Faber-Castell
Faber-Castell-Werk in Stein | |
| Formerly | A. W. Faber Company |
|---|---|
| Company type | Private joint stock company (Aktiengesellschaft) |
| Industry | Stationery |
| Predecessor | Bleistift-Fabrik vorm. Johannes Faber |
| Founded | 1761 |
| Founder | Kaspar Faber |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | |
| Products | Art materials, Writing instruments |
| Brands | Graf von Faber-Castell |
| Revenue | € 649.2 million (2022–23) |
Number of employees | 6,500 (2024) |
| Subsidiaries | Eberhard Faber (1987–present) |
| Website | faber-castell.com |
Faber-Castell AG is a German privately held multinational manufacturer of pens, pencils, other office supplies (e.g., staplers, slide rules, erasers, rulers) and art supplies, as well as high-end writing instruments and luxury leather goods. Headquartered in Stein, Bavaria, Germany, it operates 14 factories and 20 sales units throughout the globe.
The Faber-Castell Group employs a staff of approximately 6,500 and does business in more than 120 countries. 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.