Starlite was founded in 1936 as a venture business to develop its original phenolic sliding materials. Since then, struggling with new materials originating from high-performance engineering plastics to their composites, exploiting tribology (friction/wear/lubrication engineering) and various molding skills as our key technologies, we have grown throughout wide range of market fields including automobiles, information communications, housing, electronics, etc.
We believe that our mission is to provide comfort and safety to individuals and society with our technologies and products. In fulfilling this mission, we have set our motto, "a company that earns trust by making the most of its capabilities in product development." We also believe that it is our responsibility to conduct our business activities with originality.
The 21st century, with remarkable changes in the concept of "what a company ought to be," is a time when the social responsibility of a mission-oriented company like us is considered increasingly important and our "courage, wisdom and spirit" have been subject to evaluation. In addition to "improvement through attaining our mission," our true growth lies in "improvement through exchanging value" among our customers, shareholders, employees and local communities and in forming the foundations to realize these accomplishments. I have imprinted in my mind the importance of "raising the level of our corporate culture," and I have determined to continue our ground-breaking toward our future.
