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| Company type | Public (K.K) |
|---|---|
| TYO: 7846 | |
| Industry | Stationery |
| Founded | 1918 as "Namiki Manufacturing Company" |
| Founder | Ryosuke Namiki |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Shu Itoh (President)[1] |
| Products | Writing implements |
| Brands | G2, Precise, FriXion, Dr. Grip, Enso, Kakuno, Acroball, VBall, Varsity, Razor Point, Down Force, EasyTouch, Axiom [2] |
| Revenue |  ¥118.60 billion (2023)[3] |
 ¥19 billion (2023)[3] | |
| Total assets | ¥166.47 billion (2023)[3] |
Number of employees | 1,056 (2023)[3] |
| Website | pilotpen |
Pilot Corporation (株式会社パイロットコーポレーション, Kabushiki Gaisha Pairotto Kōporēshon, TYO: 7846) is a Japanese pen manufacturer based in Tokyo. It produces writing instruments, stationery and jewellery, but is best known for its pens.[4]
It is the largest pen manufacturer in Japan, with competition globally from other pen companies like Japanese Pentel Co., Mitsubishi Pencil Co. (Uni-ball), French Bic and American Paper Mate. Pilot has many subsidiaries throughout the world, including in the Philippines, United Kingdom, Indonesia, Malaysia, India, Brazil, South Africa, Germany and France. Most Pilot pens are made in Japan, France and the US. Namiki, Pilot's fountain pens with maki-e lacquering designs, are made in the Hiratsuka factory.
- ^ Executives (Corporate profile) Archived 2020-10-29 at the Wayback Machine on Pilot, 20 Aug 2020
- ^ Brands Archived 2020-08-16 at the Wayback Machine on PilotPen, 20 Aug 2020
- ^ a b c d "Business Report 2023" (PDF). Pilot Corporation. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ Patterson, Troy (February 6, 2017). "Fountain pen sales are surging, despite flat luxury global sales". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on 2017-03-13. Retrieved July 10, 2022.