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Cartamundi

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Belgian game publisher and package manufacturer

Cartamundi Group is a company based in Turnhout, Belgium, that manufactures, produces, and sells board games, card games, collectible card games, packages, and playing cards through its manufacturing and sales subsidiaries. The name of the company in Latin means cards for the world. It is one of the world's largest playing card manufacturers.2 It was founded by Biermans, Van Genechten Packaging and Brepols.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1965Founded1
  • Industrygame industry, product packaging industry1
  • HeadquartersTurnhout1
  • Founded inTurnhout1
  • Websitecartamundi.com
  • Legal formPublic limited company (Belgium)1
  • LEI549300WYZN0HKT0Q3R853
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressTurnovatoren 14 Boîte 1, 2300 Turnhout, Belgium3
  • Registered withFederal Public Service Economy (Ministry of Economy), 04373585483

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Cartamundi Group is a company based in Turnhout, Belgium, that manufactures, produces, and sells board games, card games, collectible card games, packages, and playing cards through its manufacturing and sales subsidiaries. The name of the company in Latin means cards for the world. It is one of the world's largest playing card manufacturers.2

Corporate structure

Cartamundi sits at the top of its group. 9 entities, 4 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Cartamundi Turnhout, Belgium
    • Copag Subsidiary · São Paulo
    • Naipes Heraclio Fournier Subsidiary · Vitoria-Gasteiz
    • Cartamundi Benelux Subsidiary · Turnhout, Belgium
    • CARTAMUNDI DALLAS, INC. Subsidiary · Turnhout, Belgium
    • CARTAMUNDI EAST LONGMEADOW LLC Subsidiary · Turnhout, Belgium
    • Cartamundi Services Subsidiary · Turnhout, Belgium
    • Cartamundi Turnhout Subsidiary · Turnhout, Belgium
    • PARKSONS CARTAMUNDI PRIVATE LIMITED Subsidiary · Mumbai, India

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What Cartamundi reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1

The story

Founded by Biermans, Brepols and Van Genechten Packaging in 1965, in Turnhout.1

The company was founded in 1970 as a joint venture among Biermans, Brepols, and Van Genechten.The history of these three companies dates back to 1765.

Cartamundi has established over a dozen international sales branches throughout the world since 1970; France in 1993, U.S. in 1994, the Netherlands and Sweden in 1999, Hungary in 2000, Singapore and Spain in 2002, Austria in 2005, Italy in 2010, and Turkey in 2011. The other branches were established through acquiring other companies. Cartamundi acquired AGMüller (Switzerland) in 1999, Altenburger und Stralsunder Spielkarten (Germany) in 2000, Spielkartenfabrik Altenburg (Germany) in 2002, Games & Print Services, Ltd (U.K.) in 2003, Dertor (Poland) and Copag (Brazil) in 2005, Yaquinto Printing Company (U.S.) in 2007, 50% of Parksons Games & Sports (India) in 2010, Marigó (Spain) in 2011, France Cartes in 2014, Naipes Heraclio Fournier (Spain) and the United States Playing Card Company in 2019.

From Wikipedia’s article on Cartamundi, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Products and brands

  • board game
  • collectible card game
  • playing card

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

Also owns

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1965Founded Founded in Turnhout1

Sources

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