Bundesdruckerei delivers 500,000th ID card

Berlin, 15 December 2010 - The 500,000th ID card has been produced and delivered by Berlin-based Bundesdruckerei GmbH just six weeks after the new ID card was introduced in Germany. This means that half a million German citizens now have one of the world's most advanced and efficient ID documents.

The company managed to double the number of new ID cards produced over the past two weeks. After completion of the initial phase of introduction, all the parties involved, i. e. the German Federal Ministry of the Interior, Bundesdruckerei, ID card authorities and process developers, have now successfully reached the next phase of this very complex and demanding project.

German citizens have been able to apply for the new ID card since 1 November 2010.  

About Bundesdruckerei
Berlin-based Bundesdruckerei GmbH is one of the world's leading companies engaged in the development and supply of systems solutions for secure identification applications. In addition to full-scale passport and ID-card systems, the company provides national and international customers with ID documents, high-security cards, document verification hardware, security software along with trust center services. Bundesdruckerei also produces banknotes, postage and revenue stamps as well as electronic publications. With its subsidiaries BIS Bundesdruckerei International Services GmbH, D-TRUST GmbH, Maurer Electronics GmbH and iNCO Sp. z o.o., the Bundesdruckerei Group employs a staff of around 1,900 worldwide. The group generated revenue of EUR 314 million in the 2009 financial year. Bundesdruckerei is one of the founding members of the Fraunhofer innovation cluster "Secure Identity Berlin-Brandenburg" and also endows the "Secure Identity" chair at Freie Universität Berlin. Further information is available at www.bundesdruckerei.de.

Contact
Jessica Behrens
Manager Media Relations
Bundesdruckerei GmbH
Tel: + 49 (0) 30-25 98-28 10
Fax: + 49 (0) 30-25 98-28 08
Mobile: + 49 (0) 175-581 85 46
E-mail: jessica.behrens@bdr.de