A.W. Faber-Castell Cosmetics

About Us

Faber-Castell is one of the world’s leading manufacturers and marketers of high-quality products for writing, colouring and creative design – a famous name all over the world. The international group of companies was originally founded over 250 years ago (in 1761) as a pencil factory in Stein near Nuremberg. It is thus one of the world’s oldest industrial companies and still family-owned in the 8th generation.

Established in 1978, Faber-Castell Cosmetics is recognized today as one of the leading private label cosmetic manufacturers world-wide, focusing on colour cosmetics and nail care.

Faber-Castell Cosmetics successfully combines the heritage, tradition and sustainability policy of the Faber-Castell name with the modern challenges of the dynamic cosmetics industry.

The synergy of chemical and technical core competences within the Faber-Castell Group allows us to continuously offer our customers points of differentiation and individual product development with cosmetics specializations.

Innovation, quality, reliability and efficiency characterize Faber-Castell Cosmetics’ products and services.

Thanks to an intelligent modular system of formulations, packaging and accessories we design and develop state-of the art standard and customized products as well as individual product developments for nearly every make-up application.

The Faber-Castell group produces over 2,000 million graphite and colour pencils per year, making it the world’s major manufacturer in the pencil category. 2,000 different articles, ranging from wax crayons for children to exclusive fountain pens