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The BIC Cristal (stylised as BiC Cristal and also known as the Bic Biro) is an inexpensive, disposable ballpoint pen mass-produced and sold by Société Bic of Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine, France. [1] It was introduced in 1950 and is the best-selling pen in the world, with the 100 billionth sold in September 2006.
Using Swiss watchmaking tools, he devised a manufacturing process that produced stainless-steel balls for the tip of the pen, [4] and the Bic Cristal ballpoint pen became his first product in 1950. [6] [7] The Bic Cristal ballpoint pen went on to become a worldwide best-seller. [6] He then invented the famous four-color pen in 1969. [8]
Pens with ball diameters as small as 0.18 mm have been made by Japanese companies, but are extremely rare. The inexpensive, disposable Bic Cristal (also simply "Bic pen" or "Biro") is reportedly the most widely sold pen in the world. [29] [49] It was the Bic company's first product and is still synonymous with the company name.
Why Bic, the maker of ballpoint pens and shaving sticks, identifies as a tech-forward company. Phil Wahba. June 18, 2024 at 10:00 AM. Courtesy of Bic.
Société Bic S.A., commonly called Bic and stylized as BiC, is a French manufacturing corporation based in Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine. It was founded in 1945 by French aristocrat Marcel Bich and produces specifically disposable items; namely pens , stationery , lighters , and shaving razors .
Bic has sold more than 100 billion ballpoint pens worldwide. In November of that same year, promoter Milton Reynolds introduced a gravity-fed pen to the US market, to try to get around Biro's patent, which was based on capillary action, where fresh ink is drawn out of the reservoir of the pen as ink is deposited on the paper. Because the ...
An ink-stained legal drama has engulfed the family behind BIC pens, who are fighting over at least $30 million worth of the $2.7 billion company’s shares, court records show.. After years of ...
The French corporation Société Bic acquired Wite-Out Products in 1992. [ 2 ] In 2017, sales of Wite-Out grew nearly 10 percent globally with AdWeek suggesting that the increase in sales was due to artists using the fluid as paint.