Manufacturer of office, school and hobby products such as adhesive products, carbon paper, typewriter ribbons, writing and colouring products

Kores Holding Zug AG

Zug (CH) · Vienna (AT) · Prague (CZ) · Rommerskirchen (DE) · Mexico City (MX) · Venezuela · ColombiaNew on Amplifa

1887Founded

70+Countries served

1887Founded in Vienna

About Kores

Kores is an internationally active manufacturer of office, school and hobby products, with its origins in 1887 in Vienna, when Wilhelm Koreska first founded the company as a producer of carbon paper. Today's product range includes adhesive products such as glue sticks and liquid glues, carbon paper, typewriter ribbons, writing, colouring and correction products as well as erasers, sharpeners, cutting and modelling items for the preschool, school, office and hobby & crafts sectors. Production takes place at the sites Prague (Czech Republic), Mexico City (Mexico) and, historically, Barcelona (adhesive products). The group headquarters is Kores Holding Zug AG in Switzerland. Sales companies exist, among others, in Vienna, Rommerskirchen (Germany), Mexico City, Venezuela and Colombia; the products are sold in more than 70 countries.

Site: Zug
Processes: Manufacture of office, school and hobby products (carbon paper, typewriter ribbons, adhesive, Online shop
Materials: Carbon paper, Typewriter ribbons, Glue sticks and liquid glues, Writing and colouring products
Founded: 1887
Industries: Office supplies, School supplies, Hobby & Crafts

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Product development
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Production (adhesive products, carbon paper, typewriter ribbons, writing and
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Distribution via national sales companies
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Online shop

Product Groups & Processes

KOHLEPAPIER

Carbon paper

The company's historic original product since its foundation in 1887

FARBBAND

Typewriter ribbons

Production of typewriter ribbons since 1912

KLEBER

Glue sticks and liquid glues

Adhesive products produced in Barcelona from 1990

FARBPRODUKTE

Writing and colouring products

Felt-tip pens, markers and coloured pencils for school and hobby

Sites

Zug

Group headquarters (Kores Holding Zug AG)

Vienna

Sales headquarters Kores CE (Europe, Russia & CIS, Middle East, Africa, China & Asia-Pacific, South America)

Prague

Production and sales headquarters Kores Prague

Rommerskirchen

Sales headquarters Kores Germany

Mexico City

Sales headquarters Kores Mexico (North & Central America, Caribbean) and production site

Venezuela

Sales headquarters Kores Venezuela

Colombia

Sales headquarters Kores Colombia

Industries

Office suppliesSchool suppliesHobby & Crafts

Additional services

Manufacture of office, school and hobby products (carbon paper, typewriter ribbons, adhesiveOnline shop

History

1887
Foundation by Wilhelm Koreska as a manufacturer of carbon paper in Vienna
1901
First factory at Wattgasse in Hernals, Vienna
1912
Start of typewriter ribbon production
1949
Factory established in Mexico
1951
Registration of the Radex brand
1971
Foundation of Kores Holding Zug AG in Switzerland by Robert and Peter Koreska
1985
Sale of the Tixo brand to Beiersdorf AG and closure of the Vienna-Liesing factory
1987
Foundation of Kores Central Europe
1990
Production of glue sticks in Barcelona
1992
Production of liquid glues in Barcelona