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The Mitsubishi Pencil Company acquires LAMY, aiming to lead the company and brand into the future

Tokyo/Heidelberg, 28. February 2024

Mitsubishi Pencil Co Ltd, founded in Japan in 1887 and the company behind the well-known uni brand, is taking over C. Josef Lamy GmbH and the LAMY brand. The family-owned company LAMY underwent a complex process to look for a buyer who could lead the company, founded in 1930 by C. Josef Lamy, into the future with expertise, experience and love for the LAMY brand along with a commitment to Germany as a business location. This process has today been successfully concluded with all shares in the company now sold.The annual turnover of Mitsubishi Pencil is several times that of the company Lamy.

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Lamy expects innovations to lead to sales growth

Heidelberg, January 2023

Lamy starts the new year with strength and optimism: the writing instruments manufacturer expects sustained sales growth in 2023. The most comprehensive innovation and investment programme in the company's history is behind these great expectations. Lamy is focusing on new special models – always in high demand – and a further expansion of the range in the digital writing segment, and will also be surprising customers with a completely new product concept outside of its actual core business.

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Lamy through the year: The new Special Editions for 2023

Heidelberg, December 2022

The new special editions of the LAMY AL-star, LAMY joy and LAMY safari series offer universal design with innovative colours and finishes to persuade any buyer. The LAMY AL-star becomes a special statement piece in the sophisticated colours lilac and petrol. LAMY joy in strawberry celebrates the positive energy of bright red. Equally intense and with a striking optimism are the new shades for the LAMY safari: springgreen, aquasky and lightrose.

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