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KURZ Tax Stamps: Secure, Modular, and Customizable

02/04/2025

Every year, counterfeit products such as cigarettes and spirits cause billions of dollars in lost revenue and tax income. LEONHARD KURZ offers a highly secure solution to help governments and businesses fight this problem: Modular tax stamps designed for effective tax control and product authentication. A turnkey tax stamp system seamlessly integrates diffractive KINEGRAM® security elements, printed labels with the unique ValiGate® security structure, and the TRUSTCODE® digital authentication tool. This combination provides authorities, companies, and consumers with increased transparency, protection against counterfeiting, and complete supply chain control. KURZ will showcase the full capabilities of its tax stamp system at the Tax Stamp & Traceability Forum, taking place in Cape Town from April 7 to 9.

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We Are Driving forward the Decarbonization of Industrial Production

31/03/2025

Together with ENERGYNEST - the specialist for thermal energy storage - we at KURZ are continuing to drive forward the green transformation: For this purpose, we are integrating a power-to-heat solution with a 3 MW electric heater and a 12 MWh heat storage unit at our German site in Sulzbach-Rosenberg with the aim of sustainably decarbonizing our industrial production processes. The system uses surplus solar energy from our company's own photovoltaic system and supplies over 3 GWh of clean process heat every year. In this way, we cover more than 70% of the heat requirements of a production line - and save over 3.5 GWh of natural gas and more than 700 tons of CO₂ per year. This project is part of KURZ's long-term sustainability strategy, which envisages CO₂-neutral production by 2040, and is in line with European initiatives such as the ‘Green Deal’ and ‘Fit for 55’.

KURZ at ProWein 2025: Innovation Meets Security

11/03/2025

At ProWein 2025 in Düsseldorf, LEONHARD KURZ will showcase innovative wine label solutions that combine design and anti-counterfeiting protection. A true highlight is the collaboration with globally renowned winemaker Willi Opitz: a highly refined label that merges motorsport aesthetics with an exclusive brand identity. Thanks to TRUSTSEAL® technology, it incorporates security features that make tampering and counterfeiting more difficult. Visit KURZ from March 16 to 18, 2025, in Hall 4, Booth A36, and experience cutting-edge label designs along with an exclusive wine tasting with Willi Opitz.

Learn more in our press release

Discover our Product Catalog - Now Online!

28/02/2025

Our new product catalog offers you a comprehensive insight into our product range - more detailed, more intuitive and more customer-oriented than ever before. Explore a wide range of colors, product information and filter options that are specifically tailored to substrates, processes or recyclability.

Thanks to the optimized search function and clear navigation, you will find exactly what you need for your projects. For designers and product managers, the catalog offers unparalleled depth and support in the search for the right product.

After logging into the KURZ customer portal, you can expect many other benefits such as access to technical specifications, stock availability, documents and order history to make your project planning even more efficient.

👉 Discover the catalog now: https://kurz.shop/

LEONHARD KURZ Takes Off!

20/02/2025

Together with Columbia Sportswear, LEONHARD KURZ is becoming part of a mission to the moon. With the help of our heat-repellent transfer products, Columbia's Omni-Shade Sun Deflector (OSSD) technology will protect sensitive components of the Athena lunar module from extreme temperatures in space. It will be used as part of NASA's CLPS mission, which will be launched at the end of February 2025.
One small step for space travel, one giant leap for KURZ...

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