Smartrac

{{Infobox company

| name = Smartrac N.V.

| logo = SMARTRAC Logo.png

| type = Naamloze vennootschap

| traded_as = {{FWB|SM7}}

| foundation = {{Start date|2000}}

| founder =

| location = Amsterdam, Netherlands

| locations =

| area_served =

| key_people = Christian Uhl (CEO and chairman of the management board), Bernd Fahrholz (Chairman of the supervisory board)

| industry = Electronics

| products = RFID inlays and tags for biometric passports, bank cards, driving licences and contactless smart cards

| services =

| revenue = € 272 million (2014){{cite web |url=http://www.smartrac-group.com/files/content/About%20us/SMARTRAC_Company_Presentation.pdf |title=Company Presentation|accessdate=7 July 2014 |publisher=Smartrac}}

| num_employees = 3,600 (end 2010)

| homepage = [https://rfid.averydennison.com/]

}}

Smartrac N.V. is a Dutch manufacturer of high security RFID inlays.{{cite web | url = http://www.finanznachrichten.de/nachrichten-2006-07/6700782-smartrac-n-v-plans-ipo-in-july-007.htm | title = SMARTRAC N.V. plans IPO in July | accessdate = 2008-03-24}} It is the world's largest supplier of inlays for ePassports.{{cite web | url = http://www.bankkaufmann.com/a-33532-SMARTRAC-ships-10th-million-ePassport-inlay-and-is-the-worldund146s-largest-supplier-for-electronic-passports.html | title = SMARTRAC ships 10th million ePassport inlay and is the world's largest supplier for electronic passports | accessdate=2009-03-24}} Since 2006, its shares are listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.

The JPMorgan-owned private equity firm One Equity Partners agreed to the leveraged buyout of Smartrac on 30 August 2010,{{cite news|title=STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-Smartrac set to soar on takeover bid|url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKLDE67T08S20100830|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120724011826/http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKLDE67T08S20100830|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 24, 2012|accessdate=23 November 2010|date=30 August 2010|work=Reuters}} resulting in the removal of the company from the TecDAX index on 19 November 2010.{{cite news|title=Stratec steigt in den TecDax auf|url=http://boerse.ard.de/content.jsp?key=dokument_489030|accessdate=23 November 2010|date=17 November 2010|agency=ARD|language=German|archive-date=16 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716122935/http://boerse.ard.de/content.jsp?key=dokument_489030|url-status=dead}}

In November 2019, Smartrac Technology Group announced a binding agreement with Avery Dennison Corporation to sell its RFID transponder business. The acquisition was completed in March 2020.{{cite web | url=https://avydn.co/3CuYMnm | title=Avery Dennison completes acquisition of Smartrac's RFID Transponder business | Avery Dennison | RFID }}