Inoxcrom
Inoxcrom is a Catalan company based in Barcelona , dedicated to the manufacture of ballpoint pens and other office supplies.
The company was founded in 1942 by Manuel Vaqué Ferrandis to market self-made fountain pens. The name Inoxcrom is derived from INOXidable (rustproof) and CROMado (chrome-plated). In 1965 the company began manufacturing its first ballpoint pens.
In the 1960s, the company gained national and international recognition with the sale of ballpoint pens, fountain pens and other office accessories. The products have been exported to more than 80 different countries, and the company has established subsidiaries in Germany, France, Italy, the United Kingdom and the United States. In 2003 the company was among the 10 most successful companies in the world in its sector and became the best-selling ballpoint pen brand in Spain.
After Vaqué Ferrandis' death in 2003, the company suffered a serious downturn and in February 2009 79.5% of the company's shares were sold for just one euro by the company's three daughters. In November 2009 the company went into bankruptcy with a turnover of 24 million euros and 105 employees. After the bankruptcy, the company was sold twice until June 2012.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Company history ( Memento of the original from July 31, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ http://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2003/06/11/economia/1055352747.html
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original dated February 5, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. .
- ↑ http://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2003/06/11/economia/1055352747.html
- ↑ http://www.elmundo.es/mundodinero/2009/02/03/economia/1233649076.html
- ↑ http://www.elmundo.es/mundodinero/2009/11/05/economia/1257417310.html
- ↑ Insolvency of the German subsidiary
