Sunstar Group

Sunstar Group
Company typePrivately held company|Private
IndustryOral Care products Chemical and Automotive products
Founded1932; 92 years ago (1932)
Osaka, Japan
FounderKunio Kaneda |ja| 金田邦夫
Headquarters
Route de Pallatex 11, 1163 Etoy, canton of Vaud
,
Switzerland
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Hiroo Kaneda (Board Member) Michel Pettigrew (Chairman)
Number of employees
4,000
Websitewww.sunstar.com
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Sunstar is a global conglomerate with origins in Japan going back to 1932. The corporation has two main wings, Consumer and Industrial. Its main Consumer business is the development, manufacturing and sale of oral care products[1][2] (toothpastes, interdentals, dental rinses and toothbrushes) globally marketed under the GUM brand. It also has a range of Health Food [3]and Beauty products[4] in Japan. It's Industrial wing accounts for around 40% of its revenue and produces Chemical formulations for industrial applications[5][6] (Automotive, Construction and Electronics industries) and motorcycle and automobile parts (sprockets and braking disks).Founded and built by the Kaneda family, Hiroo Kaneda, previously CEO, is on the Group Board. The Chair is Michel Pettigrew.

Sunstar's founder, Kunio Kaneda [ja], established the Kaneda Keitai Shokai Company in Osaka, Japan in 1932 as a seller of rubber glue for bicycles. The introduction of metal tubes for packaging of the rubber glue - and later also toothpastes formed the basis for the early success of the business. The company since developed into the leading oral care business in Japan, expanding over subsequent years to become a global business.[7] The Industrial business also has a leading position for several of its products in Japan and other markets. Group sales exceeded one billion United States dollars for the first time in the 1990s and are now at the level of 1.4 billion US dollars per year.

After having been listed on the Osaka Securities Exchange since 1961, Sunstar undertook a management and employee buyout of all shares in 2007.[8] The ownership of Sunstar Japan and the other group companies of the Consumer Goods Business was transferred to Switzerland and the Industrial business to Singapore, in an effort to accelerate globalization.[9] Sunstar group instituted global awards to recognize outstanding contributions to dental hygiene.[10]

Sunstar annual employee global awards recipients (2019): Tony Shen, Adriana Grijo, Greg Carroll, Poothanabodee Kaewchengwang.
  1. ^ Goldie, Maria Perno. "Oral hygiene care during orthodontic therapy". Dentistry IQ. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
  2. ^ "きゃりーぱみゅぱみゅ 台湾で記者会見！歯みがき×Kawaiiカルチャーをアジアに発信". Retrieved 12 March 2015.
  3. ^ rehow (1 July 2021). "Sunstar Group New release of Sunstar "Health Dojo Rice Blanc Life" that allows you to easily ingest the nutritious "rice bran"". Japan NEWS. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  4. ^ Hosokawa, Kotaro. "Sunstar to sell mail order cosmetics abroad". Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  5. ^ Cunningham, Justin. "Single part foam sealant helps produce a better gasket". Materials for Engineering. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  6. ^ "Sunstar iBike trasforma tutte le bici da normali a pedalata assistita". OmniMoto. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  7. ^ Mazzoleni, M (2006). "Effective Management: Practice and Theory of a Successful Company. The Case of Sunstar". International Journal of Business and Information. 3 (1729–9322).
  8. ^ Mazzoleni, M (2005). Management realizzato: prassi e teorie di un'azienda di successo. Il caso Sunstar. ISBN 9788846470300.
  9. ^ "Customer Relations | Sunstar Group". www.sunstar.com. 26 March 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  10. ^ "Sunstar Awards".