The company was incorporated on 18 March, 1948 as a limited liability company and was listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange in 1978. The principal activities of the company are the manufacturing and marketingof school exercise books, hard cover note books, pads, drawing books, envelopes, writing pads, duplicating and photocopying papers, reporters note books, files, toilet and facial papers and other papers and paper products, marketing of office equipment such as Dymo products and writing materials such as papermate products, parker and rotring.