Faber-Castell Malaysia was established in 1978 and it commenced production of natural rubber and PVC-FREE erasers back in 1980. Over the course of the years, it developed into one of the largest eraser manufacturer in the world producing over 500 million pieces of erasers a year. In 1993, a new factory was built in Subang Jaya near Kuala Lumpur. This production facility also started to manufacture wax crayons, oil pastels and writing instruments with GEL technology, being the first producer in Malaysia in addition to erasers.

Keeping up with the company's philosophy of being innovative and competent, Faber-Castell Malaysia achieved many recognized certifications such as the ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and SIRIM and many more. In addition, Faber-Castell Malaysia had also been selected as the SUPER BRAND in 2002 for stationery industry in the country besides being the Official Supplier for stationery products to the 16th Commonwealth Games held in Kuala Lumpur in 1998. Owing to its excellent innovation in product development, Faber-Castell Malaysia won the ISPA award in 2007, and the iF Design and Promotional Gifts Award 2008 for the Sleeve eraser. In addition, it also won the PBS award in 2008 for its Kosmo eraser.

To cope with its rapid development, Faber Castell Malaysia moved into its latest factory in Sept 2002. Officiated on Now 13, 2002, one of the factory's special features is the Pencil Tower housing Malaysia's Tallest Pencil.

Faber-Castell is also the first company in the stationery business to agree to a social charter that serves as a guiding principal for our staff welfare. In Malaysia a collective agreement was signed between its staff union and Faber-Castell Malaysia on October 11, 2004.