Státní Tiskárna Cenin

What Státní Tiskárna Cenin does

Státní Tiskárna Cenin, s.p. (STC) is a Czech state-owned enterprise (státní podnik) founded in 1928 and headquartered in Prague, operating under the supervision of the Ministry of Finance. The company's polygraphic business produces banknotes (Czech koruna and commemorative issues), identity documents, securities, plastic cards (notably digital tachograph memory cards), and other security-printed items including tax stamps, alcohol strips, tobacco stickers, vouchers, certificates, and scratch-off lottery tickets. Production occurs across at least two facilities (Růžová 943/6 and Za Viaduktem 8, Holešovice) under ISO 14298 (Security Printing Management) and ISO 27001 certifications, employing 251–500 staff.

Since 2018, STC has built a parallel digital services portfolio anchored by the Track&Trace system for tobacco products (under EU Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/574), the national Digital Tachograph II information system for the Ministry of Transport, and the eDokladovka digital document-twin service. The company is also piloting Digital Travel Credentials (DTC) with the Directorate of Foreigners Police Service at Václav Havel Airport, participating in the European Digital Identity Wallet (EUDIW) implementation with the Digital and Information Agency (DIA), and developing biometric kiosks and neural-network-based authenticity verification. STC holds multiple international banknote-printing awards and issues commemorative banknotes sold through its e-shop and partner zoological gardens across the Czech Republic, Poland, and Slovakia.

STC's go-to-market is primarily institutional: a small set of Czech state counterparties (Czech National Bank, Ministry of Transport, Ministry of Agriculture, Czech Customs Administration-adjacent leadership) plus all EU tobacco manufacturers and importers serving the Czech market (via the znacenitabaku.cz portal), with a smaller consumer-facing motion through the eshop.stc.cz channel for collectors and numismatists. The company is governed by a supervisory board, with executive selection conducted by the Ministry of Finance (most recently appointing Mgr. Marek Šimandl, MPA as CEO on 16 March 2026) and is expanding capacity via a new production plant in Drahelčice.

Name

Státní Tiskárna Cenin

Legal name

Státní tiskárna cenin, s. p.

Website

https://stc.cz

Company type

Private

Founded year

1928

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Státní Tiskárna Cenin is a Czech state-owned security printing enterprise (est. 1928) producing banknotes, identity documents, securities, and digital tachograph cards, while operating EU-mandated tobacco Track&Trace and emerging digital identity services for Czech government clients and EU regulated industries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Security Printing

NAICS

Printing and Related Support Activities (323), Commercial Printing (except Screen and Books) (323111), Converted Paper Product Manufacturing (3222)

SIC

Converted Paper & Paperboard Prods (No Contaners/Boxes) (2670), Papers & Allied Products (2600)

akta.pro primary industry

Security, Tamper-Evident & Track-and-Trace Printing (IMALAKAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Identity Verification & Proofing (IDV, KYC, Biometrics) (HDADAAAF), Privacy, Data Protection & Compliance (zk compliance, GDPR/PII handling) (FSAPAJAM), Printing & Business Forms (continuous forms, checks, tickets) (IMAMAHAH)

Keywords

• Security printing
• Banknote production
• Tobacco traceability
• Digital tachograph
• Identity documents

Headquarters

HQ city

Prague

HQ country

Czechia

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Security Printing Products: Production and sale of banknotes, identification documents, securities, plastic cards, and other cenin (security-printed) products including scratch-off lottery tickets. Includes commemorative banknotes and memorial certificates sold via e-shop in limited editions.
2. Track&Trace System Services: Issuance of unique identifiers for tobacco products across the EU. STC generates and issues U_IID codes at unit and group packaging levels for tobacco product manufacturers and importers operating in or importing into the Czech Republic.
3. Digital Tachograph Services: Production, personalisation, and distribution of memory cards for the digital tachograph system (driver cards, workshop cards, company cards, control cards), plus operation and development of the digital tachograph information system for the Ministry of Transport.
4. Document Personalization and IT Systems: Personalization of documents and implementation of related IT systems for government clients, including driving licence production and distribution through the Centre for Road Transport Services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Státní Tiskárna Cenin is a Czech state-owned enterprise producing security-printed (cenin) products including banknotes, identity documents, securities, plastic cards, scratch-off lottery tickets, and commemorative banknotes, combined with digital services such as the EU-mandated tobacco Track&Trace traceability system, digital tachograph card production and information system operation, document personalization, and digital identity solutions. Production operates under ISO 14298 Security Printing Management certification across multiple Prague production facilities.

Product overview

Státní Tiskárna Cenin is a state-owned Czech printing enterprise with over 95 years of experience producing security printed items. The product portfolio consists of two main categories: (1) Polygraphic Products including banknotes, identity documents, securities, plastic cards (notably digital tachograph cards), and other security printed items like tax stamps and scratch-off lottery tickets; (2) Digital Services encompassing the Track&Trace tobacco traceability system, digital tachograph management, biometric kiosks, European Digital Identity Wallet participation, Digital Travel Credentials, and neural network-based authenticity verification. The company also offers commemorative banknotes and collectibles through its e-commerce platform. Production facilities operate under ISO 14298 security printing management certification.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bankovky (Banknotes) Security-printed Czech koruna banknotes and commemorative banknotes produced for the Czech National Bank since 1928, featuring multiple security features (watermarks, security fibres, guilloche patterns, UV colours, hot stamping).
• Doklady (Identity Documents)
• Cenné papíry (Securities)
• Plastové karty (Plastic Cards)
• Ostatní ceniny (Other Security Printed Items)
• Pamětní listy (Commemorative Banknotes)
• Track&Trace (Tobacco Product Traceability)
• Digitální tachograf (Digital Tachograph)
• eDokladovka (Digital Document Twins)
• Digitální cestovní doklady (Digital Travel Credentials)
• Evropská peněženka digitální identity (European Digital Identity Wallet)
• Biometrické kiosky (Biometric Kiosks)
• Ověřování pravosti (Authenticity Verification)

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 510,000 driving licences requiring replacement annually in Czech Republic, processed through STC production
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability4 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Ministry of Agriculture of the Czech RepubliccoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2019Czech Republic, through the Ministry of Agriculture, applied to the European Commission for a 'Place of Destination' exemption in the area of generation of codes, providing authorisation for STC to issue codes for foreign tobacco products placed on the domestic market.
• Digital and Information Agency (DIA) – Czech RepubliccoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSTC cooperates with the Digital and Information Agency (DIA) in implementing the European Digital Identity Wallet (EUDIW) project, discussing involvement in the EUDIW ecosystem, particularly in the area of initial issuance of digital identity for wallet holders (onboarding).
• Centre for Road Transport Services (SÚS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSTC works with the Centre for Road Transport Services, a contributory organisation of the Ministry of Transport, for the distribution of digital tachograph memory cards. Central personalisation and single-point distribution system for drivers, workshops, companies, and control authorities.
• Directorate of Foreigners Police Service (ŘSCP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSTC, in cooperation with the Directorate of Foreigners Police Service (ŘSCP), is implementing a pilot project for generating Digital Travel Credentials (DTC) and their practical use within passenger check-in processes at Václav Havel Airport Prague.
• Dentsu Aegis Network Switzerland AGcoreTechnology or IntegrationDentsu Aegis Network Switzerland AG operates the secondary storage for the EU tobacco Track&Trace system. STC issues unique identifiers through its primary system, and economic operators connect to the secondary storage operated by Dentsu for data exchange.
• European CommissioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSTC was appointed by Government Resolution No. 671 (17 October 2018) as the issuer of unique identifiers under EU Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/574 for the traceability system for tobacco products.
• Czech Zoological Gardens (Partner ZOOs)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner zoological gardens across Czech Republic (Hluboká nad Vltavou, Ostrava, Plzeň, Plasy, Olomouc), Poland (Warsaw, Wrocław, Opoře, Płock), and Slovakia (Bojnice, Košice) distribute commemorative banknotes 'Our ZOO' series, including through self-service machines.
• Zásilkovna s.r.o.minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorListed as a delivery/logistics partner for e-shop orders in STC's GDPR documentation.
• Česká poštaminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorListed as a delivery/logistics partner for e-shop orders in STC's GDPR documentation.
• GoPayminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorListed as a payment services provider for e-shop transactions in STC's GDPR documentation.
• Platform for AI in Public Administration (Czech Association of Artificial Intelligence)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerSTC became a member of the Platform for AI in Public Administration, affiliated with the Czech Association of Artificial Intelligence, to advance its digital services and AI capabilities.
• Czech Strategic Technologies (CST) PlatformminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCST is a networking platform connecting Czech companies, institutions, and experts to help create new projects abroad. STC participates to share its story internationally.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• Imprimerie de la Banque de France: French national printing works producing euro banknotes and identity documents under Banque de France — directly comparable to STC as a state-affiliated central-bank security printer operating under EU regulatory frameworks.
• Oberthur Fiduciaire: French private security printer specializing in banknotes, passports, and secure documents — comparable to STC across core security printing capabilities and government document production.
• De La Rue: British security printer and supplier of banknotes, identity documents, and authentication solutions — operates in the same security printing, currency, and government documents space as STC, with comparable customer base of central banks and finance ministries.
• Giesecke+Devrient: German-headquartered global security technology group operating in banknote printing, identity solutions, and digital security — directly comparable to STC across security printing, identity documents, and digital identity platforms like EUDIW.
• Fábrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre (FNMT): Spanish state-owned security printer and mint producing banknotes, passports, ID documents, and electronic certificates (FNMT-RCM). Directly comparable as a state enterprise with combined security printing and digital certification businesses.
• Polska Wytwórnia Papierów Wartościowych (PWPW): Polish state-owned security printer producing banknotes, passports, ID cards, and lottery tickets — directly comparable as a Central European state-owned security printer serving government and commercial clients with similar product breadth.
• Bundesdruckerei: German state-owned security printer producing passports, ID cards, and banknotes, with growing digital identity business (Veridos joint venture). Closely analogous to STC as a state-owned national security printer with expanding digital identity offerings.

Emerging players

• Veridos: Identity solutions joint venture between Bundesdruckerei and G+D focused on secure identity documents and digital ID. Comparable to STC's expanding EUDIW/DTC initiatives and competing for similar national digital identity mandates.

Broad incumbents

• IDEMIA: Global leader in identity, biometrics, and digital identity solutions — competing with STC in EUDIW, biometric kiosks, and DTC pilots at scale across multiple geographies.
• Thales DIS: Thales' Digital Identity and Security business produces identity documents, smart cards, and digital identity platforms — overlaps with STC in digital tachograph cards, government ID, and emerging EUDIW wallet infrastructure.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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