Currency News Profiles Q&T Hi-Tech Polymer’s Capacity, Quality and R&D Development

Currency News has published an industry profile examining the development of Q&T Hi-Tech Polymer and its position in the polymer banknote substrate market.

The article, titled “Q&T Hi-Tech Polymer – An Insurgent’s Tale”, reviews four areas of Q&T’s development: manufacturing capacity and capability, systematic quality management, technology and R&D, and market progress.

Manufacturing Capability

The profile highlights Q&T’s investment in polymer substrate manufacturing and production infrastructure in Vietnam.

It also notes Q&T’s relationships with local suppliers for base polymer film, inks and other production materials, as well as its investment in solvent-recovery technology for the polymer substrate manufacturing process.

Quality and Production Control

Currency News also focuses on Q&T’s approach to production quality and process control.

The profile describes the use of independent quality-monitoring systems and automated feedback between inspection and production equipment, intended to support consistent substrate output during high-speed manufacturing.

It also highlights Q&T’s emphasis on international management and security standards as part of its manufacturing framework.

Technology and R&D

The profile identifies optical security integration as one of Q&T’s key areas of technology development.

It references Q&T’s work with Crane Currency on MOTION SURFACE® and its development of an embedded-security approach that places diffractive features between polymer layers.

Currency News also highlights demonstrations of embedded KINEGRAM® technology with KURZ, linking this development to Q&T’s broader PolyShielded™ platform.

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Market Development

The article also reviews Q&T’s progress beyond technology development, including its participation in Vietnamese banknote substrate programmes, external printing trials and collaboration with international security-printing partners.

Currency News presents these activities as important steps in Q&T’s effort to build recognition within the international currency industry.

An External Industry Perspective

The Currency News profile provides an external industry perspective on Q&T’s development as a polymer banknote substrate manufacturer.

Alongside its assessment of Q&T’s manufacturing and R&D progress, the article also notes that building long-term recognition and confidence among security printers and central banks remains an important part of the company’s international development.

This article summarizes independent industry coverage published by Currency News.

Original article:

“Q&T Hi-Tech Polymer – An Insurgent’s Tale”

Currency News — 3 February 2026

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https://currency-news.com/news/2026/feb/03/qt-hi-tech-polymer-an-insurgents-tale/