FEATURE: ASI TOP 20

Founded in 1934, LINTEC specializes in adhesive-based products, offering a wide range that includes adhesive papers and films for seals and labels, automotive applications, window films, semiconductor tapes and equipment, LCD-related materials, colored envelope papers, and release papers and films. Operating in around 19 countries and regions, the company employs about 5,400 people.

Total net sales for LINTEC were ¥319,385 million (approximately $2.13 billion) up 1.1% for the fiscal year that ended March 31, 2026. Lintec specializes in four core technologies: adhesive applications, surface enhancement, specialty paper and release material production, and system development.

In the Printing and Industrial Materials Products business segment, 2026 fiscal year sales were ¥182,644 million down 1.1% compared to the previous year. This group produces products such as adhesives for automotive applications, adhesive tapes for industrial applications, adhesive papers and films for labels, and films for numerous additional applications, as well as many other products.

Sales in the Electronic and Optical Products segment were ¥100,726, up 4.6%. Products produced by this segment include tapes for semiconductor applications, multilayer ceramic capacitor-related tapes, and adhesives for touchscreen applications, among others.

*Editor’s note: Since Mactac, LINTEC’s U.S. subsidiary, provided adhesives/sealants-related details and requested that they be withheld, specific sales levels for LINTEC will likewise not be published to avoid any potential conclusions being drawn. Mactac’s sales were subtracted when determining LINTEC’s ranking.

Sources: Investor presentation, summary of consolidated financial results