What Cosmotec does

Cosmotec Co., Ltd. (株式会社コスモテック) is a privately held Japanese functional films manufacturer founded in November 1989 in Tachikawa, Tokyo, by current President Tomonobu Takamizawa. The company specializes in polymer technology — specifically the compounding and coating of polymer materials (高分子技術の配合と塗布) — and combines this chemistry base with advanced processing capabilities (selection, coating, cutting, lamination, measurement) to produce adhesive sheets, functional films, precision die-cut components, and transfer decals. Its core B2B brand COSMOTAC® anchors products serving semiconductor process films, display optical films, automotive protective films, housing/facility films, and medical/industrial applications. Notable proprietary technologies include the world's first urethane-based protective film (TP-2316, developed 2009 and adopted by the largest Taiwanese tablet touch panel manufacturer), a self-healing coating that recovers from scratches in roughly one second, and precision die-cutting at ±0.05mm tolerance on 0.5mm diameter pieces. The company holds ISO 9001, ISO 14001, Sony Green Partner, and Medical Device Manufacturing License (13BZ201175, March 2018) certifications, and serves named enterprise customers including KYOCERA, BOE, Sony Semiconductor Manufacturing, Canon Electronics, Japan Display, Stanley Electric, Hamamatsu Photonics, TDK, AEON Retail, and EIZO.

Cosmotec operates a dual B2B/B2C business model. The B2B segment generates revenue primarily through direct enterprise field sales, technical consulting, and technology licensing (for example, a 2013 license of its tattoo sticker technology to Shanghai Shuangliang Printing). Manufacturing is split between the Tokyo headquarters/factory and Cosmotec Electronics (Suzhou) Co., Ltd., a wholly-owned Chinese subsidiary established in November 2002 with a second factory added in July 2011. The B2C segment includes the wemo wearable memo line — Band, Pad, Case, #tag, Stock & Flow, paper flip board, and pen accessories — which leverages a proprietary silicone coating that allows writing with an oil-based ballpoint pen and erasing with an eraser or finger; the line surpassed 1 million cumulative units in September 2023. The Suhada Seal ultra-thin (~20μm) skin transfer sticker line is distributed through FaithLab Co., Ltd. (certified exclusive distributor April 2016) and sold at suhada-seal.tokyo. FY2024 consolidated revenue was 1.5 billion JPY across 200 consolidated employees.

Go-to-market blends enterprise direct sales with active trade show participation across Japan and Asia (Touch Taiwan, APFE Shanghai, China International Industrial Fair, Care Show Japan, MEDTEC Japan, ISOT, PROMOTIONAL GOODS EXPO), earned media coverage in Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun and Nihon Keizai Shimbun, university engagement programs, and direct-to-consumer channels including the proprietary store.wemo.tokyo e-commerce site, Amazon Japan, and Tokyu Hands retail. Cosmotec was designated a METI "Regional Future Driving Company" in 2018 and is currently participating in METI's Orange Innovation Project (2024-2025) for dementia-care products. The company merged with Tsukasa Trading Co., Ltd. in February 2021, previously exited Korean (2017) and Taiwanese (2019) subsidiaries, and continues to extend its product portfolio with launches such as VB Guard anti-bacterial film (April 2021) and the Radiotherapy Guide Marker Sticker (June 2026).

Name

Cosmotec

Legal name

株式会社コスモテック

Website

https://cosmotec.ne.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Cosmotec Co., Ltd. is a privately held Japanese functional films manufacturer that uses proprietary polymer compounding and coating technologies to produce adhesive sheets, precision die-cut films, and skin transfer stickers for semiconductor, display, automotive, medical, and consumer markets, including the wemo wearable memo B2C line.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Functional Films and Adhesive Products

NAICS

Paint, Coating, and Adhesive Manufacturing (3255), Adhesive Manufacturing (32552), Paint and Coating Manufacturing (32551)

SIC

Adhesives & Sealants (2891), Paints, Varnishes, Lacquers, Enamels & Allied Prods (2851), Unsupported Plastics Film & Sheet (3081)

akta.pro primary industry

Adhesives & Sealants Chemicals (IMAEABAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Label Stock, Inks, Coatings & Laminates (Materials Supply) (IMALAKAL)

Keywords

• Functional adhesive films
• Polymer coating technology
• Surface protection films
• Wearable memo products
• Precision die-cut tapes

Headquarters

HQ city

Tachikawa

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Adhesive Products Manufacturing and Sales: Printing, processing, development, manufacture and sales of adhesive products; adhesive sheets and tapes; printing inks; and transfer decals (thermal, solvent, and pressure-sensitive). Revenue from B2B sales to electronics, automotive, display, semiconductor, housing, and medical industry customers.
2. wemo Consumer Products: B2C sales of wemo wearable memo products (Band, Pad, Case types) and Suhada Seal skin patches through e-commerce (own store, Amazon) and retail channels. Consumer product line including novelty and collaborative products.
3. Technical Consulting: Consulting services related to adhesive sheet processing, film processing, and technical solutions for customer-specific applications.
4. Licensing and OEM: Licensing of proprietary technologies (e.g., tattoo sticker technology licensed to Shanghai Shuangliang Printing in 2013) and OEM manufacturing of skin seal products for partners such as FaithLab.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Cosmotec develops, manufactures, and sells functional films and adhesive products based on proprietary polymer chemistry, covering the full value chain from material selection and coating through cutting, lamination, and measurement. Its portfolio serves B2B customers (semiconductors, displays, automotive, medical, housing) with protective films, optical films, masking/dicing/back-grinding tapes, self-healing coatings, anti-virus films, and skin transfer decals, and serves B2C consumers with the wemo wearable memo line and Suhada Seal skin patches via its own e-commerce stores, Amazon Japan, and retail partners.

Product overview

Cosmotec is a functional films company offering a comprehensive portfolio of adhesive products, tapes, and specialty coatings. The core brand COSMOTAC® provides functional films using proprietary polymer technology for semiconductors, displays, automobiles, housing, and medical industries. The company has expanded into B2C with the wemo wearable memo line (Band, Pad, Case types) and Suhada Seal beauty products. Key products include world-first urethane protective films, anti-virus VB Guard films, transfer stickers for skin applications, and various industrial adhesive tapes. Services span material selection, coating, cutting, lamination, and precision die-cutting.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• wemo: Wearable memo product line with proprietary coating technology allowing writing with oil-based ballpoint pen and erasing with eraser or finger. Available in Band, Pad, Case types, and various novelty/collaboration formats.
• Suhada-seal
• COSMOTAC

Products and services

• COSMOTAC Functional Films Original brand of functional films developed using proprietary polymer technology for industrial customers in electronics, automotive, displays, semiconductors, housing, and medical industries; offering environmental-adapted development, cutting-edge polymer technology, rapid prototyping, and advanced coating technology.
• wemo Wearable Memo B2C wearable memo product line featuring proprietary coating that allows writing with oil-based ballpoint pen and erasing with eraser or finger; includes Band, Pad, and Case types plus novelty/collaboration products. Cumulative sales exceeded 1 million units by September 2023.
• Skin Transfer Stickers (Tattoo Stickers)

Quantifiable outcome

• World's first urethane-based protective film created a new third category in the protective film market (after acrylic and silicone), adopted by the largest tablet touch panel manufacturer in Taiwan
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and major.

• Tsukasa Trading Co., Ltd. (ツカサトレーディング株式会社)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2021Business tie-up and merger with Tsukasa Trading Co., Ltd. effective February 2021. Originally established business partnership in September 2019 before merging. Tsukasa Trading was a strategic partner prior to the merger, contributing to business expansion.
• FaceLab Co., Ltd. (株式会社フェイスラボ)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2019Joint development partnership with FaceLab Co., Ltd. for 'Suhada Seal' (素肌シール) skin concealment products. FaceLab handles planning and marketing while Cosmotec provides the proprietary skin transfer sticker technology. FaceLab certified as exclusive distributor for tattoo sticker products in April 2016 and later for Suhada Seal. Products are sold through suhada-seal.tokyo. The partnership represents a significant B2C consumer product strategy leveraging complementary strengths.
• Shanghai Shuangliang Printing Co., Ltd. (中国上海の晨光印刷)minorOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing Partner · 1 May 2013Licensing agreement for tattoo sticker technology (TATTOO) with Shanghai Shuangliang Printing in China. Cosmotec licensed its proprietary skin transfer sticker technology for the Chinese market, representing international technology licensing of core IP.
• kenma Inc. (株式会社kenma)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesign consulting partnership that led to the conceptualization of the 'Skin Memo' which evolved into the wemo Band product. kenma collaborated with Cosmotec in exploring new applications for the skin transfer sticker technology, identifying the opportunity for a wearable memo product for busy nurses. This collaboration directly led to the wemo consumer product line.
• METI Orange Innovation Project (経済産業省 オレンジイノベーション・プロジェクト)majorOthersParticipation in METI's 'Orange Innovation Project — Creating a Society Where Everyone Can Live Easily with People with Dementia' in both 2024 and 2025. The project involves co-creation with dementia patients to develop products and solutions for aging society. Cosmotec contributes its film and coating technologies to this initiative.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Nitto Denko Corporation: Japan's largest specialty adhesive tape and functional film maker (tens of billions USD revenue). Directly competes with Cosmotec in semiconductor processing tapes, display optical films, and automotive protective films, but operates across hundreds of product lines versus Cosmotec's specialized focus.
• 3M Company: Global diversified industrial giant with a large Industrial Adhesives & Tapes division serving electronics, automotive, and healthcare — directly competitive with Cosmotec's B2B adhesive products but with vastly greater scale and a broader product portfolio.
• Avery Dennison Corporation: Global pressure-sensitive label and adhesive materials giant. Comparable to Cosmotec in label stock, transfer films, and pressure-sensitive adhesive manufacturing, but at enterprise scale focused on branding and packaging applications.
• Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd. Japanese diversified chemicals and films company producing interlayer films, tapes, and specialty adhesives. Competes with Cosmotec in industrial films and housing/facility applications, but at far larger scale and across multiple non-overlapping businesses.
• Denka Company Limited: Japanese specialty chemicals manufacturer producing electronic materials, adhesives, and performance films. Overlaps with Cosmotec in electronic materials and specialty polymer products, but with a broader commodity chemicals base.
• Toyobo Co., Ltd. Japanese specialty materials company producing functional films, coatings, and polymer-based industrial products. Comparable to Cosmotec in polymer film manufacturing for electronics and automotive, but with broader textile and packaging exposure.

Direct peers

• Lintec Corporation: Japanese manufacturer of adhesive sheets, pressure-sensitive films, and specialty tapes for electronics, displays, and automotive. Most closely comparable Japanese specialist to Cosmotec in terms of product mix (functional films, adhesive labels) and customer base in display/semiconductor.
• Scapa Group plc: UK-based specialty adhesive tape manufacturer serving healthcare, electronics, and industrial markets. Closely comparable niche-scale competitor to Cosmotec in custom-formulated adhesive films and tapes for technical end-uses.
• Adchem Corporation: US specialty manufacturer of pressure-sensitive adhesive tapes serving electronics, medical, and industrial markets. Direct niche-scale peer to Cosmotec in custom adhesive film manufacturing for technical applications.
• tesa SE: Beiersdorf-owned German specialty adhesive tape manufacturer serving electronics (especially touch panels and displays) and automotive. Directly comparable to Cosmotec in functional film and surface protection tapes, with deeper European automotive penetration.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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