Pentel
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For the group in the periodic table known as "pentels", see Pnictogen.
Pentel Co., Ltd. (ぺんてる株式会社, Penteru Kabushiki Gaisha) is a privately-held Japanese manufacturing company of stationery products. The name comes from one of their first widely known products and is a portmanteau of the English words pen and pastel.[5][6] Pentel is also the inventor of non-permanent marker technology. Most Pentel products are manufactured in Japan, Taiwan, Korea, Mexico, and France.
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Formerly | Japan Stationery Co., Ltd. (1946–71) |
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Company type | Private K.K. |
Industry | Stationery (primary) |
Founded | 1946; 78 years ago (1946)[1] |
Founder | Yukio Horie[2](President 1946–2010)[3] |
Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide[4] |
Key people | Hiroyuki Ono (President and CEO) |
Products | Writing implements, art materials, office products, electronic devices and production equipment |
Number of employees | 773 (March 2012) |
Website | pentel.co.jp |
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The company is regarded as the inventor of the fibre-tipped (felt-tip) pen in 1963.[7] Nowadays, Pentel produces a wide range of products that include writing implements, art materials and office goods.