Crayola LLC

Crayola LLC, formerly the Binney & Smith Company, is an American manufacturing and retail company specializing in art supplies. It is best known for its Crayola brand of crayons. The company is headquartered in Forks Township, Pennsylvania in the Lehigh Valley region of the state. Since 1984, Crayola has been a wholly owned subsidiary of Hallmark Cards.

Key facts

Company.name: Crayola LLC
Company.logo: Crayola current logo.svg
Company.logo_size: 200px
Company.former_name: Binney & Smith Company (1885–2007)
Company.type: Subsidiary
Company.industry: Art materials
Company.hq_location_city: Forks Township, Pennsylvania
Company.hq_location_country: U.S.
Company.locations: 11
Company.area_served: Worldwide
Company.num_employees: 2,000
Company.num_employees_year: 2018
Company.parent

Article

23 sections

Contents

History
Crayons
Colors
Colors chart
Cultural impact
Commemorative postage stamp
Crayola color census 2000
Crayola Experience
Fine art
Other products
Other brands
Silly Putty
Portfolio Series
Liquitex
Silly Scents
Staonal
Scribble Scrubbie Pets
Crayola Studios
Licensing
Christmas lights
Manufacturing
References
External links

Originally an industrial pigment supply company, Crayola soon shifted its focus to art products for home and school use, beginning with chalk, then crayons, followed later by colored pencils, markers, paints, modeling clay, and other related goods. All Crayola-branded products are marketed as nontoxic and safe for use by children. Most Crayola crayons are manufactured in the United States.