What would our standard
of living be without glass?		 The market for precision optical glass is highly dynamic and has tremendous growth and diversification rates. New products and previously unthinkable technologies constantly emerge, and, in response, even higher precision optical glass is in high demand. For us at SUMITA this is a perfect situation, a perfect challenge. We cherish the role glass has as a material and how it has been part of peoples’ lives for as long as anyone can remember. We love the fact that glass and its related technology has unlimited potential and that new, fresh ideas are all around us. That’s why we have aligned our company and our R&D activities to fit peoples’ lives and the technology that comes with it.

Optical glass –
an integral part of people’s lives.
We never stop searching for technological advancements, for more efficient production methods and for inspiring ideas that make life better. This is exactly how we will continue to offer highest optical glass products. Products that fit even most extraordinary and unimaginable demands. Whether in lenses, prisms, optical fibers or any other field of technology that uses glass – you will find optical glass manufactured by SUMITA. Our products and solutions are found in varied applications such as digital cameras, binoculars, microscopes, mobile phones, intercoms, security cameras, fiber optic lighting and medical products, such as endoscopic cameras, fiber scopes and laser probes. As the fields of application for optical glass continue to grow, so do our efforts to meet highest and most diverse demands.