Who Made Crayola Crayons?

Crayola LLC, formerly the Binney & Smith Company, is an American manufacturing company, specializing in art supplies. It is known for its brand Crayola and best known for its crayons. The company is based in Forks Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.

What company makes Crayola crayons?

In 1984, Crayola became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hallmark Cards and has since played a significant role in Hallmark's personal development strategies. The company carried the name of its founders, Binney & Smith, until 2007 when we changed our name to Crayola to reflect our No. 1 brand.

What did Crayola do to crayons in 2020?

On May 21st, 2020 Crayola announced a new crayon set called “Colors of the World.” This crayon set was designed to represent “more than 40 global skin tones”, with a focus on children of all ages, races, cultures, and ethnicities and meant to foster inclusion and acceptance (Rivera 2020).

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