Faber-Castell

Faber -Castell is a German manufacturer of stationery. With a production of about two billion wood-cased pencils per year Faber-Castell is the world's largest manufacturer of non-ferrous and pencils. The company employs claims to approximately 7,000 people in 14 manufacturing facilities and 23 sales companies in over 120 countries and has sales representatives. For this, the Faber -Castell company belongs in São Carlos, which is the largest colored pencil factory in the world with a production of 1.5 billion pencils a year.

History

Since 1719 there were in Stein near Nuremberg, the first pencil makers. 1758 could be the maker Kaspar Faber down there and started in 1761 also with the production of pencils. The pencils were sold at the Nuremberg market. In 1851, a pencil standard has been replaced by its successor, Lothar von Faber, introduced, setting out the direction for the entire pencil industry today. For his services he was knighted in 1881. For the 100th anniversary in 1861, the Branch was opened in Geroldsgrün, first as a slate factory. Lothar Faber in 1874 with a petition to the German Reichstag " to create a brand protection law " a pioneer of the Trademark Law in Germany (May 1875). Lothar's granddaughter Ottilie married in 1898 Count Alexander zu Castell- Rüdenhausen. They took over after Tommy's death in 1896 the company, whereby the new company name Faber- Castell revealed. In the year 1905 by Count Alexander Faber -Castell pencil mark " Castell " - introduced - as a particularly high-quality pencil. 1931/1932, the " Johann Faber " pencil factory was taken over, with them, was also a stake in the largest pencil factory of the world " Lapis Johann Faber ". In 1948 was achieved with the introduction of the TK - pin for technical drawing international breakthrough.

During the 1960s and 1970s, the production of text markers and felt tip pens was recorded. Early 1990s developed Faber- Castell environmentally friendly water-based paint technology for lead and colored pencils. In 1992 the world's first production plant for environmentally friendly lead and colored pencils by the then Federal Environment Minister Klaus Töpfer was put into operation.

Since 2000, the company commits itself voluntarily with its own Charter to comply with the recommended employment and working conditions of the ILO world in all its branches.

In November 2006, Faber -Castell was awarded by the Future Forum economy " price of labor " for companies that are their social and environmental responsibility in a special way.

Between 1880 and 1975 Faber -Castell was one of the main manufacturers of slide rules the world.

Faber -Castell "GRIP 2001 "

Faber -Castell Slide Rule

Faber -Castell Polychromos

Faber -Castell Highlighter