Cartamundi Group is a company based in Turnhout, Belgium, that manufactures, produces, and sells board games, card games, collectible card games, packages, and playing cards through its manufacturing and sales subsidiaries. The name of the company in Latin means cards for the world.[1] It is one of the world's largest playing card manufacturers.
Cartamundi has established over a dozen international sales branches throughout the world since 1970; France in 1993, U.S. in 1994, the Netherlands and Sweden in 1999, Hungary in 2000, Singapore and Spain in 2002, Austria in 2005, Italy in 2010, and Turkey in 2011. The other branches were established through acquiring other companies. Cartamundi acquired AGMüller (Switzerland) in 1999, Altenburger und Stralsunder Spielkarten (Germany) in 2000, Spielkartenfabrik Altenburg (Germany) in 2002, Games & Print Services, Ltd (U.K.) in 2003, Dertor (Poland) and Copag (Brazil) in 2005, Yaquinto Printing Company (U.S.) in 2007, 50% of Parksons Games & Sports (India) in 2010, Marigó (Spain) in 2011, France Cartes in 2014,[4]Naipes Heraclio Fournier (Spain) and the United States Playing Card Company in 2019.[5][6]
Referencesedit
^ abcdefKinney, Jim (July 14, 2015). "Hasbro to sell East Longmeadow plant to Belgian playing cards and games manufacturer". MassLive. The Republican. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
^Acquisition of Hasbro facilities finalized September 15, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
^Trading card games - Magic: the Gathering. Cartamundi.
^Boelen, Carole (7 July 2014). "Cartamundi reprend France Cartes". www.gondola.be. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
^Cartamundi Announces Closing of The United States Playing Card Company (USPC) Aquisition [sic] at Cartamundi. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
^"European firm acquires one of Greater Cincinnati's oldest companies". Cincinnati Business Courier. December 31, 2019. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
Further readingedit
"Inside Carta Mundi". Scrye. No. 8. July–August 1995. pp. 86–87.
External linksedit
Official website
May 04, 2024
cartamundi, group, company, based, turnhout, belgium, that, manufactures, produces, sells, board, games, card, games, collectible, card, games, packages, playing, cards, through, manufacturing, sales, subsidiaries, name, company, latin, means, cards, world, wo. Cartamundi Group is a company based in Turnhout Belgium that manufactures produces and sells board games card games collectible card games packages and playing cards through its manufacturing and sales subsidiaries The name of the company in Latin means cards for the world 1 It is one of the world s largest playing card manufacturers Cartamundi GroupCompany typePrivateIndustryCasino Collectibles Games Trading Cards Packaging and RetailFoundedTurnhout Belgium 1970 HeadquartersTurnhout Belgium 1 Number of locations11 plants 2017 1 Key peopleStefaan Merckx CEO 1 Istvan Lagaert CFO ProductsBoard Games Card Games Collectible Card Games Packages and Playing CardsRevenue 387 million 2016 1 Number of employees2 200 2017 1 Websitecartamundi wbr com The company also maintains manufacturing facilities in Canvey Island UK Altenburg Germany Saint Max France Krakow Poland Mumbai India Sōka Japan and Dallas Texas United States In 2015 the company acquired Hasbro s board game factories in Waterford Ireland now closing with the loss of 235 jobs by August 2023 and East Longmeadow Massachusetts 2 In the early to mid 1990s Cartamundi produced collectible card games for other companies Their Belgian factory printed early editions of Magic The Gathering for Wizards of the Coast and Decipher Inc s Star Trek Customizable Card Game and Star Wars Customizable Card Game and currently prints non English language editions of Magic English Magic sets are printed in Dallas 3 Contents 1 History 2 References 3 Further reading 4 External linksHistory edit nbsp Cartamundi s booth at the 2016 Nuremberg International Toy Fair The company was founded in 1970 as a joint venture among Biermans Brepols and Van Genechten Cartamundi has established over a dozen international sales branches throughout the world since 1970 France in 1993 U S in 1994 the Netherlands and Sweden in 1999 Hungary in 2000 Singapore and Spain in 2002 Austria in 2005 Italy in 2010 and Turkey in 2011 The other branches were established through acquiring other companies Cartamundi acquired AGMuller Switzerland in 1999 Altenburger und Stralsunder Spielkarten Germany in 2000 Spielkartenfabrik Altenburg Germany in 2002 Games amp Print Services Ltd U K in 2003 Dertor Poland and Copag Brazil in 2005 Yaquinto Printing Company U S in 2007 50 of Parksons Games amp Sports India in 2010 Marigo Spain in 2011 France Cartes in 2014 4 Naipes Heraclio Fournier Spain and the United States Playing Card Company in 2019 5 6 References edit a b c d e f Kinney Jim July 14 2015 Hasbro to sell East Longmeadow plant to Belgian playing cards and games manufacturer MassLive The Republican Retrieved July 14 2015 Acquisition of Hasbro facilities finalized Archived September 15 2015 at the Wayback Machine Trading card games Magic the Gathering Cartamundi Boelen Carole 7 July 2014 Cartamundi reprend France Cartes www gondola be Retrieved 18 December 2018 Cartamundi Announces Closing of The United States Playing Card Company USPC Aquisition sic at Cartamundi Retrieved 2 January 2020 European firm acquires one of Greater Cincinnati s oldest companies Cincinnati Business Courier December 31 2019 Retrieved 2022 01 28 Further reading edit Inside Carta Mundi Scrye No 8 July August 1995 pp 86 87 External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cartamundi amp oldid 1207223918, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
