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Traceable taggants

• used to address issues of product and brand protection, anti-counterfeit microtrace taggant technology involves encoded, microscopic tracers

Jul 16, 2009
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• offer unique code for customer or application

• for the plastic industry, the technology requires no special processing equipment or modifications

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