Released on: September 19, 2008, 10:56 am

Press Release Author: Mercur

Industry: Industrial

Press Release Summary: Mercur, Brazil's leading school, office and art supplies
manufacturer launches their U.S. Website, www.mercurusa.com

Press Release Body: - Mercur, a leading manufacturer of the highest quality school,
office and fine arts supplies including award-winning erasers and pencils, has just
launched their U.S. website (www.mercurusa.com.) The website is just the latest
strategic move undertaken by Mercur USA with the expressed purpose of continuing to
provide a high level of customer service to North American educational and art
wholesalers and retailers.

The Mercur USA website, www.mercurusa.com, features a full list of educational,
office and art supplies produced by Mercur, as well as product updates, company
information, news, press releases, and information regarding special offers and
promotions. We can learn more about the current “US Presidents Essay and Lesson
Plan Contest” in which schools could win up to $500 worth of Mercur supplies.

“We are excited to launch www.mercurusa.com , not only because it will further
anchor us in the U.S. market, but also because we pride ourselves on our superior
customer service and this site will certainly aid us in continuing that tradition,”
stated Cláudio Andreis, General Manager for North American Operations.

Indeed, Mercur has a long tradition of impeccable customer service which can be
evidenced by the non-stop, worldwide growth of the company. With already 85 years
under their belt as Brazil’s top school, office and fine arts supplier; Mercur
experienced a successful foray into the American market.

About Mercur USA
For more than 80 years, Mercur has been meeting the challenges, creating innovations
and leading its industries in quality products. Innovation and industry leadership
started back in 1924 when Mercur’s founders, the Hoelzel brothers, developed the
company’s first rubber-based products before creating the first rubber products
plant in the southern Brazilian region of Santa Cruz do Sul. Over the next 70 years,
Mercur growth lead to separate divisions with a focus on providing the very best of
educational, art and office supplies.
Mercur is unique in that it’s a traditional company viewed as an innovator in its
respective industries. After 84 years of tireless effort, Mercur still provides the
highest quality products and the latest in development and design. In the last five
years, Mercur has placed over 450 new products in the market, garnering prestigious
international awards in the process.

For more information, visit www.mercurusa.com


Web Site: http://www.mercurusa.com

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