Faber-Castell

Faber-Castell AG
FormerlyA.W. Faber Company
Company typePrivate joint stock company (Aktiengesellschaft)
IndustryStationery
PredecessorNone
Founded1761 (1761)
FounderKaspar Faber
Headquarters,
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
  • Stefan Leitz (CEO)
  • Constantin Neubeck (CFO)
  • Simon Hauser (CTO)
  • Dirk Engehausen (Chairman of the Supervisory Board)
ProductsArt materials, Writing instruments
BrandsGraf von Faber-Castell
Revenue 649.2 million (2022/2023)
Number of employees
6,500 (2024)
Websitefaber-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, 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.