The Faber-Castell 9000 Aquarelle Tin of 5 Pencils are high quality and perfectly suited for quick sketches and drafts as well as shading extended areas and artistic work. The tin of 5 pencils includes water soluble graphite pencil of the highest quality and 5 grades of hardness - HB, 2B, 4B, 6B, 8B. Faber-Castell pens, pencils, other office supplies (e.g., staplers, slide rules, erasers, rulers) and art supplies, as well as high-end writing instruments and luxury leather goods. Headquartered in Stein, Germany, it operates 14 factories and 20 sales units throughout the globe. The Faber-Castell Group employs a staff of approximately 7,000 and does business in more than 100 countries. The House of Faber-Castell is the family which founded and continues.