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Faber-Castell grows about 20 cubic metres of wood every hour, which corresponds to around 1 truck load.
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The profile of wood-cased pencils was changed from round to hexagonal/triangle because they were constantly rolling off the table.
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Faber-Castell produces over 2.3 billion wood-cased pencils every year.
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For its own pencil production, Faber-Castell only uses wood from sustainably managed forests.

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