AUTHENTICATION SOLUTION PROVIDERS’ ASSOCIATION COMMEMORATES
16 YEARS OF PROTECTING BRANDS WORLDWIDE
~ ASPA Reviews and Inducts Four New Members in its efforts to fight counterfeits ~
December 4, 2014, New Delhi: Authentication Solution Providers’ Association (ASPA), the world’s
only self-regulated and non-profit organization representing the interests of the entire
authentication solutions industry, has completed 16 years. Formed on 1 December 1998 as HoMAI,
it was re-launched in 2014 under the ASPA brand name to represent the transformation of products
and services offered by its existing member companies. ASPA aims to become the singular voice of
the authentication solution providers in Asia and around the world, and works closely with global
authorities such as International Hologram Manufacturers Association (IHMA), Counterfeit
Intelligence Bureau (CIB) and Interpol, as well as industry bodies in India such as FICCI CASCADE, CII,
ASSOCHAM and Indian Institute of Packaging.
Mr. Manoj Kochar, President, Authentication Solution Providers’ Association, said, “The last 16
years have been immensely enriching and successful for all our members. Adherence to the highest
level of quality and ethical standards enshrined in the ASPA Code of Conduct has helped ASPA earn
the trust of the industry and emerge as a strong voice in the hologram industry. We now strive to
achieve the same for the entire ecosystem of authentication providers. We are totally committed to
promoting adoption of ISO 12931 that lays down performance criteria for authentication solutions
used to combat counterfeiting of material goods. From time to time, ASPA also plays a pivotal role in
the development of security management standards to address specific requirements of its
members and the wider authentication industry. I am excited that within just months of our relaunch, we have been receiving a tremendous response from industry leaders who want to join
ASPA.”
ASPA also announced that it has successfully completed the review and due diligence and has
inducted four new member companies. Two of these are full members and include Manipal
Technologies and Kevin Metpack Pvt Ltd.
With its production facilities in Manipal, Chennai, Mumbai and Delhi, and development center in
Gurgaon, ManipalTech provides wide ranging authentication solutions to a varied range of industry
verticals such as banking, telecom, education, publishing, consumer goods and retail, financial
services etc. Delhi-based KEVIN METPACK, which has manufacturing facilities in Gujarat, is a fullyintegrated flexible packaging manufacturer with a 10,000 TPA strong converting capacity, that offers
comprehensive integrated and secure flexible packaging solutions for processed foods, FMCG
products etc.
The other two, namely Monotech Systems Limited and Creed Engineers Pvt. Ltd. are associate
members. Both these companies are providers of associated machines and technologies to
authentication solution providers.
ASPA invites membership from security hologram producers, state printing works, commercial high
security printers, issuers of passport, ID and travel documents, suppliers of security substrates, and
security features such as biometrics, identity card manufacturers and personalizers, suppliers and
integrators of ID document projects such as passports, vehicle registration plate manufacturers, bar
code and RFID solution providers, as well as any other authentication solution providers and
suppliers to authentication solution providers. Its members already protect more than 10,000
brands worldwide. Last year, ASPA was instrumental in bringing the coveted global Holography
Conference to India. ASPA recently partnered and exhibited at Smart Card Expo 2014, Label Expo
India 2014 and is participating at The Holography Conference in Istanbul, Turkey.
About Authentication Solution Providers' Association (ASPA)
Authentication Solution Providers' Association (ASPA) is a self-regulated, non-profit organization of
authentication solution providers. Founded in 1998 as Hologram Manufacturers Association of India (HoMAI),
it has now been re-launched in 2014 as ASPA to more accurately represent the transformation of products and
services offered by its existing member companies. The broader scope of ASPA also covers a wide array of
other technologies that have evolved over the years. As the world’s first and only industry body of its kind,
ASPA aims to comprehensively covers the interests of the entire authentication solutions industry worldwide,
including, but not limited to, holograms, optically variable devices (OVD’s), taggants, security inks and
substrates, watermarks, nanotechnologies, RFIDs, barcode/ QR code-based digital tracking and verification
solutions, security and tamper-evident labels and any other brand protection and authentication solutions.
ASPA works closely with global authorities such as International Hologram Manufacturers Association (IHMA),
Counterfeit Intelligence Bureau (CIB) and Interpol. ASPA members protect over 10,000 brands worldwide
through the identification of genuine products and documents. For more details, please visit:
www.aspaglobal.com
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