Pentel
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Pentel is a writing instrument manufacturer headquartered in Tokyo , Japan .
Companies
According to its own information, the company operates 19 branches in Japan and 18 international branches. The subsidiary Pentel Bürobedarf-Handelsgesellschaft mbH has been responsible for sales in Germany and other European countries since 1969. Pentel produces in seven factories; including 3 in Japan and 4 in other countries.
history
Pentel was founded in 1946 as "The Japan Stationery Corporation" by Yukio Horie . The company's beginnings lie in the production of watercolors, pencils and oil pastels, mainly for schools and kindergartens.
Pentel has been family-owned since the beginning and is continued by the founder's grandson, Keima Horie.
Products
- “Sign Pen” fiber- tip pen, 1963
- Mechanical pencil (patent)
- Rollerball Ball Pentel, first produced in 1970
- Hi-Polymer lead for pencils (introduced 1970)
- "Ball Pentel" with oil-based writing paste
- “Hybrid Roller” 1986 with ink based on water and oil
In addition, the company produces and distributes correction tapes, erasers , felt tip pens , markers , highlighters , liquid gel rollerball pen, correction pens and fountain pens , as well as art supplies, presentation folders and documents envelopes.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ New York Times: The hand-held highlighter
- ↑ Businessweek:
- ↑ Patent of the mechanical pencil ( Memento of the original from May 22, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
