 Bic Corporation is a company based in Clichy, France, founded in 1945, best known for making inexpensive disposable products including cigarette lighters, magnets, ballpoint pens, and shaving razors. It competes against Faber-Castell AG, Global Gillette, Newell Rubbermaid and Stabilo. Image File history File links Logo_bic. ...
Clichy (sometimes unofficially called Clichy-la-Garenne) is a commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. ...
1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ...
A metal naphtha lighter A lighter is a device used to create fire with the intent to ignite another substance such as a cigarette, smoking pipe, or charcoal in a grill. ...
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A papermate PhD Multi ballpoint pen A ballpoint pen, in many countries also eponymously called a biro, is a writing instrument, more specifically a pen, similar to a pencil in size and shape. ...
A razor is an edge tool (primarily, used in shaving). ...
Faber-Castell are a German manufacturer of writing instruments, founded in 1761 by Kaspar Faber. ...
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Newell Rubbermaid is a manufacturer of home organization products, such as plastic outdoor storage sheds in various sizes (which are made by blow-molded panels), kitchen, hardware, seasonal, cleaning products such as brooms, dustpans, and refuse containers, and commercial items. ...
Stabilo is a German-Malaysian maker of pens for writing and coloring as well as highlighters for office use. ...
History
BIC was founded in France by Marcel Bich with Edouard Buffard in 1945. The two bought a factory and set up a business making parts for mechanical pencils and fountain pens. In December 1950, Marcel Bich introduced his own ballpoint pen, and named it the BIC. The 'h' from Bich was dropped in order to avoid a potentially inappropriate English pronunciation of the name. Although the pens weren't entirely new (Bich obtained patent rights from Hungarian inventor, Ladislao Biro), the process of manufacturing was. An inexpensive, and at the same time reliable, ballpoint pen was introduced to the world. In early September 2005, BIC announced that it has sold its 100 billionth disposable ballpoint pen, making it the world's best-selling pen. 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ...
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Ladislao Laszlo Josef Biro (September 19, 1899 - November 24, 1985) is considered the inventor of the modern ballpoint pen. ...
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BIC in USA Ten years after the release of BIC pens in Europe, the same BIC pens were introduced to the USA. Americans were wary of BIC pens at first. There were many other pens on the market at the time and people were hesitant to switch over. BIC's marketing share increased with its televised advertising campaign, with the slogan "Writes first time, every time". BIC sold the pens for 29 cents each and, within a year, prices dipped down to a mere 10 cents. A year is the time between two recurrences of an event related to the orbit of the Earth around the Sun. ...
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Image File history File links Download high resolution version (905x105, 210 KB) Licensing It is ineligible for copyright becuase it contains a trademarked logo: from Bic. ...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (905x105, 210 KB) Licensing It is ineligible for copyright becuase it contains a trademarked logo: from Bic. ...
Ownership The Bich family owns about 40% of BIC's stock and controls more than 50% of its voting power.
Revenue - Stationery (pens, pencils, highlighters, markers, crayons, and correction products): 50%
- Lighters (disposable, utility, and special-edition): 25%
- Shavers (men's and women's): 19%
Stationery is a general name given to paper and office supplies such as envelopes, notepads, pens, pencils, erasers, paper clips, staples, etc. ...
A metal naphtha lighter A lighter is a device used to create fire with the intent to ignite another substance such as a cigarette, smoking pipe, or charcoal in a grill. ...
Occams Razor or Hanlons razor A razor is a an edge tool (primarily, used in shaving). ...
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