Who owns C3?
C3 is owned by DOMS (India, NSE: DOMS).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: DOMS Industries Limited Prospectus dated December 15, 2023, 15 December 2023. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- DOMS Industries Limited reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇮🇳 India, Umbergaon
- Origin
- 🇮🇳 India
- Founded
- 2012
- Category
- Home care › Household goods & storage › Writing instruments & office
- Parent ticker
- NSE: DOMS
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About C3
C3 was launched in 2012 by DOMS Industries to reach the affordable end of the market. Its key product is the polymer pencil, which the prospectus says is slightly cheaper than a wooden one, sold alongside colour pencils, sharpeners, erasers, chalks, mathematical instrument boxes, and kits and combos.
Ownership timeline of C3
Where C3 sits in DOMS
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by DOMS
DOMS controls 4 brands on Brandtree, 4 of them in home care.
Also in home care
Other brands in writing instruments & office, and who owns them
The 56 brands in writing instruments & office on Brandtree belong to 16 owners. The largest is F.I.L.A., with 15; DOMS has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Arches | F.I.L.A. | 🇮🇹 Italy |
| Acroball | Pilot | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Dungeons & Dragons | Hasbro | 🇺🇸 United States |
| American Girl | Mattel | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Flair | Flair | 🇮🇳 India |
| Éxito | Ledesma | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
| LEGO | The LEGO Group | 🇩🇰 Denmark |
| Paper Mate | Newell Brands | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: DOMS
DOMS is a publicly listed company headquartered in Umbergaon, India. Brandtree records 4 brands under its control, and it is listed as NSE: DOMS.
Indian stationery and art-material maker with its registered office in Umbergaon, Gujarat; incorporated in 2006 as Writefine Products Private Limited, with manufacturing at Umbergaon and in Jammu and Kashmir. The December 2023 prospectus offered its shares for listing on the BSE and NSE. The Italian group F.I.L.A. is a promoter and, per F.I.L.A.'s 2026 report, still holds 19.01%; DOMS is an associate of F.I.L.A., not a subsidiary, so DOMS brands are listed here and not under F.I.L.A.
🇮🇳 C3 and other Indian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 255 brands that began in India. 9 of them (4%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; C3 is not one of them.
- Classmate — ITC 🇮🇳
- Dr. Wool — Jyothy Labs 🇮🇳
- Eveready (India) — Eveready India 🇮🇳
- Fevicol — Pidilite 🇮🇳
- Flair — Flair 🇮🇳
- Good Knight — Godrej Consumer 🇮🇳
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of C3?
The parent company of C3 is DOMS, a publicly listed company headquartered in India.
Is C3 Indian?
Yes. C3 originated in India in 2012 and its owner, DOMS, is also headquartered in India.
Is C3 still owned by DOMS?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, C3 is still owned by DOMS. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] DOMS Industries Limited Prospectus dated December 15, 2023 — DOMS Industries Limited, Official document, published 15 December 2023; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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