ART Holdings is a company in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the African continent, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia and a tip of Namibia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. Zimbabwe has three...

. It is principally a paper

Paper

Paper is a thin material mainly used for writing upon, printing upon, drawing or for packaging. It is produced by pressing together moist fibers, typically cellulose pulp derived from wood, rags or grasses, and drying them into flexible sheets....

 manufacturer, including stationery

Stationery

Stationery has historically meant a wide gamut of materials: paper and office supplies, writing implements, greeting cards, glue, pencil case etc.-History of stationery:...

 and tissue converting

Tissue paper

Tissue paper is a lightweight paper or, light crêpe paper. Tissue can be made both from virgin and recycled paper pulp.-Properties:Key properties are: strength, absorbency, basis weight, thickness , brightness, stretch, appearance and comfort....

. The ART Group of Companies is active in Zimbabwe, Malawi

Malawi

The Republic of Malawi is a landlocked country in southeast Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland. It is bordered by Zambia to the northwest, Tanzania to the northeast, and Mozambique on the east, south and west. The country is separated from Tanzania and Mozambique by Lake Malawi. Its size...

 and throughout Southern Africa

Southern Africa

Southern Africa is the southernmost region of the African continent, variably defined by geography or geopolitics. Within the region are numerous territories, including the Republic of South Africa ; nowadays, the simpler term South Africa is generally reserved for the country in English.-UN...

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"ART" stands for "Amalgamated Regional Trading". ART Group is based in Harare

Harare

Harare before 1982 known as Salisbury) is the largest city and capital of Zimbabwe. It has an estimated population of 1,600,000, with 2,800,000 in its metropolitan area . Administratively, Harare is an independent city equivalent to a province. It is Zimbabwe's largest city and its...

 and it conducts papermaking

Papermaking

Papermaking is the process of making paper, a substance which is used universally today for writing and packaging.In papermaking a dilute suspension of fibres in water is drained through a screen, so that a mat of randomly interwoven fibres is laid down. Water is removed from this mat of fibres by...

 operations in Mutare

Mutare

Mutare is the fourth largest city in Zimbabwe, with a population of around 170,000. It is the capital of Manicaland province.-History:...

 and Kadoma

Kadoma, Zimbabwe

Kadoma is a city in Zimbabwe in the Mashonaland West province, 140 km south-west of Harare on the main road to Bulawayo. It was known as Gatooma until 1982....

. Its stock

Stock

The capital stock of a business entity represents the original capital paid into or invested in the business by its founders. It serves as a security for the creditors of a business since it cannot be withdrawn to the detriment of the creditors...

 is listed on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange

Zimbabwe Stock Exchange

The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange, or ZSE, is the official stock exchange of Zimbabwe. It has been open to foreign investment since 1993. The exchange has about a dozen members and over 65 listed securities...

 and is a component of its principal stock index, the Zimbabwe Industrial Index

Zimbabwe Industrial Index

The Zimbabwe Industrial Index is a stock index derived from the values of industrial stocks on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange. The Zimbabwe Mining Index is a separate stock index, composed of mining companies.-Index listing:-Zimbabwe Mining Index:...

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Subsidiaries and brands

• ART brands include
  • Softex Tissue;
  • Eversharp
    Eversharp
    Eversharp was a pioneer maker of mechanical pencils.-History:The company was started by Charles Rood Keeran in 1913. He applied for a patent on the pencil on October 10, 1913 and was granted US patent 1,130,741 on March 9, 1915. The first production Eversharp pencils were made in New Jersey by...
    
     ball pens and school supplies
    School supplies
    School supplies are items and small equipment commonly used by a student in the course of their studies. The term may be used to include not only stationery but such items as pocket calculators, compasses and protractors, lunchboxes, and the like....
    
    ; and
  • Fleximail paper, board and kraft paper
    Kraft paper
    Kraft paper or kraft is paper or paperboard produced from chemical pulp produced in the kraft process.Pulp produced by the kraft process is stronger than that made by other pulping processes; acidic sulfite processes degrade cellulose more, leading to weaker fibers, and mechanical pulping...
    
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• Subsidiaries include:
  • National Waste Collections and Softex
    Softex
    Softex S.A. is a Greek paper towel company, headquartered in Athens in the Athens Industrial Area west of downtown. The company is located at the Acteon Building in Irinis Street, Neo Faliro, Athina....
    
    , both 50% collaborations between ART and Hunyani Holdings.
  • ART Investments Mauritius, of Mauritius
    Mauritius
    Mauritius , officially the Republic of Mauritius is an island nation off the southeast coast of the African continent in the southwest Indian Ocean, about east of Madagascar...
    
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  • Chloride Zimbabwe, an ART subsidiary
    Subsidiary
    A subsidiary company, subsidiary, or daughter company is a company that is completely or partly owned and wholly controlled by another company that owns more than half of the subsidiary's stock. The subsidiary can be a company, corporation, or limited liability company. In some cases it is a...
    
     which manufactures lead-acid batteries for the Southern African automotive and tractive industries.