Who owns Punax?
Punax is owned by Ledesma (Argentina, BYMA: LEDE).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Ledesma S.A.A.I. — Prospecto de actualización, Programa global de emisión de obligaciones negociables simples, 3 January 2025. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Ledesma S.A.A.I. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇦🇷 Argentina, Buenos Aires
- Origin
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Category
- Home care › Household goods & storage › Writing instruments & office
- Parent ticker
- BYMA: LEDE
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
About Punax
Punax is a brand of paper reams from Ledesma, the Argentine company that makes paper from sugar cane fibre, and is used mainly for photocopying and printing. Ledesma describes it as offering very good value for money; in January 2025 it said Punax made up 32 per cent of its total paper sales volume, and that the A4 ream of 75-gram paper was its most popular format.
Ownership timeline of Punax
Where Punax sits in Ledesma
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Ledesma
Ledesma controls 5 brands on Brandtree, 4 of them in home care.
Also in home care
- Éxito
- Gloria
- Ledesma NAT (2019)
Other brands in writing instruments & office, and who owns them
The 69 brands in writing instruments & office on Brandtree belong to 20 owners. The largest is F.I.L.A., with 15; Ledesma has 4.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Arches | F.I.L.A. | 🇮🇹 Italy |
| Acroball | Pilot | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Dungeons & Dragons | Hasbro | 🇺🇸 United States |
| American Girl | Mattel | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Creepy Crawlers | JAKKS Pacific | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Flair | Flair | 🇮🇳 India |
| Colokit | Thien Long Group | 🇻🇳 Vietnam |
| Funko | Funko | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: Ledesma
Ledesma is a publicly listed company headquartered in Buenos Aires, Argentina, founded in 1908. Brandtree records 5 brands under its control, and it is listed as BYMA: LEDE.
Ledesma is an Argentine agro-industrial company built around a sugar mill in Jujuy province. Compañía Azucarera Ledesma was formed on 7 May 1908, and a single family has controlled it since 1911; the Blaquier family holds about 90 per cent of its shares, which are listed in Buenos Aires. It makes sugar and alcohol, including bioethanol, and since 1965 has made paper from sugar cane fibre, sold as reams and school notebooks. It is also Argentina's main exporter of oranges and grapefruit. Its mass-market Dominó sugar is owned 50/50 with Seaboard.
🇦🇷 Punax and other Argentine brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 117 brands that began in Argentina. 30 of them (26%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Punax is not one of them.
- 9 de Oro — Molino Cañuelas 🇦🇷
- ARQ — Grupo Clarín 🇦🇷
- Aerolíneas Argentinas — Aerolíneas Argentinas 🇦🇷
- Aeropuertos Argentina — Corporación América Airports 🇱🇺
- Andes Líneas Aéreas — Andes 🇦🇷
- Argenpay — Banco Macro 🇦🇷
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Punax?
The parent company of Punax is Ledesma, a publicly listed company headquartered in Argentina.
Is Punax Argentine?
Yes. Punax originated in Argentina and its owner, Ledesma, is also headquartered in Argentina.
Is Punax still owned by Ledesma?
Yes. As of 17 September 2026, Punax is still owned by Ledesma. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (2) & 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] Ledesma S.A.A.I. — Prospecto de actualización, Programa global de emisión de obligaciones negociables simples — Ledesma S.A.A.I., Stock exchange filing, published 3 January 2025; retrieved 17 September 2026.
- [2] Ledesma Papel Online — Nuestras marcas — Ledesma S.A.A.I., Official document; retrieved 17 September 2026.
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