICO films are sought after for high-quality secure payment cards for the financial, retail and petrol markets, where they withstand daily handling while maintaining a pristine appearance and data integrity. SPICA’s SICO films give retailers confidence their consumer loyalty cards will retain their brand image with continuous use.

E-passport, e-ID, IoT SIM/GSM, M2M and ID access control cards, even those with technologically unique requirements such as multi-application or biometric capabilities, benefit from SPICA’s premium quality film known for printability, ease of processing and durability.

And to help you realise your ecological goals SPICA offers several, revolutionary, eco-friendly products like SICO-R (produced entirely from recycled PVC).

Let the card stock experts at SPICA help you select the right film formulation to meet your exact card requirements.

sustainable-applications

Sustainable
Applications

Looking after the environment means actually doing something meaningful about it. And where better to start than the products or even the raw materials? SPICA’s recent innovations include SICOREG, made of 60% grinded PVC, SICO-R, made of 100% recycled PVC, and SICOECO, made of degradable PVC. It has been rewarding to see how well these products have been received by the market.

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Films for
financial cards

Virtually every wallet in the world has at least one financial card. These cards can be very simple, such as a contact card with magnetic stripe or more complex such as the Dual Interface that includes contactless and chip transaction capabilities. The major financial card companies strive for prime position by ensuring their cards are made from durable SPICA film formulations.

SPICA’s extensive product line of SICOSMART, SICO–R, SICOPLAST provides the right financial card film for the right application. SPICA financial card films provide excellent printability on both sides for dynamic branding and personalisation via inkjet, 3D effect, tactile effect, and laser engraving.

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Films for government
and health cards

SPICA’s SICOSMART and SICOPLAST films are ideal for government issued personal identification cards that require a long life (5 to 10+ years). The durability of SPICA’s films make them an excellent choice for driver’s licenses, passport data cards, car registrations, and voter and health ID cards.

SICOSMART and SICOPLAST films can be used for very simple structure cards such as contact cards with magnetic stripes to the most complex card structure, contactless + chip + hologram + OVI/invisible inks + MLI/CLI logo). The properties of SPICA’s films make them flexible for any use, easily printable on both sides, giving card manufacturers the ability to personalise the cards with all the newest technologies available including inkjet, tactile/non-tactile effect laser engraving, retransfer printing.

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Films for transport
and access cards

SPICA offers a wide variety of film formulations to withstand the daily rigours of the transport, hospitality and access industries. Branding and personalisation are easy since SPICA films are available in a variety of colours and have excellent printability on both sides for inkjet, 3D, tactile, and smelling ink printing methods plus laser engraving and several levels of security. In addition, durable SPICA films assist with card data integrity by withstanding continued handling. From simple contact card structures with a magnetic stripe to the most complex contactless chip cards, SPICA quality films help ensure that any swipe, touch or wave opens doors and keeps things moving.

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Films for IoT/M2M
and GSM cards

As the world becomes more interconnected with instantaneous IoT/ M2M and radio capability communications, IoT SIM and GSM card manufacturers rely on SPICA SICOSMART film for durable cardstock that ensures smooth and reliable information transfer. SPICA’s SICOSMART cardstock is utilised globally for SIM standard smartphone/cell phone SIM cards to the more demanding, robust cards required for “Machine to Machine”/ “Internet of Things – IoT” networks. SPICA’s SICOSMART film is known for its superb quality and tight tolerances, and its excellent printability on both sides. SICOSMART is available in several formulations to meet unique performance requirements. It can be ordered in a variety of colours and can be embedded with industry standard chips in all desired shapes.

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Films for
playing cards

SPICA doesn’t play games when it comes to providing a quality film for professional and home playing cards. SPICA SICOPLAY is a resilient monolayer PVC film that is highly scratch resistant and easily printable on both sides, creating an excellent branding opportunity for customer giveaways, branded family games or high-stakes poker/bridge games. SICOPLAY is available in different textures, as well as degrees of rigidity and opacity to fulfil customer demands. World-famous casinos seek the highly opaque SICOPLAY to offset the bright, intense casino lights and the SICOPLAY surface, which runs well on random ejection shufflers.