LINTEC Integrated Report 2025

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Keisuke ShiwakuLINTEC Integrated Report 2025Founder4Value Creation StoryAround 1900, wooden crates were the primary means of packaging and transport. However, due to the industrial boom brought on by World War I (1914–1918), reconstruction demand following the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923, and material shortages during wartime—including wood, nails, and steel strapping—demand for corrugated cardboard, which offers superior strength, increased rapidly. As a result, demand for sealing tape also grew in parallel.As cardboard boxes began to replace wooden crates as the mainstay of packaging and transport, FUJI SHOKAI,* founded in April 1927, began manufacturing and selling gummed tape that could be applied with water, similar to postage stamps. This marked the starting point of our adhesive technology and precision thin-film coating technology, both of which have been handed down and further developed to the present day.* FUJI SHOKAI was established as FUJI SHIKO CORPORATION in 1934 and was renamed FSK CORPORATION in 1984.At LINTEC, we have always asked ourselves how we can contribute to society and bring value to people’s lives. With sincerity and a spirit of innovation, we have continuously taken on new challenges throughout the years. Carrying forward this corporate culture we have cultivated over many decades, we will continue to forge ahead into the future, striving to remain a company that society cannot do without.Accurately Identifying NeedsResponding to Emerging Needs Accurately Identifying Needs Responding to Emerging NeedsOur Origins as a Manufacturing CompanyDNA of “Sincerity and Creativity”