Lepitak, Stephen (4 May 2021). "Snoop Dogg and Martha Stewart Promote Bic Lighter in New Partnership". Adweek. Le Bic cristal de Danielle Schirman - (2004) - Documentaire". Telerama.fr (in French) . Retrieved 23 February 2021. Smith, David (14 June 2008). "It's 70 today, but our favourite pen just keeps rolling along". The Guardian.

In September 2006, the Bic Cristal was declared the best selling pen in the world after the 100 billionth was sold. [9] Design [ edit ] Four Bic Cristal pens and additional caps BIC Joins 1% For The Planet To Further Enhance Commitment To Positive Environmental Impact Efforts". Waste360. 21 September 2022 . Retrieved 15 September 2023. In July 2021, Bic partnered with iconic French 19th-century department store La Samaritaine to create a limited-edition collection of products inspired by the façade for which it is famous. [58] Le Bic quatre couleurs fête son demi-siècle". DH Les Sports + (in French). 1 August 2020 . Retrieved 27 May 2021. Staff Writer (4 August 2015). "Who Invented the Bic Lighter?". Reference.com . Retrieved 15 September 2023.Among the eco-friendly products introduced in 2021 as part of the BIC ReVolution product line includes three ballpoint pen products, including one made of 73% recycled ocean plastic, [29] mechanical pencils made of 65% recycled plastic, [30] permanent markers made of 51% recycled plastic, as well as correction tape made of 56% recycled plastic. [29] BIC® WideBody Message: A cozy grip and rotating messages make this custom BIC pen especially unique.

Corporation, B. I. C. (13 April 2021). "BIC USA Inc. Launches Its First Full Range Eco-Friendly Stationery Line Made Of At Least 50% Recycled Plastic". www.prnewswire.com . Retrieved 15 September 2023. The Conté company was acquired by BIC in 1979. [15] In 1981, BIC launched "BIC Sport", which specializes in windsurfing boards. In 1985, the “BIC Mini lighter” was launched and, in 1991, the company launched the “BIC Electronic” lighter. The BIC Cristal (stylised as BiC Cristal and also known as the Bic pen) is an inexpensive, disposable ballpoint pen mass-produced and sold by Société Bic of Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine, France. It was introduced in 1950 and is the best-selling pen in the world, with the 100 billionth sold in September 2006. It has become the archetypal ballpoint pen and is considered ubiquitous, [1] to the extent that the Museum of Modern Art has made it a permanent part of its collection. Its hexagonal form and design mimics a standard pencil and it is sold in six types of point and 18 colours around the world. Sturman, Michelle (12 March 2019). "Bic opens East Africa facility". Office Products International . Retrieved 27 May 2021.

In 2000, the Marne-la-Vallée factory opened. Two years later, the company launched BIC Sport kayaks, and the BIC Comfort 3 & BIC Soleil razors were both released soon after. In 2004, BIC acquired Stypen SA [18] and Kosaido Shoji. [19]

Pourquoi Bic rachète la première usine de briquets de son histoire". Les Echos (in French). 16 June 2020 . Retrieved 27 May 2021. a b Saxon, Wolfgang (1 June 1994). "Marcel Bich, 79, Dies; Cheap Pens Yielded Riches". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 27 May 2021. Additionally, in August 2021, to celebrate more than 70 years of the Cristal Ballpoint Pen, Bic has collaborated with luxury French malletier, Pinel et Pinel, on the launch of a special-edition version of its iconic pen. [59] In 2023 BIC launched a special edition 4-Color Marvel Studios’ The Marvels Edition Retractable Ballpoint Pen. [60] Filmography [ edit ]Société Bic S.A., commonly called Bic and stylized as BiC, is a French manufacturing corporation based in Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine. A world leader in stationery, lighters, and shavers for more than 75 years, BIC has become one of the world’s most recognized brands and is a trademark registered worldwide. It was founded in 1945 by Marcel Bich. [3] History [ edit ] Liszewski, Andrew (28 January 2014). "The Classic Bic Pen Now Works On Your Smartphone Display Too". Gizmodo . Retrieved 17 March 2017. Hundreds to lose jobs as Bic moves headquarters from Milford to Shelton". News 12 - Connecticut. 16 September 2005 . Retrieved 27 May 2021.

a b "Everyday Icon #3 The BIC Biro". Phaidon. Archived from the original on 15 May 2013 . Retrieved 16 May 2017. Milford Connecticut Chamber of Commerce Connecticut businesses and Connecticut events Milford CT chamber of commerce". 10 December 2004. Archived from the original on 10 December 2004 . Retrieved 27 May 2021. a b c d Stadler, Sophie (9 April 2021). "Stylo Bic, ce jetable qui semble éternel". leparisien.fr (in French) . Retrieved 27 May 2021.Klara, Robert (5 March 2018). "A Pioneering Single Mom Created Liquid Paper, and It's Been Fixing Typos for 60 Years Now" . Retrieved 27 May 2021. In May 2021, BIC launched an ad campaign featuring Martha Stewart and Snoop Dogg to promote their new EZ Reach lighter. [31] a b c d Fletcher, Alan, ed. (2006). Phaidon Design Classics – Volume 2 (1. publ.ed.). London: Phaidon Press. ISBN 0-7148-4399-7. In 1942, Marcel Bich and his partner, Édouard Buffard, set up a business creating writing instrument parts in a factory in the Paris suburb of Clichy, where they began production of pen holders and pencil cases. [4] Marcel Bich bought the patent for the ballpoint pen from Hungarian inventor László Bíró, and using Swiss watchmaking tools, he devised a manufacturing process that produced stainless-steel balls for the tip of the pen. [5] Bich soon perfected the design of the ballpoint pen, and the Bic Cristal ballpoint pen became the company's first product in 1950. [6] [7] The Bic Cristal has sold over one hundred billion units since its launch in 1950. [8]