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200+ year old De La Rue works with governments, central banks and commercial organisations in more than 140 countries

De La Rue's H1 profit slips on currency division weakness

British banknote printer De La Rue has today posted a 7.6% fall in half-year operating profit, hurt by persisting weakness in its currency business and back-loaded contracts for the year.

Business • 12 Dec 24

De La Rue designed the new King Charles III polymer banknotes in collaboration with the Bank of England

De La Rue explores options as it draws up new proposals

British banknote maker De La Rue said today it is looking at strategic options and has been in talks with several parties that have made proposals or expressed interest in either its authentication or currency businesses.

Business • 30 May 24

De La Rue designs currency notes, including the new King Charles banknotes

Banknote printer De La Rue retains profit outlook

British banknote maker De La Rue today kept its annual forecast unchanged and reported half-year profit in line with its expectations, helped by a recovery in demand for currency notes.

Business • 19 Dec 23

De La Rue has struggled in recent years and has issued a string of profit warnings

De La Rue retains profit outlook as demand recovers

British banknote printer De La Rue has today retained its forecast for annual adjusted operating profit, supported by recovery in bid activity and strong demand in its authentication business.

Business • 29 Jun 23

De La Rue said the downturn in demand for currency was also causing significant uncertainty in its outlook for 2024

De La Rue warns on profit on weakening cash demand

Struggling British banknote printer De La Rue warned its fiscal 2023 profit was set to miss market expectations and next year's outlook was uncertain, as demand for cash hit its lowest in over two decades.

Business • 12 Apr 23

De La Rue warns its annual profit will come below market expectations as increased employee absences due to coronavirus infections hit output

De La Rue delays turnaround plan on Covid woes

British banknote printer De La Rue said today its turnaround plan would be delayed by a year, while warning of annual profit below market expectations as increased employee absences due to coronavirus infections hit output.

Business • 24 Jan 22

De La Rue's currency division has benefited from Covid as central banks worldwide had to print trillions of dollars worth of notes to reboot their crisis-hit economies

De La Rue's annual profit soars on cash printing

De La Rue has today posted a 61% surge in annual profit after printing more bank notes and cutting costs under a turnaround plan, with the new financial year off to a good start as performance met the company's expectations.

Business • 26 May 21

De La Rue holds the contract to design and make the Bank of England's new polymer notes.

De La Rue unveils cost-cutting plans, reaffirms outlook

De La Rue said today it plans to rein in costs at its currency division and invest more in polymer notes, as the struggling banknote printer tries to improve margins as part of a three-year turnaround plan.

Business • 25 Feb 20

Last year De La Rue lost the contract for Britain's new blue passports

Passport maker De La Rue stock drops on profit warning

Shares in De La Rue slumped over 26% to a near 15-year low after the world's largest commercial designer and printer of passports and banknotes warned operating profit would fall this year and said its chief executive would step down.

Business • 30 May 19

De La Rue earlier this year lost a key contract to print UK post-Brexit passports

De La Rue profit hit by loss of post-Brexit passports

UK banknotes and passports maker De La Rue said its full-year operating profit fell 11%, in line with its lowered guidance.

Business • 30 May 18

Prime Minister Theresa May said Britain would change its passports from burgundy to blue, after Brexit

De La Rue will not appeal loss of UK passport contract

De La Rue has abandoned its challenge to Britain's decision to award the contract for new blue post-Brexit passports to a European firm and issued a profit warning today.

Business • 18 Apr 18

The current burgundy British passport is made by De La Rue in northern England

UK's new Brexit passport contract goes to EU

One of the most cherished symbols of Brexit, Britain's new blue passport will be made in European Union member France.

Business • 22 Mar 18

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