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The Faber-Castell family company was founded in 1761 when Kaspar Faber began to make his first graphite pencils in Stein, Germany. 

 
The 19th century saw his great grandson, Lothar Faber transform the company. He mechanised production and created standards for today's pencil size and grades of hardness.

 

Only the finest graphite, mined in Siberia, was carried to port by reindeer for shipping to the Faber factory. 

At the time of his passing in 1896, Lothar had become Baron Lothar von Faber and A.W. Faber products were winning exhibition certificates and medals all over the world.

 

In 1898 the marriage of his granddaughter Ottilie and Alexander Graf zu Castell-Rüdenhausen gave rise to the name of Faber-Castell.

 
 
Today after 244 years Faber-Castell stands as the world’s oldest manufacturer of writing instruments still in family hands, and is led in the eighth generation by Count Anton Wolfgang von Faber-Castell.
 
 
His brother Count Andreas Wilhelm von Faber-Castell (Andy) who lives in Sydney Australia, is responsible for the rapidly developing Asia Pacific region of the group.

 

On a worldwide scale Faber-Castell manufactures a diverse range of quality writing, drawing and colour related products extending also to the private label cosmetics.

 
 
The group employs 6.000 people, has 15 production sites and 20 sales companies, together with sales agencies in over 120 countries around the globe.
 
 
"Quality & Innovation leads to success"