Made from recycled paper tightly wound around a recycled lead slip. Writes; erases and sharpens just like an ordinary HB pencil. Grade HB. Pack of 144.

In our independent testing; the CLASSMATES HB pencils vs other brands came first in 2 out of the 3 tests including strength at the midpoint of the pencil which is where a pencil would normally snap. With further testing; the CLASSMATES HB pencils vs other brands scored joint first on core centralisation which is essential when sharpening the pencil for use.*Independent testing carried out in June 123.