De La Rue Plc engages in providing governments and commercial organizations with products and services that underpin the integrity of trade, personal identity, and the movement of goods. The company is headquartered in Basingstoke, Hampshire and currently employs 1,674 full-time employees. The firm has operations in five continents, customers in 140 countries and solutions that include advanced track and trace software, security document design, banknotes, brand protection labels, tax stamps, security features and passport bio-data pages. The firm designs and manufactures secure banknotes and banknote components that are optimized for security, manufacturability, cash cycle efficacy and public engagement. The company designs diverse currency portfolios in the world. Its IGNITE technology is a color changing security thread. IGNITE is available in a range of colors which can be combined with different movement or pulsing effects. The company also manufactures finished banknotes, combining substrate and print design for product integration.