Faber-Castell
German multinational stationery manufacturing company / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the company. For the family, see Faber-Castell family.
Faber-Castell AG is a manufacturer of pens, pencils, other office supplies (e.g., staplers, slide rules, erasers, rulers)[1] and art supplies,[2] as well as high-end writing instruments and luxury leather goods. Headquartered in Stein, Germany, it operates 14 factories and 20 sales units throughout the globe. The Faber-Castell Group employs a staff of approximately 8,000 and does business in more than 120 countries.[3] The House of Faber-Castell is the family which founded and continues to exercise leadership within the corporation. Faber-Castell manufactures about 2 billion pencils in more than 120 different colors every year.[4]
Quick Facts Formerly, Company type ...
Formerly | A.W. Faber Company |
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Company type | Joint stock company (Aktiengesellschaft) |
Industry | Stationery |
Predecessor | Bleistift-Fabrik vorm. Johannes Faber |
Founded | 1761; 263 years ago (1761) |
Founder | Kaspar Faber |
Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
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Products | Art materials, Writing instruments |
Brands | Graf von Faber-Castell |
Revenue | €555 million (2020) |
Number of employees | 8,000 (2020) |
Website | faber-castell.com |
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