Staedtler

Staedtler SE
FormerlyMars Pencil and Fountain Pen Factory (1937)
Company typePrivate
IndustryStationery
Founded3 October 1835 (1835-10-03)
FounderJ.S. Staedtler
Headquarters,
Germany
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Matthias Greiner, Konstantin Czeschka (Managing Directors)
Products
Brands
List
    • Ergosoft
    • Fimo
    • Karat
    • Lumocolor
    • Mars
    • Noris
    • Rasoplast
    • Textsurfer
    • Triplus
Number of employees
3,000
Websitestaedtler.com

Staedtler SE (German pronunciation: [ˈʃtɛtlɐ]) is a German multinational stationery manufacturing company based in Nuremberg. The firm was founded by J.S. Staedtler (1800–1872) in 1835 and produces a large variety of stationery products, such as writing implements (including technical drawing instruments), art materials, and office supplies.

Staedtler claims to be the largest European manufacturer of wood-cased pencils, overhead projector pens, mechanical pencils, leads, erasers, and modelling clays. Staedtler has over 26 global subsidiaries and nine manufacturing facilities. Almost two thirds of the production is in four facilities in Nuremberg, Germany. Some of its products are made in Japan. Its "Noris" line of pencils is extremely common in British schools.