As sight lines go, the long, narrow Pen Factory in Santa Monica is low profile. But not its recent history. A Paper Mate plant from 1957 to 2005, it sits across Olympic from an Expo Line stop and was ...

According to the Writing Instrument Manufacturers Association (WIMA) over three billion retractable ball point pens and over 500 million mechanical pencils were shipped in the US in 2007. Many have ...

For anyone who loves writing by hand, there’s nothing like a good pen to give their penmanship a little boost. Though cursive handwriting is no longer a required part of current curriculums, and the ...

Newell Brands, the company behind Paper Mate, Sharpie, Contigo, and Mr. Coffee, enlisted students to redesign its iconic products without plastic. Every year, humans produce 300 tons of plastic, much ...

Newell Rubbermaid Inc. on Friday bumped up its guidance for the year as strong sales in its Sharpie and Paper Mate pen segment helped drive revenue growth in the second quarter. Newell, which owns ...