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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.
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] Bich formed Société Bic in 1953, [4] and the company was listed on the Paris Stock Exchange in 1972. [9]
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]
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A talk page comment from 2012 mentions the "Bic Cristal For Her" line, which is still not mentioned in the article, and maybe should be. Potential sources: etc. It could go in the same section as the stylus (with a different section title), and prevent that section from being so short. Done. 4-5. Neutral and stable.
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The Bic pen, more correctly titled the Bic Cristal, is possibly the company's best known product. When I think "Bic Pen," I think of the round, white-barrelled Bic White Stic pens, which this OfficeMax page calls "BIC's best-selling pen." I'm sure they outsell Cristals in the U.S., but possibly not in the rest of the world.
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