BIC Cristal Ballpoint Pen

BIC is one of the most recognizable brands globally, founded in France in 1945 by Marcel Bich and Édouard Buffard. The brand revolutionized written communication with the launch of the BIC Cristal pen, which became the world's best-selling pen due to its reliability and affordability. The company's success is rooted in its ability to take complex products and simplify them for mass consumption.

Today, BIC remains a powerhouse in the consumer products industry, with a manufacturing footprint that spans the globe. While the company maintains significant production facilities in France, it also operates major factories in Brazil, Mexico, Greece, and the United States to serve its diverse international markets.

The brand is still controlled by the Bich family, maintaining its heritage while being a publicly traded company on the Euronext Paris exchange. Over decades, BIC has expanded beyond stationery into lighters and shavers, consistently applying its philosophy of 'just what is necessary' to every product category it enters.