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Cartamundi

Belgian game publisher and package manufacturer

Belgian game publisher and package manufacturer

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nameCartamundi Group
logoCartamundi_logo.svg
logo_size250px
typePrivate
foundationTurnhout, Belgium ()
location_cityTurnhout
location_countryBelgium
locations12 plants (2024)
num_employees2,972 (2022)
key_peopleStefaan Merckx (CEO),
Istvan Lagaert (CFO)
industryCasino, Collectibles, Games, Trading Cards, Packaging and Retail
productsBoard Games, Card Games, Collectible Card Games, Packages and Playing Cards
revenue€648 million
revenue_year2022
income_year
net_income
net_income_year
assets_year
equity_year
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Istvan Lagaert (CFO) 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. It is one of the world's largest playing card manufacturers.

The company also maintains manufacturing facilities in Canvey Island (UK), Altenburg (Germany), Kraków (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.

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.

History

The company was founded in 1970 as a joint venture among Biermans, Brepols, and Van Genechten.The history of these three companies dates back to 1765.

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, Naipes Heraclio Fournier (Spain) and the United States Playing Card Company in 2019.

References

References

  1. "Cartamundi - from heritage to the here and now".
  2. "Website: Environment".
  3. "The Good Neighbor Report".
  4. (July 14, 2015). "Hasbro to sell East Longmeadow plant to Belgian playing cards and games manufacturer". The Republican.
  5. [http://www.cartamundi.com/en/press/acquisition-hasbro-facilities-finalized Acquisition of Hasbro facilities finalized] {{webarchive. link. (September 15, 2015)
  6. [http://cartamundi.com/en/cases/magic/ Trading card games - Magic: the Gathering]. Cartamundi.
  7. Boelen, Carole. (7 July 2014). "Cartamundi reprend France Cartes".
  8. [https://cartamundi.com/en/press/cartamundi-announces-closing-united-states-playing-card-company-uspc-aquisition/ Cartamundi Announces Closing of The United States Playing Card Company (USPC)] {{as written. Aq. uisition [sic] at Cartamundi. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  9. (December 31, 2019). "European firm acquires one of Greater Cincinnati's oldest companies". Cincinnati Business Courier.
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