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PAST & PRESENT
The STARCKE organization is a medium-sized
independent fourth-generation family business
and one of the major abrasive suppliers in
the market. Our business activities can be
traced back to before 1720.
Our corporate history begins with trade
in iron and wood products as well as
household commodities, which was eventually
replaced by the manufacture of cleaning agents,
detergents, and matches. Towards the end of the
19th century, the production range was extended by
emery paper and sanding cloths. In the years to follow, these
articles gained in significance as industrialization progressed.
Today, they are referred to in the industry as coated abrasives and are classified as high-quality tools.
JUMBO ROLL PRODUCTION, STORAGE,
& STARCKE'S TOP SELLING PRODUCT;
THE MATADOR WET/DRY SHEET
For over 100 years,
our abrasive cloths and papers have added the finishing touches in a wide variety of applications, manufacturing quality products. A diversified product range is marketed world-wide through subsidiaries and various other distribution channels.
With a corporate history spanning over 280 years since the company’s origin and 175 years under the STARCKE name, we aim to further build on this tradition by actively forging the future. One example is our production facility which is ranked among the most sophisticated operations of its kind in the world.
ORIGINAL STARCKE OFFICES
IN MELLE, GERMANY
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