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Bic

Logo: Société Bic, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

French manufacturing company

Société Bic S.A., commonly referred to as Bic (stylized as BiC or BIC), is a French manufacturing corporation based in Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine. Founded in 1945 by Italian aristocrat Marcel Bich and Édouard Buffard, the company produces disposable items, specifically pens, stationery, lighters, and shaving razors.2 From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

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Last updated Oct 16, 2026.

Overview

1945Founded1

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  • TickerBICEF on OTC Markets Group1
  • Industrywholesale trade (business-to-business) of other household goods1
  • HeadquartersParis1
  • Founded inClichy1
  • Websitecorporate.bic.com/fr-fr
  • Legal formpublic limited company with a board of directors (n.o.s.)1
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Photo: Trounce, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

Société Bic S.A., commonly referred to as Bic (stylized as BiC or BIC), is a French manufacturing corporation based in Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine. Founded in 1945 by Italian aristocrat Marcel Bich and Édouard Buffard, the company produces disposable items, specifically pens, stationery, lighters, and shaving razors.2

The story

Founded by Marcel Bich in 1945, in Clichy.1

Leadership

Who has led Bic, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Products and brands

  • BIC Cristal
  • BIC lighter
  • BIC razor
  • ballpoint pen
  • cartridge safety razor
  • disposable razor
  • highlighter
  • lighter
  • pen

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

  • BIC (United States)
  • Sheaffer

Also owns

  • Universal Typeface Experiment

From Wikidata.1

Employees over time

Bic employees by year114.9K in 2025+83% since 2008
05.0K10.0K15.0K2008: 8.2K8.2K20082009: 10.4K10.4K2009+28%2025: 14.9K14.9K2025+43%
  • 202514,9341
  • 200910,4491
  • 20088,1761

Timeline

  1. 1945Founded Founded in Clichy1

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