History

Started first domestic mass production of gummed tape

Keisuke Shiwaku established “FUJI SHOKAI” in Sugamo, Tokyo in April 1927, and started production of gummed tape. Gummed tape is tape coated by a water-soluble adhesive on craft paper and is used by wetting the adhesive surface for attachments such as stamps. At that time, the demand expanded rapidly as the cardboard box replaced the wooden box.
This is the origin of the adhesive technology and the precision thin-film coating technology of our company. We started our business in earnest as “FUJI SHIKO CORPORATION*” in 1934 after we moved our base to Itabashi, Tokyo.

• Company name was changed to “FSK CORPORATION” in 1984.

Promoted to build the domestic business foundation

We built sales offices in major Japanese cities including Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Sendai, and Fukuoka to respond to reconstruction demand after the war. At the same time, we established new domestic factories one after another, including the Tatsuno Plant (at that time called the “Kansai Plant”), which is the current main manufacturing base.
In 1960, we started manufacturing and sales of adhesive materials for seals and labels, which are our current major products. In addition, in 1962, we developed an automatic packaging machine (cardboard box automatic sealing machine) manufacturing department, and established in the industry a unique style that is the combination of “adhesive materials and related equipment” and that led us to today’s business.

Entered into new businesses one after another

In the 1970s, we started developing and manufacturing labeling machines. In addition, we moved ahead with new application developments for adhesive materials including window films for buildings to enhance the safety of glass and marking film, so called “paint to be attached” used for signboards and body stripe stickers for automobiles and motorcycles.
In 1986, for the first time in the industry, we developed a UV curable dicing tape that can control adhesive strength by irradiation of ultraviolet rays (UV) and entered into the semiconductor-related field.

Started “LINTEC CORPORATION” through the merger of three companies

In April 1990, we merged with SHIKOKU PAPER CO., LTD., and SOHKEN KAKO CO., LTD., and started “LINTEC CORPORATION”. We developed an integrated manufacturing system from upstream (base paper for release papers) to downstream (adhesive products), and at the same time, we expanded our business to the fields of specialty papers, release papers and films.
In 1991, we entered into the field of optical functional films for LCDs. In addition, during this period, in Indonesia and Singapore we established local manufacturing bases and sales bases, which still play the main role in our business in Southeast Asia.

Further promotion of business globalization

In addition to the establishment of new manufacturing bases in Suzhou, China and in Korea, we are promoting the rapid establishment and expansion of our manufacturing and sales network centered on Asian regions. Furthermore, we are striving domestically to introduce the most advanced equipment and to establish a high-efficiency manufacturing system, which included the reorganization of the Tatsuno Plant in 2008.
The LINTEC Group continues to grow further with technological innovation and new product development pre-empting the needs of the present age based on the unique adhesive technologies cultivated since the foundation of the company.