https://www.scmp.com/rss/328840/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Office and art supplies company Dixon Ticonderoga sells millions of its iconic No. 2 yellow pencils to American children heading back to school every year. But the 223-year-old firm has survived by relying on more than just its reputation as the producer of sturdy and steady writing instruments. A key part of its approach has been to use United States trade law to reap government benefits and protection as it also moved almost all pencil production to Mexico and China. The company has collected... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/long-reads/article/2166481/2b-or-not-2b-americas-favourite-pencil-maker?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/long-reads/article/2166481/2b-or-not-2b-americas-favourite-pencil-maker?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 01 Oct 2018 11:45:30 +0000