Kokuyo Camlin Limited manufactures and markets stationery products, hobby art materials, and scholastic products in India. It provides adhesives, brush pens, clay and dough products, color pencils, color pen pencils, drawing books, fountain pens, fountain pen inks and cartridge, gel crayons, geometry boxes and accessories, gift sets and kits, mechanical pencils and leads, notebooks, oil pastels, pencils and pals, pens, plastic crayons, sketch pens, student poster colors, students' water color cakes, students' water color tubes, technical and writing instruments, washable crayons, and wax crayons for students. The company also offers correction pens, gum and paste products, markers and marker inks, and office products accessories for office professionals; and acrylic sprays, art materials, artist's pastels, artist's water colors, artist's acrylic colors, artist's oil colors, brushes, canvas, drawing inks, drawing pencils/charcoals, other art materials, painting mediums, premium color and bi-color pencils, premium poster colors, students' oil colors, and water color pencils for artists and designers. In addition, it provides 3D glitters, colors, cone-liners, fluid acrylic colors, hobby brushes, hobby mediums, and sparkle colors for hobbyists. The company markets its products under the Camel and Camlin brands. It also exports its products primarily to SAARC countries, the Middle East, Far East, and Japan. The company was formerly known as Camlin Limited and changed its name to Kokuyo Camlin Limited in 2012. The company was founded in 1931 and is based in Mumbai, India. Kokuyo Camlin Limited is a subsidiary of Kokuyo Co., Ltd.

History

Camlin was established in 1931 by D. P. Dandekar and his brother G. P. Dandekar, starting operations as "Dandekar & Co." with "Horse Brand" Ink powders and tablets in 1931, and shortly started producing "Camel ink" for fountain pens. It was incorporated as a private company in 1946, and then turned into a public limited company in 1998.

In May 2012, Japanese stationery major, "Kokuyo Co. Ltd", acquired a 50.74% stake in Camlin, the leading Indian manufacturer by then. Kokuyo paid ?366 crore for the acquisition. Dilip Dandekar continued as chairman and managing director of the company. The deal intended to facilitate the entry of Kokuyo products, mainly paper and office stationery into the Indian market. On the other hand, Camlin aimed to increase its exports to other countries.At the moment of the deal, Camlin had more than 2,000 products, mainly pencils, pastels, inks and markers. Also, Kokuyo retained the Camlin and Camel brands. That stake then would go up to 74.99% including a very small less than 1 percent stake of Dandekar family.

Mission

To become the market leader and preferred choice for stationery and art material in India, with the help of highly innovative and reliable products.

Vision

Kokuyo Camlin aspires to be one of the leading stationery and art material brands in India and neighboring countries. It strives to be one of the top producers in quality, innovation and customer satisfaction.

Key Team

Ms. Hinal Chheda (Company Sec. & Compliance Officer)

Mr. Saumitra Prasad (Chief Marketing Officer)

Mr. D. P. Dandekar (Founder)

Mr. Manik Salunkhe (VP of Technical)

Mr. Chandrashekhar Deshmukh (Chief HR Officer)

Mr. Parminder Kumar (VP of Sales)

Mr. Ranjan Y. Gotey (Chief Officer Project & Devel.)

Recognition and Awards

Kokuyo Camlin has been the recipient of numerous awards over the years, including the National Award for Overall Excellence in Quality Management and Quality Improvement, the Economic Times Best Brand Award, the Top Company Award by The Economic Times and numerous others.