- CEO
- Ha-Gyeong Song
- Full Time Employees
- 687
- Sector
- Producer manufacturing
- Industry
- Office equipment/Supplies
- Address
- Monami Building Yongin-si GY South Korea
- IPO Date
- Jun 26, 1974
- Business
- Monami Co., Ltd. manufactures and markets a broad range of stationery products, including ballpoint pens such as the flagship 153 series, gel ink pens, roller pens, fountain pens, mechanical pencils and leads; markers encompassing white board, permanent, water-based, home and DIY, industrial, and paint varieties; highlighters and gel highlighters; artist's materials like oil pastels, wax crayons, poster colors, crayons, acrylic and gouache paints, watercolors, sign pens, and Bauhaus color pencils; as well as miscellaneous items such as erasers, glue sticks, white clean, correction tape, and white board cleaner. The company operates primarily in the consumer stationery and office supplies sector, with manufacturing facilities in South Korea and Thailand, subsidiaries in China, Thailand, and Poland, and exports to over 100 countries including key markets in Asia, Europe, and Africa. Founded in 1960 as Kwangshin Chemicals and headquartered in Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, Monami holds a leading position with approximately 30% market share in its domestic stationery market. In recent developments, the company opened MONAMI Concept Stores in Suwon (2024) and previously in Seongsu (2022) and Insadong (2019), launched the office supply brand LOBDA and fashion brand MONAMI FASHION LAB (both 2023-2024), introduced premium pens including the 153 ID Fountain Pen and 153 Respect Refine (2023), design stationery brands Zenith and ZEQUENZ (2021), and a shopping app MONAMI Mall (2021), while expanding its Amata Factory in Thailand (2018) and building a cosmetic factory in Yong-in (2022).