Founded in 1938, Suzhou Foster Department Store Stationery Co., Ltd., Schneider, a subsidiary of Schneider GmbH, is an enterprise specializing in the research and development, production and sales of water-based pens and other writing instruments

Schneider was founded in 1938 and its R&D center is located in the Black Forest region of Germany. The production site is located in Wernigrod, and for a long time after the company was founded, Schneider specialized in the production of key components for fountain pens. In 1947, Schneider produced the first ballpoint pen, a new type of writing instrument that quickly became popular in Europe and around the world. Schneider's high-quality products won a good reputation in Germany 50 years ago, when there was a saying that "every shirt has a Schneider pen in its pocket", which shows the popularity of Schneider at that time.

Today, the success of Schneider pens continues to be realized and it has become an international manufacturer and supplier of writing instruments. Persistent research and development, continuous pursuit of high quality, and continuous technological innovation have won Schneider products numerous design awards, and will continue this tradition.