Pentel
Pentel headquarters in Tokyo, May 2006 | |
| Formerly | Japan Stationery Co., Ltd. (1946–71) |
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| Company type | Private K.K. |
| Industry | Stationery (primary) |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Founder | Yukio Horie(President 1946–2010) |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Yu Wada (President and CEO) |
| Products | Writing implements, art materials, office products, electronic devices and production equipment |
Number of employees | 773 (March 2012) |
| Parent | Plus Corporation |
| Website | pentel.co.jp |
Pentel Co., Ltd. (ぺんてる株式会社, Penteru Kabushiki Kaisha) is a privately held Japanese manufacturing company of stationery products. The company name was derived from the trademark used for one of their first widely known products, a portmanteau of the English words painting and pastel, but has since been interpreted as a combination of the words pen and tell (as in telling a story). Pentel is also the inventor of non-permanent marker technology. Most Pentel products are manufactured in Japan, Taiwan, Korea, Brazil, Mexico, and France.
The company is regarded as the inventor of the fibre-tipped (felt-tip) pen in 1963. Nowadays, Pentel produces a wide range of products that include writing implements, art materials and office goods.