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Dokumental (full name DOKUMENTAL GmbH & Co. Schreibfarben) is an ink manufacturer based in Germany, creating ink and ink cartridges for use in many ballpoint and other pen types. An ink is a liquid containing various pigments and/or dyes used for colouring a surface to render an image or text. ... Manufacturing is the transformation of raw materials into finished goods for sale, or intermediate processes involving the production or finishing of semi-manufactures. ... A ballpoint pen A ballpoint pen is a writing instrument, more specifically a pen, similar to a pencil in size and shape. ...

Company Timeline

1949 Foundation of Mittenwald-Chemie by Dr. Bruno von Zychlinsky. First ball point pen ink pastes supplied to leading German and European writing instrument manufacturers. Writing is the process of inscribing characters on a medium, with the intention of forming words and other larger language constructs. ...

1953 Development and market introduction of the first permanent ink pastes drying quickly on paper, bringing about a major improvement in writing quality. Recognition of the ball point pen from banks and official bodies, through the development of ink pastes suitable for use on documents. Development has meaning in several contexts: // Biological development or morphogenesis of embryos in the context of developmental biology Child development (in the context of physical development, or post-natal human development (pediatrics, etc); or in the context of psychological development, part of the larger area of human development (psychology) or... Piece of A4 paper Paper is a thin material produced by the amalgamation of plant fibres, which are subsequently held together without extra binder, largely by hydrogen bonds and to a large degree by fiber entanglement. ... For the Talib Kweli album Quality (album) Quality can refer to a. ... Iain Banks is a Scottish-born writer of both mainstream and science fiction novels. ...

1960 Start of in-house production of colorants for high-grade ball point pen ink pastes. Particularly high color intensity, suitability for use on documents and the highest quality and storage properties cause most renowned writing instrument manufacturers worldwide to very soon start using DOKUMENTAL ink pastes. A colourant is something added to something else to induce a change in colour. ...

1964 The chemist Paul Deeg founds IKF in Ludwigshafen. The company grows to become one of the leading producers of ink pastes and liquid inks and is recognized throughout the world. IKF International Kendo Federation:The international organization of Japanese martial arts Kendo. ... Map of Germany showing Ludwigshafen am Rhein Ludwigshafen am Rhein is a city in Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, with about 166,000 inhabitants. ...

1992 Mittenwald-Chemie and IKF Ludwigshafen merge to form DOKUMENTAL GmbH & Co. Schreibfarben.

1998 Full integration of Dokumental into the Woellner Group, new Management.

2001 Dokumental is certified according to DIN EN 9001. A certification, or qualification, is a designation earned by a person, product or process. ...

Today: Ball point pen ink pastes and every kind of liquid ink are supplied to all major writing instrument manufacturers.