KORES is a traditional family-owned producer of stationary products that was established in 1887 by Wilhelm Koreska and whose products are now sold all over the world in more than 70 countries and 25 languages. It was the first carbon paper

Carbon paper

Carbon paper is paper coated on one side with a layer of a loosely bound dry ink or pigmented coating, usually bound with wax. It is used for making one or more copies simultaneous with the creation of an original document...

 producer and distributor in Europe.

Kores is headquartered in Vienna

Vienna

Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...

, Austria and has offices, factories and partners throughout Europe, Asia and the Americas.

Kores Holding Zug is a holding company owned by two brothers, Peter and Robert Koreska.

History

Kores was founded in Vienna in 1887 by Wilhelm Koreska, who was the first producer of carbon paper in Europe. At the turn of the 20th century, the company expanded production to include a variety of chemical office products such as typewriter ribbons, which assisted the Austrian manufacturer in its efforts at expanding its global presence.

By 1949, Kores had a number of factories in Europe, Africa, Asia and the Americas, with Kores Mexico being established in the same year. The 1970s saw the creation of Kores Holding Zug in Switzerland, as well as Kores Venezuela and Kores Colombia, which helped establish Kores’ presence in South America. Kores Central Europe was founded in 1987, and Vienna is still the headquarters of the Kores Group.

The 1990s saw Kores start glue stick and stamping ink production, as well as a new office and factory in the Czech Republic. Since 2000, Kores has continually increased its range of products by introducing correction pens, pencils, highlighters

Highlighter

A highlighter is a felt-tip pen which is used to draw attention to sections of documents by marking them with a vivid, translucent colour.A typical highlighter is fluorescent yellow, coloured with pyranine.-History:...

, ballpoint pens, markers

Marker pen

thumb|MarkerA marker pen, marking pen, felt-tip pen, flow or marker, is a pen which has its own ink-source, and usually a tip made of a porous, pressed fibres; such as felt or nylon.-Permanent marker:...

 and various other office and school stationery.

Today Kores is still expanding into new territories and will celebrate its 125th birthday in 2012. It offers a wide range of office products such as self-adhesive tapes

Self adhesive tape

Adhesive tape – it's a thin polymer product, with one hand covered by adhesive composition.Protective adhesive tape used for temporary protection of corrugated board, metal sandwich panels, window profiles, aluminum panels, other metal surfaces from scratches, as well as for temporary protection...

, glue sticks

Glue stick

Glue sticks are solid adhesives in twist or push-up tubes. The user can apply glue by holding the open tube, thus keeping their fingers clean...

, correction tapes

Correction tape

Correction tape is an alternative to correction fluid used to correct mistakes during typing, or, in some forms, handwriting. One side of the tape, which is placed against the error, is coated in a white, opaque masking material...

, correction fluid

Correction fluid

A correction fluid is an opaque, white fluid applied to paper to mask errors in text. Once dried, it can be written over. It is typically packaged in small bottles, and the lid has an attached brush which dips into the bottle...

s, graphite and coloured pencils, as well as carbon paper.

Product Categories

• Glues
• Correction
• Notes
• Tapes
• Stamping
• Carbon Paper
• Office Accessories
• Cleaning
• Scissors
• Marking and Writing
• Colouring
• Labels
• Printer Consumables