In summer 2011, the Faber-Castell company celebrated its 250th anniversary - at this time, it had been family-owned for 8 generations, and today already in its 9th generation. In all these years, the company has truly experienced - and even made - history, and has always trusted the guiding principle "to make ordinary things extraordinarily good".

In 2001, Count Faber-Castell set up the Graf von Faber-Castell Children's Fund Foundation. A charity trust for children to sponsor the work of various humanitarian children's aid projects, above all in countries such as Brazil, Peru, India and Indonesia.

In 2000, we defined the Faber Castell Social Charter, a commitment to ensuring fair employment and working conditions at all our locations worldwide. Whether it is Germany, Brazil or the United States, we are all guided by one universal standard for social and economic equality and justice.

We are committed to minimizing our ecological footprint. In the mid 80s, the Faber-Castell Group launched the reforestation project in Prata, Brazil. Nowadays, managing 8,200 ha of forest that plays an important role in providing habitat to native plant and animal species, protecting watersheds, and capturing CO 2 from the atmosphere via photosynthesis.

In 1978 Faber-Castell Cosmetic was found and started producing wood-cased pencils for the cosmetic industry. The company has since been focusing strongly on international expansion, sustainable development and social responsibility.

In 1930, under the direction of Count Roland von Faber-Castell, the company began producing its first products for lips and nails: the “Nail White Pencil”.